To be eligible for a Student visa, you must be aged 16 or over and have been made an unconditional offer of a place on a course by a licensed student sponsor in the UK. To prove that you have been accepted onto a course, your education provider will assign you a Confirmation of Acceptance for Studies (CAS) once they have formally offered you a place, and you have accepted that offer and met any other pre-CAS registration requirements.
Your CAS is not a physical document, but rather an electronic record of the offer of a place on a course, together with your biographical and other details, as evidenced by a unique reference number. You will need your CAS number before applying for your Student visa.
If you are 16 or 17 and would like to study at an independent school in the UK, you may instead be eligible for a Child Student visa. However, you will still need a CAS number as proof of an unconditional offer of a place on a course with a licensed Child Student sponsor.
Talk to us if you need help today:
hello@davidsonmorris.com
davidsonmorris.com
020 7494 0118
