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Meeting the Student Visa Financial Requirement
By Annie Ee - Senior Legal Associate

The Student Visa and Child Student Visa routes are for individuals who wish to come to the UK to study. In this post we look at the financial requirements which applicants for a Student Visa or Child...

 Student Visa must meet. Types of Student Visas Student Visa  The Student Visa route is for applicants who are aged 16 or over and who wish to undertake:  a further or higher education course;  a pre-sessional...

Child Student Visa Application Guide
By Richmond Chambers -

The Child Student visa route is for students between the ages of 4 and 17 who wish to study at a UK independent school. A student wishing to use this route should have already obtained a place at a suitable school...

 and will need to score points for study and finances under the Immigration Rules. In this article we will explore who can apply in the Child Student visa route and what is required by the Child Student...

Parent of a Child Student Visa Application Guide
By Annie Ee - Senior Legal Associate

If your child is coming to the UK to study at an independent school and you wish to accompany or join your child, this guide will set out what you need to know when applying for a Parent of a Child Student Visa....

 This route has replaced the Parent of a Tier 4 (Child) route. How Do I Apply for a Parent of a Child Student Visa? In order to apply for a Parent of a Child Student visa you must apply online using the...

Extending a Student Visa: The Academic Progression Requirement Explained
By Paul Richmond - Managing Partner

If you have previously been granted permission as a Student or a Tier 4 (General) Student and you are applying from within the UK to study a further course in the UK, you may need to satisfy the...

 academic progression requirement.  The academic progression requirement is in place to ensure that students who wish to undertake further studies are progressing academically. What is the Academic Progression...

Immigration Options for Students Graduating in the UK in 2020 amid COVID-19 concerns
By Gillian McCall - Immigration Barrister

Universities across the UK are taking different approaches to how and when final year students will complete their degrees in light of COVID-19 restrictions. Many in the UK have further uncertainties about...

 what they will be able to do after their studies are finished and are particularly worried about the pandemic will affect graduate recruitment and therefore their own long term futures in the UK. In this article...

Graduate Immigration Route For Post-Study Work
By Stefania Patuto - Immigration Barrister

As we set out in an earlier article, a new immigration route for graduates was announced on 11 September 2019. The Graduate Immigration Route will enable international students to work in the UK for two years after...

 they have completed their studies. While the Graduate Immigration Route is not yet open, some further details about the route have been provided.  When will the Graduate Immigration Route open?  The new...

Switching from Tier 4 Student to Tier 2 Work Visa
By Annie Ee - Senior Legal Associate

UPDATE: This post was written before changes to the Immigration Rules in December 2020.  If you have a Student Visa and would like to stay in the UK on a Work Visa, please see our updated post: Switching from...

 a Student Visa to a Skilled Worker Visa The new Immigration Rules introduced on 29 March 2019 allow students to apply to switch into the Tier 2 category in the UK 3 months prior to the expected completion date...

New Graduate Visa route for international students announced by Home Office
By Georgina Griggs - Immigration Barrister

Today the Government announced plans for a new Graduate Visa which will enable international students to work in the UK for two years following their graduation, a significant increase from the current permitted...

 duration of four months. The decision to introduce a Graduate Visa has been welcomed by numerous politicians and universities, and will no doubt be welcomed by students too.  Why has a Graduate Visa been...

Sajid Javid sets new tone for student immigration
By Richmond Chambers -

The Home Secretary, Sajid Javid has recently unveiled a softer, more sensible approach towards student immigration in the UK. The move, which goes directly against the hostile environment policy pioneered by Theresa...

 May will see regulations which prevent overseas students, who have completed studies in the UK, from working in the country for more than six months loosened. Javid, it seems, is keen to welcome those...

Student's UK visa granted after media backlash
By Richmond Chambers -

The UK has granted a visa for a student to attend an academic conference after public and media outcry following an “absurd” case. Initially, two students from Amsterdam University, whose nationalities...

 are Bosnian and Turkish, had their applications rejected. One was late in submitting part of his paperwork, and the other’s student visa is expiring in December. There was a fear among immigration...

British universities call for return of graduate work visa
By Richmond Chambers -

There are over 450,000 international students studying in the UK. The UK is one of the most competitive countries in the world for higher education, after the much larger USA. However, while rival countries like...

 the US, Australia, France and Germany have continued to see growth in the number of international students flocking to their universities, interest in UK universities has flatlined. Between 2014 and 2015,...

ETS / TOEIC - MA (ETS – TOEIC testing) [2016] UKUT 00450
By Richmond Chambers -

MA (ETS – TOEIC testing) [2016] UKUT 00450 is the latest case in the string of cases involving those who have had their leave to remain or enter, refused, curtailed, or cancelled. This is generally done on the...

 ground that, based on information from ETS, the Secretary of State for the Home Department (“SSHD”) had significant evidence to conclude that the test certificate was fraudulently obtained by the use of...
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