A CAS is a very important electronic document that you will need to request before you can apply for your student visa. The CAS is not automatically issued - you must request your CAS via the Online Student Information System (OSIS) and follow several steps before the CAS can be issued.
You can request your CAS via OSIS within 90 days of your course start date if you have already:
As part of the CAS request process in OSIS, we will ask you for details on the following:
*You must tell us about any previous visa refusals, and email scanned copies of the refusal notice (or other confirmation) to CAS@kingston.ac.uk.
You will receive an email with instructions about sending your supporting documents to our CAS team, so they can check your documents to ensure they meet UKVI requirements. After you send us your documents, our CAS team may email you for further clarification about some of your documents, so check your email regularly. What you'll need to send us:
| Academic qualifications |
The academic qualifications (e.g. academic transcripts and degree certificate) that you submitted to our admissions team in order to get your unconditional offer from Kingston. |
| Financial documents |
You must show the full amount needed (first year course fees + £11,385 maintenance funds) held for a consecutive 28-day period. At no time can the funds dip below the total amount required. A bank statement should be printed on the 29th day. Your bank statement closing balance must be no more than 31 days before the date you submit you student visa application. If using parents' bank statements, you must include a letter of support from parents and proof of the relationship (e.g. birth certificate). Read the Kingston Guide to bank statements and UKVI Student Route Guidance for detailed information about the financial requirements. |
| Tuberculosis (TB) certificate |
If you are resident in any of these listed countries, you'll need to have a TB test from a UKVI-approved TB Test Centre |
| ATAS certificate |
Students doing certain science or engineering degrees will need to apply for an Academic Technology Approval Scheme (ATAS) Certificate. You can apply for an ATAS certificate up to 9 months before the start date of your course. Find out if you need an ATAS certificate. |
Students from one of these countries are classified as a 'low risk national' (LRN) and will not be required to submit supporting documents with their student visa application. However, UKVI may still request to see your supporting documents after you submit your application, so low risk nationals will need to email the following supporting documents to our CAS team for checking:
| LRN Fom | To obtain an LRN form please contact SM-PRE-CAS@kingston.ac.uk. |
| Financial documents |
You must show the full amount needed (first year course fees + £11,385 maintenance funds) held for a consecutive 28-day period. At no time can the funds dip below the total amount required. A bank statement should be printed on the 29th day. Your bank statement closing balance must be no more than 31 days before the date you submit your student visa application. If using parents' bank statements, you must include a letter of support from parents and proof of the relationship (e.g. birth certificate). Read the Kingston Guide to bank statements and UKVI Student Route Guidance for detailed information about the financial requirements. Exception: LRN applicants do not need to submit a consent letter or proof of relationship (if using parent's bank statements) |
| Tuberculosis (TB) certificate |
If you are resident in any of these listed countries, you'll need to have a TB test from a UKVI-approved TB Test Centre |
| ATAS certificate |
Students doing certain science or engineering degrees will need to apply for an Academic Technology Approval Scheme (ATAS) Certificate. You can apply for an ATAS certificate up to 9 months before the start date of your course. Find out if you need an ATAS certificate. |
We will email a 'draft CAS' to you for checking. Please reply by email to confirm that the information is correct or to let us know if anything is incorrect, such as course title or name spelling.
After you have requested your CAS, confirmed your draft CAS, and our CAS team have checked all of your supporting documents, we will email you a copy of your final CAS statement (the CAS statement is an 'e-document', so you will not receive a paper copy).
You may want to pay some of your tuition fees or halls of residence fees in advance. We can confirm the following pre-payments on your CAS:
You should include a copy of your CAS statement with your student visa application. You should also refer to your CAS statement when completing your student visa application, as the information you provide on your visa application form will be checked against the information listed on your CAS statement:
Issuing a CAS does not guarantee that a student will be successful in securing a student visa. Kingston University is not responsible for any decisions made by the Home Office and will not accept liability for any student failing to obtain a visa and/or for any losses incurred. Points to help you avoid a visa refusal include:
The issuing of a CAS is at the University's discretion and Kingston University reserves the right not to issue a CAS under certain circumstances. Examples include:
Kingston University : CAS Team
Tel: +44(0)20 8417 9000
Kingston University : CAS Team
Tel: +44(0)20 8417 9000