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For 2026/2027 entry, students are required to pay a £7,000 deposit. This secures your place on your chosen course and also enables the university to issue your CAS statement, which is a crucial part of any visa application to study in Scotland.
If you hold a conditional and/or unconditional offer you can pay your deposit.
Deposits can be paid online. The quickest and easiest method is online.
Pay your deposit by the dates below to ensure you have enough time to apply for any visa you should require.
Deposit deadlines for international applicants
Once a deposit payment has been made, our CAS team will be in touch as soon as possible regarding your Confirmation of Acceptance for Studies (CAS). Please anticipate a maximum of four weeks for your CAS data Check from the date your deposit is confirmed on your portal. Please note that CAS processing for September start dates will not commence until the preceding April. Key application dates and deadlines can be found here.
Online payment is the quickest and easiest way to pay your deposit, advanced payments, and tuition fees. If you choose to pay online you will receive a receipt instantly to inform you that payment has been made. For all other methods of payment, please check with your bank to see when the funds are transferred.
Pay online
GCU accepts all major credit and debit cards online.
Flywire
GCU has partnered with Flywire to accept bank transfer payments from students. Flywire enables you to make payments easily and securely in your own currency using a variety of local payment methods, including online banking and bank transfers. The available payment methods depend on the country you are paying from. This is the preferred and quickest method of making a payment to the University.
Payment tracking updates are available throughout the process.
Flywire is accessed securely from within your applicant/student portal, allowing you to log in and select which transactions you wish to pay. Payment for deposits, advances and invoices can be made via this method.
- Payments can be tracked in real-time online, and via text alerts until the payment has reached GCU
- Flywire has a robust anti-money laundering program, so you can feel confident in the security of your payment
- Flywire offers 24/7 multilingual customer support via email, phone or live chat
- Flywire is specially adapted to deal with personal identity requirements of making payments from China and India within its online systems.
The steps below are for accessing Flywire.
- Log in to the portal and select ‘My Finance’. Navigate to the 'Online Payments' option and select the fees you wish to pay.
- You will be asked to select a payment method and whether you are paying in full or paying part of the invoice. Select 'Flywire' from the drop-down and click 'Next'.
- You'll be redirected to the Flywire web page where you'll be presented with the options available to you and the corresponding amounts due in local/other currencies.
- The available payments will depend on the country you are paying from and will be displayed.
- Once your payment has been set up in Flywire, to complete the process, please select the ‘Return to portal’ button.
UK Visas and Immigration requires that you have £1529 per month to cover living expenses in London.
Most international students are eligible for part-time work while studying in the UK. Your visa will confirm your eligibility to work. For more information or clarification, please contact International Student Support on advice@gculondon.ac.uk.
Students who are not eligible for work will have this exclusion clearly stated on their current visa, for example, ‘Work Prohibited’, ‘No Work’ or something similar.
The immigration authorities, however, will not recognise prospective earnings as proof that you will be able to support your studies. Therefore, you must prove that you can afford to live for the period of your residence without any earnings or income gained from employment.
If you are eligible and would like to work during your studies, you'll need to apply for a National Insurance Number (NI Number). Please visit Gov.UK for more information on applying for a National Insurance Number.
It is important to balance your studies with working part-time. If you work over the hours of permitted work there can be serious consequences. This would be a breach of your current student visa immigration conditions.
To find out more information about the laws regarding international students (and also spouses of students) working in the UK, please email advice@gculondon.ac.uk.
