Official Source Verification Log

Student visa application fee £558 (from outside UK; also in-UK extend/switch)

£1,529/mo (London) and £1,171/mo (outside London) up to 9 months; funds held 28 days; end date within 31 days of application

From 30 Nov 2026 maintenance rises to £1,483 London / £1,136 outside per month

Immigration Health Surcharge (IHS) £776/year for students and dependants

Reduced to 18 months from 1 January 2027 (for eligible applications); current fee £937 + IHS £1,035/year

gov.uk states decision usually within 3 weeks (outside UK); EIEC Knowledge Base cites 3–8 weeks in peak practice

Taught postgraduate students cannot bring dependants; research postgrads & government-sponsored students permitted

Digital status system; UKVI online account + share code required for status verification

Required for Nepal applicants; approved clinics include IOM Kathmandu and Narvic Hospital

~40 UK partner institutions verified with fees, scholarships, deposits, and gap policies (Ulster, BCU, Bangor, UWS, Sunderland, Coventry, ARU, Roehampton, HSU, UWE, LJMU, Leeds Beckett, Winchester, London Met, Greenwich, Wolverhampton, UEL, BPP, YSJ, CCCU, Bedfordshire, Herts, Ravensbourne, Worcester, UWL, Arden, Salford, Plymouth, Portsmouth, Northumbria, Hull, Aston, Chester, RCL, Bucks New, UCB, Leeds Trinity, UCLan, Edinburgh Napier)

Subclass 500 application fee from AUD 2,500 (ELICOS tier AUD 2,050 reported)

Maximum 48 hours per fortnight in session; unlimited work during scheduled breaks; research Masters/PhD unlimited

Living-cost benchmark AUD 29,710 (primary, 12 months) + first year tuition + travel; spouse AUD 10,394; child AUD 4,449; school-age schooling AUD 13,502 (2026/27)

Genuine Student (GS) targeted questions replaced GTE; weak GS responses are a primary refusal factor

Must be sat in-person at test centers (online/home editions not accepted for visa purposes)

Subclass 485 Post-Higher Education Work stream usually 2–3 years by qualification level; age limit 35 for most streams

Packaging allowed; maximum gap allowed < 2 months (3–4 months Nov–Feb holiday exception)

Living-expense funds CAD 23,448 (single applicant) for applications on/after 1 Sep 2026; CAD 22,895 for 1 Jan 2025–31 Aug 2026; family table to CAD 62,054

Provincial Attestation Letter (PAL) required for most new study permit applicants since 22 Jan 2024; issued via institution

Eligibility: ≥8-month program at PGWP-eligible DLI; full-time study; apply within 180 days; field-of-study rules for non-degree college programs; CLB 7 (university) / CLB 5 (college)

PGWP eligible field list frozen for 2026 — no fields added or removed in current cycle

24 hours/week off-campus limit during academic sessions (raised from 20 hours Nov 2024); unlimited during scheduled breaks

Study permit application fee CAD 150; biometrics CAD 85

I-901 SEVIS fee USD 350 for F-1 and M-1 visa applicants (payable at fmjfee.com)

USD 185 application fee for F, M, and J nonimmigrant student visas

All nonimmigrant visa applicants in Nepal require in-person interview effective 12 Jan 2026 (interview waiver narrowed globally)

USD 250 legislated integrity fee (P.L. 119-21); implementation status monitored

DHS rule published (Federal Register 2026-14439); fixed admission + extension-of-stay policy replaces Duration of Status (D/S)

Post-completion OPT 12 months; STEM OPT extension +24 months for qualifying STEM degrees with E-Verify employers

DS-160 online visa application requires social media handle identifiers used across the last 5 years

Fee-Paying Student Visa application fee from NZD 850

NZD 20,000/year living expenses required for tertiary study (or NZD 1,667/month for courses under 1 year) + tuition evidence

Up to 25 hours per week during academic sessions; full-time work during scheduled holidays

80% of applications processed within 8 weeks; recommended to apply ≥ 3 months prior to intake (peak Oct–Mar)

Up to 3 years depending on qualification level; degree L7+ requires 30 weeks full-time study in NZ; non-degree must be on eligible list + related job; fee from NZD 1,670

From 16 Nov 2026 eligibility extended to NZQCF L7 graduate diploma (full-time in NZ) + bachelor's degrees

D-2-1 to D-2-7 sub-categories for degree study; D-4 sub-category for Korean language training programs

D-2 degree visa commonly ~KRW 20M / USD 20,000–25,000 (university set); D-4 language visa ~KRW 10M

Fully-funded government scholarship covering 100% tuition, monthly living stipend (KRW 1M+), roundtrip airfare, and 1-year language course; CGPA ≥ 80%

Ministry of Education restricted list: 20 universities (16 degree + 4 language) barred from issuing visa letters for 1 year from fall 2026

Part-time work permit required; weekday caps based on TOPIK level: UG 10–25 hours/week; Graduate 15–30 hours/week

D-10 job-seeker visa up to 3 years; K-STAR residency fast-track for STEM graduates (32 designated universities)

Must register for ARC within 90 days of arrival in Korea; registration card fee KRW 30,000

Nepali students must obtain a No Objection Certificate (NOC) from the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology prior to departure and bank transfers

Est. 2016; Nepal Ministry of Education approval; ICEF Agency Status #5721; 18 branch offices across Nepal; Managing Director Sakar Jung Shahi

Undergraduate tuition £11,000–£20,000/year; Postgraduate tuition £11,000–£21,000/year (EIEC partner institution segment)

Automatic merit discounts £1,000–£7,050/year at EIEC partner universities for qualifying academic scores

Country living cost benchmarks used for student counseling are indicative sector estimates and subject to inflation and location variations