A UK offer is only half the journey. The other half is the Student visa, and most problems with it come from timing and paperwork rather than eligibility. This guide sets out what a student applying from Jordan needs, in the order you will need it.
Who needs a Student visa
You need a Student visa to study a degree in the UK if you are 16 or over. You can apply once a licensed university has offered you a place and issued your Confirmation of Acceptance for Studies (CAS).
The documents you need
Every application needs:
- A current passport.
- Your CAS from the university.
Depending on your situation, you may also need:
- Proof of the money for your course and living costs.
- An ATAS certificate, if your course and nationality require one. This applies to certain science and engineering subjects at master’s level and above.
- Written consent from both parents and a birth certificate, if you are under 18.
- Written consent from your financial sponsor, if a sponsor paid your fees and living costs in the last 12 months.
Jordan is not on the UK’s list of countries where applicants need a tuberculosis test, so students applying from Jordan do not need one.
Proving your English
For a degree-level course you need English equivalent to CEFR level B2. Your university can assess this itself, so it may accept its own test or a certificate such as IELTS; if not, you will need a Secure English Language Test (SELT) from an approved provider.
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The money you must show
You must show the tuition still owed for your first year, as stated on your CAS, plus living costs for up to 9 months:
- London: GBP 1,529 a month, which is GBP 13,761.
- Outside London: GBP 1,171 a month, which is GBP 10,539.
The money must stay in the account for at least 28 days in a row, and the end of that period must fall within 31 days of the date you apply.
Jordanian nationals must submit this evidence with the application. Nationals of Kuwait, Qatar, the UAE, Oman and Bahrain are on the UK’s reduced-evidence list and usually do not have to submit it, though they can be asked for it.
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What the visa costs
- Visa fee from outside the UK: GBP 558.
- Immigration Health Surcharge: GBP 776 for each year of the visa, paid in full when you apply.
The surcharge follows the length of the visa, not the course. A part-year of more than 6 months counts as a full year, and a visa of up to 18 months costs one and a half years.
Where you apply and give biometrics
You apply and pay online on GOV.UK. You then prove your identity at the UK visa application centre in Amman, which is run by VFS Global, where your fingerprints and photograph are taken.
If the visa is approved you receive an eVisa, an online record of your status, rather than a sticker in your passport. You access it through a UKVI account linked to the passport you will travel on.
A timeline that works
Working back from a September start:
- From March: the earliest you can apply is 6 months before the course starts, once you have your CAS.
- At least 28 days before you apply: the money is in the account and stays there untouched.
- June or early July: submit the application and attend your appointment in Amman.
- About 3 weeks later: the usual decision time for applications from outside the UK. You may be able to pay for a faster decision.
- Up to 1 month before the course: the earliest you can arrive, for a course longer than 6 months.
Leaving the application until August leaves no time to fix a mistake before term starts.
After you graduate
The Graduate visa lets you stay in the UK after you complete your course. It lasts 2 years if you apply on or before 31 December 2026, and 18 months if you apply from 1 January 2027; doctoral graduates get 3 years.
Anyone starting a bachelor’s in 2026 or 2027 will graduate after that date, so plan around 18 months.
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Sources: GOV.UK pages on the Student visa (overview, documents, money and knowledge of English), the Immigration Health Surcharge, tuberculosis tests for visa applicants and visa application centres. Checked on 6 November 2026.