Free tool
Student visa timeline planner
Enter the intake and the destination, and read back the latest date each step can start without eating into the fortnight a student needs to arrive and settle. The answer to "is it too late for this intake?" is a date, not a yes.
Our cautious default. Replace it with the current official figure.
Latest date to start
18 Jun 2027
260 days to spare.
Money in the account, untouched, from 18 Jun 2027. The funds must be held for 28 consecutive days ending shortly before the application. Check the current guidance for how recent the closing balance must be.
Accept the offer and pay the deposit
22 Jun 2027 - 27 Jun 2027
Student
CAS requested
27 Jun 2027 - 29 Jun 2027
Agency
CAS issued
29 Jun 2027 - 9 Jul 2027
School
TB testwhere required
9 Jul 2027 - 16 Jul 2027
Student
Application, health surcharge and biometrics
16 Jul 2027 - 21 Jul 2027
Agency
Decision after biometrics
21 Jul 2027 - 11 Aug 2027
Government
Book, pack and fly
11 Aug 2027 - 18 Aug 2027
Student
Settle in, orientation
18 Aug 2027 - 1 Sept 2027
Student
| Step | Start by | Done by | Who |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accept the offer and pay the deposit | 22 Jun 2027 | 27 Jun 2027 | Student |
| CAS requested | 27 Jun 2027 | 29 Jun 2027 | Agency |
| CAS issued | 29 Jun 2027 | 9 Jul 2027 | School |
| TB testwhere required | 9 Jul 2027 | 16 Jul 2027 | Student |
| Application, health surcharge and biometrics | 16 Jul 2027 | 21 Jul 2027 | Agency |
| Decision after biometrics | 21 Jul 2027 | 11 Aug 2027 | Government |
| Book, pack and fly | 11 Aug 2027 | 18 Aug 2027 | Student |
| Settle in, orientation | 18 Aug 2027 | 1 Sept 2027 | Student |
What the dates rest on
The processing time is the one link nobody controls, and it changes by season and by post. The number in the box is our cautious planning default, not a published figure: check the current processing time for the destination and type it in.
Step durations are the ones Visatory uses to chase each step in a real case. They assume nothing goes wrong. Where a step is marked "where required", whether it applies depends on the student and changes between intakes; leave it in the plan until you know it does not.
Planning several intakes at once?
Visatory builds this chain for every student automatically, from the destination's own milestone track, and chases each step on its date.