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On the "Employment and Income" section of the visa application, the following questions are listed:

  1. What is the cost to you personally of your trip in GBP(£)?
  2. The total amount of money you have for this trip
  3. How much will they [the person paying for my trip] be paying towards your trip (in GBP £)?
  4. What is the total amount in GBP(£)?

My Father will be paying for the whole trip for me, so I assume No 3. will be how much he will be paying me - £1,500 I don't need much money because I will be hosted by the friend I am visiting, so I just need money for the flight (£533) and some extra to spend on various non-essential things. Food and accommodation will be free for me).

Also, I assume the total amount (No 4.) will be £1,500 too, because that's the amount of money I'll be spending overall.

However, is it OK for me to answer No 1 and 2 with £0?

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Joel Damien
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If you apply with case when you have your sponsor (father)

  1. Can be 0. (or some personal savings.)

  2. £1500 (Long term students {Tier4} if they want to stay in London they need to have at least £1,265 for each month, or £1,015 for each month if they study outside of London. Though this can be less, if they prove with documents that accommodation and food are prepaid, or if they have an invitation and confirmation from their host.)

  3. £1500

  4. £1500

You should also have questions like: If your tickets already paid...

If you going to have a short stay it's better to show prepaid accommodation or an realistic amount to cover an accommodation cost. (As short stay is more expensive than long term Tier 4 students accommodations.) Plus tickets cost or flight confirmations. Plus money for food and for purpose of your stay (shopping, study, traveling).

Based on my own experience of applying for Tier4/study UK visas.

For long term stay we usually show: 1. Paid tickets 2. Paid accommodation for 1 month. 3. Paid studies 4. £1265/£1015 per month. (London/Out of London).

For short stay (less than 1 month) we usually show: 1. Paid tickets 2. Paid accommodation 3. Paid studies or travel program 4. £1265/£1015 (London/Out of London) (It's might be more than required, but better to show more than less.)

Seems like my first info was outdated, as I found this: https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/515465/Tier-_4-_of-the-points-based-system-v36.0.pdf

Applications submitted on or after 6 April 2012

Study location - Monthly living cost requirement

Inner London - £1,000 per calendar month

Outer London and the rest of the UK - £800 per calendar month

Applications submitted on or after 12 November 2015

Study location - Monthly living cost requirement

In London - £1,265 per calendar month

Outside London - £1,015 per calendar month

page 5. https://www.britishcouncil.org/sites/default/files/entry-clearance-and-immigration.pdf

The monthly maintenance requirements state that you must show you have the required sum of money for maintenance in your account for a period of 28 days (£1,000 per month for nine months in inner London and £800 per month for outer London or elsewhere in the UK. Up to a maximum of nine months). This money must take the form of cash funds in the bank (including savings accounts and current accounts, even when notice must be given), a loan letter, or official financial or government sponsorship available to you.

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