Any student with an unconditional offer is eligible to apply for a UK visa 3 moths before the start of his/her course. So you will receive your CAS (Certificate of Acceptance for Studies) number only near that time frame, without which you can't make your visa application. And when you apply for your visa, the date on which you pay your visa application fee will be considered as the date of your application.
STEP 1: COMPLETE THE ONLINE VISA APPLICATION
After you receive your CAS number you can submit your visa application online by going to this link: https://www.visa4uk.fco.gov.uk/. On this page, you have to first register an account which can be done well in advance so don't keep waiting until you receive your CAS letter from the university. After registering, log in to your account and create a new student visa application. [How to fill in all your details in the application will be done in a separate post]
STEP 2: VISA APPLICATION FEE PAYMENT
I submitted my application exactly on the day from when I'm allowed to apply. [i.e., Since my course begins on September 8th, I can start applying for a visa from June 8th on-wards.] So I completed my visa application online on the 7th of June. Then I made the visa fee payment of INR 32550/- on 8th June. Hence June 8th stands to be my application date (exactly 3 months before my course start date).
One important thing to note before you pay your fee is that the visa4uk site accepts credit or debit cards only for payment. You can't do it with your internet banking nor can you pay cash. A problem that you may face here is that most cards have a daily transaction limit of say Rs. 30000/-. So get in touch with your bank or customer care and clear out this per day transaction limit on your card before you begin your payment process.
STEP 3: SCHEDULE YOUR APPOINTMENT
After you make the payment, you will be able to select an appointment date and time for submitting your original documents along with your passport. For this you will not be able to select the immediate next working day (i.e., you can't pay the fee today and take an appointment tomorrow), so plan accordingly. And all the appointment timings begin from 1.00 P.M only, nothing in the morning. So you can leisurely reach the visa application center mid-day!
FINAL STEP: SUBMIT YOUR DOCUMENTS IN PERSON
On completing the above steps, you will receive an e-mail confirming your appointment date, time and venue. At this stage your visa application is complete. Now you just have to print your application and get your documents ready [Documents required for student visa application will be done in a separate post]. Finally, visit the visa application center mentioned on your application on the scheduled date and time.
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