Students Staff

Payment of tuition fee deposits

Information for applicants that need a Student visa to study in the UK

If you did not apply to us via UCAS, you are usually required to pay a tuition fee deposit before you will be assigned a Confirmation of Acceptance of Studies (CAS) so that you can make a Student visa application. For more information on when a deposit is required, please see the Tuition Fee Deposit Policy.

Overseas Postgraduate students will see the annual fee and the minimum deposit required in their myEssex applicant portal.

Online payments

You can pay your deposit online, below, using a credit or debit card. You may make several smaller payments to the total value of the minimum deposit.

The online payment facility can also be used to pay tuition fees.

Enter value in GBP:
PR-ID:
E-mail address
Date of Birth:

Alternative ways to pay


If you continue to experience issues paying online, you can make a bank transfer. Our bank details are:

Account name University of Essex
Account number 01182625
Sort code 30-92-16
Bank Lloyds Bank
27 High Street
Colchester
Essex
CO1 1DU
IBAN GB02 LOYD 3092 1601 1826 25
BIC / SWIFT LOYDGB21115

Please quote your PRID/customer reference number as the payment reference, and confirm whether the receipt is for accommodation fees or tuition fees.

From a Non-UK Bank - to obtain an immediate quote to make an international bank transfer, please use the bank transfer and online payment options