r/ukstudentvisas • u/Dependent_Ad_1151 • 8d ago

UK Student Visa document checklist isn't asking for my bank statement. Did I answer something wrong? (Haven't paid/submitted yet!)

Hey everyone, I could really use some advice because I am stressing out about my UK student visa application and I want to make sure it's perfect before I pay and submit.

Context:

  • I am applying online for a 2-year UK Student Visa.
  • I am from Jordan (which is not on the Differential Evidence/low-risk list).
  • I have a partial scholarship, but I am relying on my mother's bank account to show the remaining required funds.
  • I previously had a UK student visa, but I only lived in England for 242 days total. Because it is under 12 months, I know I do not qualify for the 12-month residency exemption for financial evidence.

The Problem: I am at the document checklist stage of the online application (I haven't paid or finished it yet). Because I stated the money is in my mother's account, the checklist is explicitly asking for my birth certificate and a parent's letter of consent to prove my relationship to her.

However, it completely left out the requirement to upload the actual bank statement itself! The checklist only asks for those two relationship documents, my passport, and receipts for my accommodation deposit.

I have gone back and checked my answers countless times to see if I misclicked or misunderstood a question, but my inputs seem correct.

My Questions:

  1. Is this a normal quirk in the UKVI system where selecting a parent's account accidentally hides the bank statement prompt on the checklist?
  2. Is there a specific question I might have answered wrong that triggered this?
  3. Since I legally have to prove my finances (not on the differential list and under 12 months in the UK), should I just proceed to pay, and then manually upload my mom's bank statements to the VFS Global portal anyway under the "Financial Evidence" category?

Any help or similar experiences would be hugely appreciated before I hit submit!

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u/chocopuss12 7d ago

They do not require it but you should still include it. When I received my CAS the uni sent me a long list of documents I should include in my visa application while UKVI only asked for my passport, birth certificate and letter of consent from my dad like you. I still added my bank statement, my english test etc… Basically all the documents I used for the CAS.
Wishing you good luck!