Student Visa FAQs
Although the student visa process is complex, we provide a straightforward approach that ensures you are always clear on the next steps.
First, you need to receive an unconditional offer from a licensed student sponsor. Then, you must arrange all the required documentation and apply for your student visa via the government of the UK or through an immigration consultancy.
An immigration consultant will thoroughly review and advise on your documentation and application to minimise the risk of rejection.
You can learn more about the student visa application process in our blog.
If you are 18 or over and taking a degree-level course, you can stay up to five years.
Individuals on courses below degree level, such as foundation, can stay up to two years.
On a student visa, you need enough funds to cover your course and support your life in the UK.
You need to show you have money to pay for one academic year and a monthly allowance of £1,483 to support yourself. This amount applies only to London. Outside London, you need £1,136 per month.
Yes, you can work 20 hours per week during term time and full-time outside term time. However, you cannot be self-employed or work in certain jobs, such as sports coach or professional sportsperson.
You may be able to bring your children and parents if you are enrolled in a full-time postgraduate course lasting over nine months or are a government-sponsored student completing a course lasting more than six months.
If you are on a postgraduate course, this must be either a PhD, research-based higher degree or other doctorate.
Once your student visa expires, you can no longer stay in the UK unless you have extended it or switched to a skilled work or graduate visa.
Applying for these visas must be at least a month before your current student visa expires.
