Documents checklist

Marksheets and certificates for every level you have completed.

• O levels or IGCSE marksheet and certificate
• A levels marksheet and certificate
• Matriculation marksheet and certificate
• Intermediate marksheet and certificate
• Undergraduate degree and transcriptsIf you have completed a bachelor's degree.
• Postgraduate degree and transcriptsIf you have completed a master's degree.

What universities ask for with your application.

• Passport copyThe photo page, valid for your whole course if possible.
• CNIC copyYour own Computerised National Identity Card.
• IELTS Academic Test Report Form (TRF)If you have taken the test. See our English tests guide for other accepted tests.
• MOI or POE letterMedium of Instruction or Proof of English: a letter from your school or university confirming you were taught in English.
• Personal statement or statement of purpose (SOP)
• CV or résumé
• Two reference lettersDated within the last six months, signed and stamped, with each referee's designation and email address.
• Internship or experience lettersIf applicable.
• Research proposalFor PhD, MPhil and research master's applications. See our research proposal assistance.
• Visa history for the last 10 yearsIf you have held visas for any country.

Only needed if you already hold, or have held, UK immigration permission.

• Previous UK visa copy
• Previous CAS or offer letterCAS: Confirmation of Acceptance for Studies, issued by your previous university.
• Share codeA code from your UK Visas and Immigration account that lets others check your immigration status.
• BRP or eVisa (immigration status)Biometric residence permits have been replaced by eVisas; either shows your current status.

For your student visa application, once you hold an offer.

• Parents' CNIC copiesFather's and mother's Computerised National Identity Cards.
• Bank statementShowing the funds required for your tuition and living costs, held for the period the visa rules require.
• Account maintenance letterA letter from the bank confirming the account and its balance.
• Evidence and source of fundsDocuments showing where the money in the account comes from.
• Affidavit of supportA signed declaration from your sponsor, usually a parent, that they will fund your studies.
• Birth certificate
• FRC or MRCFamily Registration Certificate or Marriage Registration Certificate from NADRA.
• TB test certificateFor UK visas, from a Home Office approved clinic.