Visa refusals
Student visa applicants are strongly advised to refer to the Home Office Guidance to ensure that their visa application is valid at the point of submission.
No refund will be given to students whose visa is refused for the following reasons:
- Fraudulent documentation (activity) is used in any part of visa application
- Incorrect documentation - documents do not meet the UKVI requirements as stated in the Home Office guidance
- Insufficient finance – financial documents do not meet the UKVI requirements as stated in the Home Office Guidance
- Your Student visa is refused due to breaching the conditions of your previously granted UK visas
- Your Student visa application is refused due to a failure to demonstrate academic progression or exceeding the previous UK study cap and the required information was either not previously disclosed or false information was provided
- Your Student visa application is refused due to a failure to disclose a previous criminal conviction or failure to disclose any other information which has led to visa refusal
- Where a Student visa is granted but an applicant is refused entry upon arrival in the UK
- Where a Student applicant has arrived at the UK, however failed to enrol/ communicate with the University within the expected deadlines
- Non-genuine student – the UKVI have deemed that the applicant does not have genuine intentions to study in the UK. We will assess non-genuine student visa refusals on a case-by-case basis.
In case of a visa refusal for any of the above reasons, a refund will not be granted and University of Staffordshire will retain the full deposit. Any additional tuition fee payments will be refunded in full.
A refund following a visa application could only be considered in the following circumstances:
- Where a visa application was made at least 15 working days before the course latest start date, however Student visa is granted too late for an applicant to join the course
- University of Staffordshire reserves the right to withdraw a CAS prior to a decision being made by the UKVI if it is anticipated that the student will not be able to commence their course before the latest start date as stated on the CAS.
In these circumstances, an administrative fee of £500 will be retained by the University and all other tuition fee payments will be returned in full.