Prepare to study
You’ve received an offer, what next?
Applying and receiving an offer is the start of your journey to study with us, there are a few more steps you need to take before we see you on campus.
iCAS deadlines (for combined visa)
The Combined visa (iCAS) is issued by the University. This visa covers the full duration of your studies, the International Year Two at the International Study Centre as well as the following years of your undergraduate degree at University of Aberdeen.
Programme name and start date | Deadline for students to be iCAS ready | Last ICAS issuance date by university |
International Year two starting on 8 Jan. 2024 | 24 November 2023* | 8 December 2023* |
*Dates are subject to change. Please contact Admissions for latest information.
Study Group CAS deadlines
You must submit your CAS documents and have them approved by the below published deadlines*, at the latest. These dates are based on the country** you are applying from, not your nationality. For example, if a student is from Angola but is a resident in France, then their deadline to submit CAS documents is the date above France in the table below.
Deadlines for Undergraduate Foundation Programme starting on 27 Nov. 2023 | 20 October 2023 | 27 October 2023 | 3 November 2023 | 10 November 2023 | 17 November 2023 |
Deadlines for Undergraduate Foundation Programme starting on 8 Jan. 2024 | 1 December 2023 | 8 December 2023 | 15 December 2023 | 22 December 2023 | 29 December 2023 |
Angola Bahrain Bangladesh Botswana Brazil Colombia Egypt Ghana Iran Iraq Kenya Nepal Nigeria Pakistan Peru Saudi Arabia South Africa Uganda Vietnam Zambia Zimbabwe | Azerbaijan Belarus Brunei Cambodia Canada Hong Kong Indonesia Japan Kazakhstan Korea Kuwait Macau Malaysia Mexico Myanmar (Burma) New Zealand Oman Philippines Qatar Russia Singapore Sri Lanka Taiwan Thailand Ukraine USA | Albania Algeria China India Jordan Lebanon Morocco Turkey United Arab Emirates | France Germany Italy Portugal Spain Switzerland | UK onshore |
*These CAS ready deadlines are based on standard visa processing times. Later CAS deadlines may be available if you are using a Super Priority or Priority Service. Please contact Admissions for more information.
**If you are applying from a country that is not listed in the above table, then your CAS deadline will be similar to the countries with the earliest deadline (i.e. Angola, Bahrain, Brazil).