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 of Aberdeen. This visa covers the full duration of your studies, the pathway programme at the International Study Centre as well as the following years of your degree at University of Aberdeen.
Programme name and start date | Deadline for students to be iCAS ready |
Pre-Masters Programme starting on 20 May 2024 | 8 April 2024* |
Pre-Masters Programme starting on 9 September 2024 | 5 August 2024 |
International Year Two starting on 23 September 2024 | 9 August 2024 |
*Dates are subject to change. Please contact Admissions for latest information.
CAS deadlines
Programme & Start date | Deadline to submit CAS and Country of residence | Deadline to submit CAS and Country of residence | Deadline to submit CAS and Country of residence | Deadline to submit CAS and Country of residence | Deadline to submit CAS and Country of residence |
Undergraduate Foundation Programme Start date: 6th January 2025 | 29th November 2024 | 6th December 2024 | 13th December 2024 | 20th December 2024 | 27th December 2024 |
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).