How to book the TMUA: fees and deadlines

Step 1: create a UAT-UK account

Your full name must exactly match the ID you will show on test day, and your personal details, such as your email address, must match your UCAS application. You can add your UCAS ID later if you do not have it yet. Accounts for the 2027 entry cycle opened on 1 June 2026.

Step 2: sort out any bursary or access arrangements first

UAT-UK says you cannot apply for a bursary for a test you have already paid for, and you cannot add access arrangements to an existing booking. Apply from your dashboard before you select a test. Bursaries are available to UK candidates in financial need and cover the full test cost if granted.

Step 3: select the test and book

Approved tests appear as cards on your dashboard. You book and pay in the Pearson system and choose from the available test centres. UAT-UK does not list centres on its registration page, and booking early gives you more choice. In the UK, if no test is available within 40 miles of your postcode, UAT-UK tells you to contact Pearson Customer Services.

Fees

The fee is £78 for candidates in the UK and Republic of Ireland, and £133 for candidates outside those areas. It depends on the location of the test centre, not your home or nationality.

Key dates for 2027 entry

UAT-UK says no exceptions are made to deadlines. Two pages on its site give slightly different dates for when January booking opened, so check the official <a href="/tmua/dates/">key dates</a> before you act on anything we say here.

• January 2027 sitting: test window 4 to 8 January 2027.
• Deadline to request access arrangements: 7 December 2026, 6pm GMT.
• Deadline to request a bursary: 14 December 2026, 6pm GMT.
• Test booking closes: 21 December 2026, 6pm GMT.
• October 2026 sitting: test booking closed on 28 September 2026, and the test window was 12 to 16 October 2026.

Access arrangements

Examples UAT-UK lists include extra time (normally 25% of the test duration), rest breaks, separate invigilation, a reader or recorder, and access to medicine at your desk. Requests need supporting evidence, which for students in education is usually a signed letter from your school or college. UAT-UK says review takes up to ten working days, so apply at least ten working days before you intend to book, and do not book until your arrangements are approved.

Changing your booking

You can reschedule or cancel at least 48 hours before the test with no financial penalty, through Manage Appointment on your dashboard or by contacting Pearson. Miss that deadline or the appointment itself and you lose your test fee. If you cancel after the registration deadline, you cannot book another slot.

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