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Creating a CAS: guide for education sponsors, SMS guide 4a

A step-by-step guide to creating a confirmation of acceptance for studies (CAS). This document should be viewed with the SMS guide 4.

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UK Visas and Immigration
Published
1 August 2013
Last updated
26 June 2025 — See all updates

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SMS Guide 4A – Creating a CAS – guide for Student sponsors (accessible)

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SMS Guide 4A – Creating a CAS – guide for Student sponsors

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This guide contains extra information on completing a CAS. Use this guide to determine what information is necessary in each field of the CAS.

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Published 1 August 2013
Last updated 26 June 2025 show all updates

  1. Updated to reflect changes to the create a CAS form used by sponsors to assign CAS to sponsored students.

  2. Updated with guidance applicable from 1 December 2020.

  3. Updated guidance.

  4. Updated guidance for use from 16 July 2018.

  5. Guidance updated.

  6. Guidance updated.

  7. Updated guidance.

  8. Updated guidance.

  9. Updated guidance.

  10. Updated document.

  11. First published.

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