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Requirements
Eligibility Criteria Course of Study
A UK student visa
applicant must show that
they have been accepted
into a course of study
at:
a publicly-funded
institution of further
or higher education (for
example a university);
or
a bona fide private
education institution
that maintains
satisfactory records of
enrolment and attendance
for students and offers
courses that are leading
to qualifications
recognised by the
appropriate
accreditation bodies; or
an independent
fee-paying school
outside the maintained
sector. And the UK
student visa applicant
must intend to follow:
a recognised full-time
degree course; or
a weekday course at a
single institution that
involves at least 15
hours of organised
daytime study a week; or
a full-time course of
study at an independent
fee-paying school. UK
student visa applicants
must be able to meet the
costs of their course
and accommodation and
the maintenance of
themselves and any
dependants without
undertaking full-time
employment or engaging
in business or having
recourse to public
funds. UK student visa
applicants should intend
to leave the UK at the
end of their studies.
In Country Applications
In country applications
for United Kingdom
student visas may not be
submitted by Visa
Nationals.
Additional Information
Relations
Only married partners
are eligible to join a
person on a British
student visa and they
will be granted leave to
remain for a period
equal to that granted to
the student. During this
time they must be able
to support themselves
either independently or
with the help of the UK
student visa holder.
This partner will be
given permission to work
only if the UK student
visa was issued for 12
months or more.
Employment
A United Kingdom student
visa applicant may take
part-time or holiday
work but must not:
work for more than 20
hours a week during term
time, unless it is a
work placement and part
of a study program and
the education
institution agrees; or
do business, be
self-employed or provide
services as a
professional sports
person or entertainer;
or
work full-time in a
permanent job.
A person on a UK student
visa is only able to
work full-time during
their vacation period.
Public Funds
UK student visa holders
must be able to support
and accommodate
tehmselves without
recourse to public
funds. |
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