International student support

Confirmation of Acceptance for Studies (CAS) guide for Undergraduate students

As you prepare for your studies, it is important to receive your Confirmation of Acceptance of Studies (CAS) to allow you to apply for your visa in plenty of time.

CAS is an online document which is issued by the University via the The UK Visas and Immigration department. It states some of your details as well as the details of your offer of study and course.

You will need a valid CAS to apply for a Student visa either inside or outside the UK and will copy the information from the CAS onto your Student visa application form.

Receiving your CAS

If you hold a conditional offer, you must:

• upload all required documents to meet the conditions of your offer (make sure you have uploaded a current passport)
• (once documents have been approved), wait for an unconditional offer - this can take 5-10 working days
• accept your offer via UCAS Track

If you hold an unconditional offer, you must:

• accept your offer via UCAS Track
• make sure you have uploaded a current passport

Your CAS will be ready for submission within five working days for unconditional acceptances made from 8 June onwards.

Applicant Self-Service

If you require a Visa to study in the UK we will prepare a draft version of your CAS which you will be able to view, approve and request changes to, through your Applicant Self Service CAS tile.

You can view Applicant Self-Service to check for any missing information we may require to issue your CAS and upload any outstanding documents to speed up the process.

See the Applicant Approval Guide for details on the information provided within each section of your CAS. After you have approved the draft, your CAS number will be sent via email within three working days. If you need to request changes to the draft, an Admissions Officer will review and update if required, after which your CAS number will be sent within five working days.

If we have requested additional documents to be uploaded to support the preparation of your CAS, you will be able to view and upload via Applicant Self-Service. Once uploaded, your draft CAS will be sent within five working days.

Qualification Check

You may be asked for verification of your qualifications. If we require this an email will be issued with full instructions on how to complete the process via our partner Qualification Check. Please note this does not incur an extra cost to you the applicant.

Additional Fee Payments

Please note that the CAS details provide an overview of the payments that you have made towards your tuition or accommodation fees up to the date you approved your draft CAS. We strongly recommend that you do not make any further payments until you have received your Student Visa. If you must make a payment to meet the visa financial requirements, then we will NOT update your CAS but instead you can include copies of receipts with your visa application. We are unable to make amendments to your CAS to show the additional funds that you have paid, and do not want you to risk a visa refusal.