International Application Deadlines

If you are an international applicant looking to join University College Birmingham, this page outlines the application deadlines for the September 2025 intake.

The correct deadlines applicable to you will depend on where you are applying from and if you are in the UK or outside the UK when you make your application.

If you are applying outside the UK:

Activity Deadline*
Submitting application 25 August 2025
CAS issuance Standard visa service: 8 September 2025
Priority visa service: 22 September 2025
Super priority visa service: 29 September 2025
Welcome week [1] w/c 22 September 2025
Teaching starts w/c 29 September 2025

If you are applying inside the UK:

Activity Deadline*
Submitting application 22 September 2025
CAS issuance 29 September 2025
Welcome week [1] w/c 22 September 2025
Teaching starts w/c 29 September 2025

Please note:

* Allied health programmes have an earlier deadline. Please check these directly with Admissions.

[1] You are expected to have paid your full tuition fees and arrived in the UK by Welcome week (w/c 22 September 2025).

Differential evidence requirement

You do not need to prove you have enough money to support yourself if you’re a British national overseas or from one of the following countries or territories:

List of countries

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

You might be asked to provide this evidence before a decision is made on your application. If you do need to provide it, you’ll be contacted by UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) after you’ve submitted your application.

For the most correct and updated list, please refer to this page.

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