Hello everyone
Please I need advise on this issue. I am currently in a delimma.
I got admission in the UK for February, 2021 intake. I made payment of 4,000 pounds towards my tuition fee and started studying online while I waited for my visa. I submitted my priority visa application in Feb. Unfortunately, 5days later I was denied the visa. The reason for the denial what that the bank statement I submitted was for 20days instead of 28days. This was a clear obvious error from the UKVI because the bank statement I submitted was for 30days. From 9/1/2021 to 9/2/2021. I emailed the school about the denial and I was advised to apply for administrative review. Which I did in Feb. Its been 3months since I applied for the AR and its still not out. I am done with my first semester, recently the university emailed me to pay up the balance of my tuition fee (8000) or I will be reported to immigration. (I am sure the finance dept thinks I am already in the UK).
My delimma now is, Payment of the balance of my tuition shouldn't be a problm. But I want to avoid a scenario where if the AR is not approved I will get i will not loose my money. if the school will issue me another CAS to reapply if the AR is not approved. Since I was not denied on credibility but from an error on the part of the embassy. Also the main aim of schooling is to qualify for the PGWP and for those who started in January, 2021 I am told should be in the UK before Sept.what happens if the AR delay hinders me from being in the UK before September? I also want to avoid a scenario where I will finish my study online from my home country and the embassy might not see the need in issuing a visa.
so I emailed the school asking that they delay the payment until the outcome of the AR or I defer the admission and continue from 2nd semester in September (there is a second semester batch in September for my course).
The school replied telling me that I have 3 options:
1. Defer till next intake hoping that AR would be out by then- what this means is new fees to be paid.
2. Withdraw- stop studies and don’t pay fees but the risk is that if UKVI contacts us student no longer studying with us so automatic refusal.
3. Continue studying online and pay fees till decision is out and he can fly into the uk.
From my understanding of the mail, the university wants me to start all over again in the next intake and pay a new fee (really unfair)
Or continue studying online and take my chance with the AR. Option two is not an option for me.
How do I go about this?

Wow. I hope you succeed, my guy.

How much will that cost me?

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