Guidance
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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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
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Updated to reflect changes to the create a CAS form used by sponsors to assign CAS to sponsored students.
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Updated with guidance applicable from 1 December 2020.
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