SA Global Visa Guide

UK Student Visa Checklist from Pakistan Short answer: A Pakistani student aged sixteen or over with an unconditional offer from a licensed UK sponsor can apply for a Student visa. You need a Confirmation of Acceptance for Studies (CAS), proof of English, and enough money for first-year fees plus living costs, held untouched for twenty-eight days. The fee is £558, plus a Health Surcharge of £776 a year at the student rate. Apply up to six months before your course starts; a decision usually arrives within three weeks. This guide is for Pakistani passport holders accepted onto a course in the United Kingdom. Who Needs This Visa? You can apply if you are sixteen or older, hold an unconditional offer from a licensed student sponsor, have enough money for your course and living costs, can prove your English ability, and are a genuine student. It works on a seventy-point system: a valid CAS earns fifty points, proof of funds earns ten, and proof of English earns ten. Applicants aged si...

UK Standard Visitor Visa Checklist from Pakistan Short answer: A Pakistani passport holder visiting the UK for tourism, family, business meetings or a short course needs a Standard Visitor visa before travelling. The standard fee is £135 for a stay of up to six months. You can apply up to three months before you travel, and a decision usually arrives within about three weeks. A strong application rests on three things: a genuine reason for the trip, money you can clearly explain, and solid reasons to come back home. This guide is for Pakistani passport holders planning a short trip to the United Kingdom. Who Needs This Visa? Pakistan is on the UK's visa-national list, so Pakistani citizens cannot enter the UK without a visa and cannot use the Electronic Travel Authorisation that some other nationalities use. Anyone travelling for a holiday, to see relatives or friends, for business meetings or contract talks, for a course of up to six months, or for private medical treatment ...