Study Funds Guide 2027: UK, Australia and New Zealand Amounts from Sri Lanka
This table shows, for each country, the initial payment (course fee, visa fee and health cover), the minimum money you must show, how long it must be held, who may provide it and the monthly sponsor income. Amounts use example course fees, are converted to LKR and are for one student studying alone.
Minimum funds by country
United Kingdom | Australia | New Zealand | |
|---|---|---|---|
Example first-year course fee | GBP 18,000 = LKR 7,830,000 | AUD 35,000 = LKR 8,088,000 | NZD 40,000 = LKR 7,400,000 |
1. Initial payment | 50% of the course fee: GBP 9,000 = LKR 3,915,000 + Visa fee: GBP 558 = LKR 243,000 + Health surcharge for a one-year course: GBP 1,164 = LKR 506,000 Total: ~GBP 10,722 = LKR 4,664,000 | First semester fee, usually 50% of the course fee: AUD 17,500 = LKR 4,044,000
| First-year tuition fee: NZD 40,000 = LKR 7,400,000 Total: ~NZD 41,850 = LKR 7,742,000 |
2. What you must show | Balance of tuition (50%) plus living costs for 1 year: GBP 9,000 + GBP 10,539 (outside London) / GBP 13,761 (inside London) = GBP 19,539 or GBP 22,761 ~LKR 8,499,000 (outside London) ~LKR 9,901,000 (inside London) | First-year tuition plus living costs plus travel: AUD 35,000 + 29,710 + 2,000 = AUD 66,710 ~LKR 15,415,000 | First-year tuition plus living costs: NZD 40,000 + 20,000 = NZD 60,000 LKR 11,100,000 |
3. How long the money is held | 28 days in a row | Minimum 6 months | Minimum 3 months |
4. Who can provide the funds | The student or the parents, in individual or joint accounts | Blood relatives: the student, parents, siblings, uncles, aunts or grandparents. An uncle or aunt as a secondary sponsor: not more than about 30% of the total | Blood relatives: the student, parents, siblings, uncles, aunts or grandparents. An uncle or aunt as a secondary sponsor: not more than about 30% of the total |
5. Monthly sponsor income | No requirement | About LKR 400,000 a month minimum | About LKR 400,000 a month minimum |
Exchange rates used
GBP 1 = LKR 435 (08/10/2026)
AUD 1 = LKR 231.08 (11/10/2026)
NZD 1 = LKR 185 (05/10/2026)
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