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There will be an increase in the financial requirement for Student visa applications made from 2 January 2025. This is where students are required to demonstrate that they have enough funds to support themselves in the UK, at least for the first year of their course. From 2 January 2025, students coming to Brunel University London will be required to hold funds of £1,483 per month (increased from £1,334) for a maximum of nine months. This comes to a total of £13,347 for any course that is nine months or more. Please visit our website Making a Student visa application for more information about the Student visa financial requirements. 

From the end of 2024, the UK Home Office are phasing out the issuing of physical visa documentation such as Biometric Residence Permits (BRPs). If you need a visa to stay and study in the UK, this will now be in a digital format. 

Further details about eVisas can be found at: Online immigration status (eVisa) - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk). Information about how to prove your visa status where required is available at: View and prove your immigration status: get a share code - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk). 

The UK is in the process of introducing a new requirement for people wishing to visit the UK for less up to six months - this is called Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA). The ETA scheme is being expanded throughout early 2025 to include more nationalities. 

An ETA is not a visa/immigration status, but permission to travel to the UK. You may need one if you are coming to the UK as a visitor and do not need a visa to do so, for example, if you are studying a short course of less than six months. Note that you do not need to apply for an ETA if you have already obtained a visa to come to the UK i.e. if you are applying for a Student visa to study in the UK for more than six months.  

Please visit our website for more information on ETAs.