What is a CAS letter?
A Confirmation of Acceptance for Studies (CAS) is a letter that international students are required to have
before you can apply for your visa (Student Route).
The CAS will be emailed to you using the address provided in your application; this will include your CAS number
and a CAS statement. This document contains all of the information required by the Home Office for generating
your visa.
Please note, it is your responsibility to check the CAS statement carefully to ensure that all of the information
included is accurate.
The university admissions team will issue a CAS letter to you after you have:
- accepted your offer
- met all of the conditions of your offer
- paid your deposit
Your Students' Union does not have access to admissions data, so we cannot assist with creating or issuing CAS
letters. If you are experiencing a delay with receiving your CAS, or need any amendments to an existing CAS,
please follow the guidance below.
If you’re a new student…
If you have paid your deposit but are waiting for a CAS letter, please make sure you have met all your other
conditions. The admissions work through CAS letters as quickly as possible and ask you not to chase via email.
If you require an urgent update on your CAS, you should email the admissions team who sent you your offer.
If you have already received a CAS, but need any amendments, please email casissued.io@coventry.ac.uk.
If you’re a returning student…
If you have already started your course and need a CAS, for example to extend a visa you’ve already been granted,
you can contact the team on cas.io@coventry.ac.uk.
If you need to extend the visa you were granted for your current course, please read the extension information on the University website carefully. You will need to
provide confirmation from your faculty that your course dates have changed, and you are required to attend for a
longer time period.
Please do not contact the cas.io email address if you are a new student as the team will not be able to
help you.