BE PREPARED

What documents you need to complete the CAS Request form

You will need the following documents for completing the online CAS Request form:

• Passport. If your passport is due to be renewed before you apply for your visa, please wait to get your new passport before completing this CAS request. form.
• University of Chichester offer letter/email.
• Deposit payment details and scholarship details (if applicable).
• Previous UK Immigration history details/documents, including UK visa refusals (if applicable).
• If you need a CAS Eligibility Interview, you will also need to have your financial evidence ready for uploading. Please see below for more information.

How to get access to the online CAS Request form

You can usually expect to be contacted about the online CAS Request process about three months before the course start date. 

• You will receive an email from our admissions team with a link to an online CAS Request form when you have received an unconditional offer and paid a 50% tuition fee deposit.
• If you haven’t received the email and you meet the above two conditions, please complete the CAS Request form by clicking here: CAS request form link

How to complete the CAS Request form

• Please click here for detailed instructions on how to complete the CAS Request form: Instructions for completing the CAS Request form 2024
• As part of the CAS Request process you will be asked to upload your passport and any previous UK visa refusal documents (if applicable). Please make sure you have these documents ready.
• As part of the CAS Request process you will be asked to identify if you need a CAS Eligibility Interview. Please see more information about who does not need an interview, and who needs an interview, to help you answer the questions on the CAS Request form.
• If you need an interview, you will also need to show evidence of meeting the UKVI financial requirements. You must upload the evidence as part of the CAS Request process, or before the interview takes place. You will also receive a booking confirmation email with a link to a OneDrive folder, which allows you to securely upload your financial evidence after you have booked your appointment.

How you can upload your documents after completing the CAS Request form

Although you should upload your documents when you complete the CAS Request form, we understand that sometimes this is not possible.

Please upload your documents as soon as possible afterwards to avoid any delays with your CAS issuing.

You can use these secure OneDrive document request folder links to upload your documents:

• • Passport
  • Previous visas and previous visa refusals

Who does not need a CAS eligibility interview?

If you are from a country listed below that benefit from the ‘differential evidence requirement’ concession, you do not need to book an interview. You will receive your CAS after completing the CAS Request form and uploading all the relevant documents.

Who needs a CAS eligibility interview?

If your country of nationality is not listed below, you will need to book a CAS Eligibility Interview. You will get your CAS if you are successful in your interview, pass the financial checks and upload all the relevant documents. 

Nationalities that do not need to be interviewed

This is a list of countries benefitting from the ‘differential evidence requirement’ (See Appendix ST 22.1 of the Immigration Rules).

Australia	Cambodia	Estonia	Ireland	Macao	Peru	South Korea
Austria	Canada	Finland	Italy	Malaysia	Poland	Spain
Bahrain	Chile	France	Japan	Malta	Portugal	Sweden
Barbados	China	Germany	Kazakhstan	Mauritius	Qatar	Switzerland
Belgium	Croatia	Greece	Kuwait	Mexico	Romania	Taiwan
Botswana	Republic of Cyprus	Hong Kong	Latvia	Netherlands	Serbia	Thailand
Brazil	Czech Republic	Hungary	Liechtenstein	New Zealand	Singapore	Tunisia
Brunei	Denmark	Iceland	Lithuania	Norway	Slovakia	United Arab Emirates
Bulgaria	The Dominican Republic	Indonesia	Luxembourg	Oman	Slovenia	United States of America

Why are you interviewed?

When you apply for a Student Route visa, a UKVI caseworker may invite you to an interview to assess whether you are genuinely coming to the UK to study. This interview will consider various factors and the caseworker must be satisfied that on the balance of probabilities you intend to study and comply with all relevant requirements.

In order to comply with the University’s UKVI compliance responsibilities we must conduct a similar genuine student rule based interview before a CAS can be issued to a student who is not from a country listed above.

UKVI Credibility Interviews are explained on pages 14-20 of the Caseworker Guidance – Student and Child Student.

When to book the interview?

You will need to take these steps before you can book your interview:

1. Have an unconditional offer.
2. Pay your tuition fee deposit (50%).
3. Complete the online CAS request form (see above for more information about the CAS Request form). 
4. You must have had your interview and completed the financial checks before the 2 August 2024.

How to prepare for the interview?

Who can I contact if I have any questions?

Please email international@chi.ac.uk if you have any questions about the CAS request and CAS eligibility interview process or if you require visa advice.