Application dates and deadlines – January 2026 entry
Key application dates for international applicants applying for January 2026 entry.
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September 2025
Online registration opens
You will receive your MYUWE login once your CAS has been issued. You must complete online registration before can you begin on Starting Block.
How to registerOctober 2025
Commencement of issuing CAS
We begin issuing CAS for eligible students from early October.
See further information about applying for your visa or watch the video about next steps after receiving your offer letter.
14 November 2025
Application deadline
Applications close on Friday 14 November 2025 for January intake courses.
Some courses may close earlier due to demand – check the course page for up-to-date information.
Find a course21 November 2025
Deposit payment deadline
Please ensure you pay your deposit, or if you are a sponsored student, you have uploaded a copy of your sponsor letter or notified us of your sponsorship, by 21 November. We may not be able to accept payments received after this date. See further details on payment.
All payments must be made through flywire. We cannot accept payment directly to the UWE Bristol bank account. Any payments received to our bank account will be returned and may impact your ability to join the course.
Please note that some of our courses have strict capacity. Due to this, we may have to close deposits prior to published deadlines. To ensure you don’t pay the deposit after this time, we will notify you of the situation and withdraw your place of study.
Learn more about payments3 December 2025
Free UWE Bristol English Language Test deadline
Our free UWE Bristol English Language test dates will begin in October.
If you have a condition requiring evidence of English language ability as part of your offer, you may be eligible for a free UWE Bristol English Language Placement Test. 4 December will be the last opportunity to sit this test.
Please note that places are limited. For further information please email international@uwe.ac.uk.
5 December 2025
Latest date for Bank Statement upload
For students travelling from non-low risk countries classified by UKVI, you will need to provide a bank statement as part of your visa application.
To make sure you meet the visa requirements, we will need to check this before we issue your CAS. You will need to have uploaded the bank statement through CAS shield ready for our admissions team to check no later than 5 December.
We recommend that you make sure you have the required funds in the bank no later than 5 November so that they meet the requirements set by the UKVI.
Find more information about documents needed for your visa application.
Visa application documents12 December 2025
Latest date for CAS
This is the last date a CAS can be issued. After this date we will only be able to issue CAS in exceptional circumstances.
Apply for your visa as soon as you receive your CAS to ensure you receive it in time for arrival in January 2026.
To receive your CAS, you will need to have:
- met all the conditions of your offer
- paid your deposit
- provided any required documents
19 January 2026
Starting Block and teaching starts
Starting Block and course induction will start for most courses Monday 19 January 2026.
Some courses start outside of these term dates and we will make these start dates available soon.
If you are not able to arrive for in-person lectures by your start date, please contact us to see if we can offer a small extension or if we have to discuss deferral or refund options.
Starting Block2 February 2026
Latest start date
It is essential that you travel and arrive in time for the course induction and the start of teaching. We understand that delays may occur beyond your control, therefore Monday 2 February is the latest possible start date.
If you are unable to be in the UK and ready for face-to-face teaching by this date, you will need to defer your entry to the course as you will have already missed several weeks of teaching.
Start dates may vary between courses, so please check your CAS statement for the exact start date of your course or contact international@uwe.ac.uk to confirm the date or to let us know if you are not able to make this date.