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UK increases financial requirements for international students effective January 2025
UK increases financial requirements for international students effective January 2025

The UK government has unveiled a significant increase in the financial requirements for international students, marking the first adjustment since 2020.
Effective January 2nd, 2025, the new financial data will impact students planning to study in the UK, reflecting an increase in cost-of-living expenses. TravelBiz reports.
This change, as stated, comes as part of a broader effort to align financial requirements with current economic conditions.
Reports inform that to secure a student visa, international students must now demonstrate they have sufficient funds to cover their living expenses for up to nine months. The requirements differ depending on whether the student will be studying in London or elsewhere in the UK:
Studying in London: Students need to show evidence of having £1,483 per month; against its before £1,334. Which now translates to a 11.2% increase.
Studying Outside London: Students must now prove they have £1,136 per month, against its previous £1,023. Signifying an increase of about 11.1%.
Reports confirm that the adjustment in financial requirements aims to match the increases in maintenance loans available to domestic students; as the previous financial limit had not been updated since 2020.
Further report indicates that these changes are intended to keep pace with inflation and rising living costs in the UK.
To this effect, students planning to study in London for nine months or more will now need to show a total of £13,348 in savings.
This amount reflects the requirement of £1,483 per month over the nine months.
The UK government provides some flexibility for meeting these financial requirements. Reports inform that:
Students can reduce the amount of required funds if they have already paid a deposit for accommodation in the UK.
The UK government has also stated its commitment to regularly reviewing and adjusting these requirements in response to economic conditions and changes in domestic maintenance loans.
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