Please note that international students starting their course from September 2025 onwards will be required to pay a deposit of £5,500 instead of the current £4,000.
Deposits
- International students who are issued an offer to study at the University are required to pay a non-refundable deposit of £4000. The deposit payment will be deducted from the tuition fee at enrolment
- Deposit payments must be received by the deadline date specified in your offer. Failure to pay the deposit by the required date may result in your offer being withdrawn
- The deposit is non-refundable except in the circumstances listed below
- In line with UK money laundering laws, any fee paid will only be refunded to the person or body who paid the fee
International student applicants are not required to pay a deposit if they:
- Are not applying for a full-time course
- Are on a Study Abroad or Exchange course
- Are applying for a pre-sessional programme where the whole course fee must be paid before a CAS is issued
- Are sponsored by a University-approved sponsor
- Have been awarded a full fee waiver from the University of Westminster
- Have received a scholarship from the University of Westminster which covers more than 50% of their tuition fee
- Receive a US or Canadian loan
- Are confirmed as being sponsored by the Saudi Government. The current process is that on receipt of an offer from Westminster, the sponsorship Letter of Financial Guarantee from the Saudi Government should be sent by email to [email protected] and [email protected]
Refunds
Refunds will be made on request to students who have been refused a student visa, providing the reason for refusal is not due to a fraudulent application. When requesting a refund, evidence of the visa refusal must be submitted. Refunds will also be considered under the following circumstances:
- If the university withdraws a course
- If you do not meet the conditions of your offer and your application is rejected. This includes failure to pay your deposit by the required deadline
- If you have applied for your CAS by the deadline and the University declines to issue a CAS
- If your CAS is withdrawn for any reason other than where it is confirmed that fraud has taken place.
- If you request a refund within 14 days of the payment being received by the university
- If you have paid more than the required deposit, you can request to have the additional monies refunded
In exceptional circumstances and on receipt of verifiable documentary evidence that you are unable to commence your studies and choose not to defer your offer. Such exceptional circumstances might include but are not limited to, serious illness, natural disaster or conflict that may lead to international restrictions on travel.
If you wish to request a refund of a tuition fee deposit for a postgraduate academic course you will need to provide documentary evidence to support this and you must request a refund by emailing [email protected], no later than 30 days after the start date of your course, as detailed in your offer
CAS
We strongly advise you that you need to apply for a visa to study in the UK and that you pay your deposit as early as possible. If you can pay before the deposit payment deadline this will give you more time to secure your visa in time to join your course.
All the deadline dates can be found on your official offer.
While the minimum fee deposit payment you need to make is £4000, you may choose to pay more of your tuition fee amount at this point, as this will reduce the amount of money you will need to demonstrate when you apply for your visa. Any payment made over the minimum deposit is fully refundable on request if you do not enrol.