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What is a 'Genuine Student'?: A Guide for UK Student Visa Applicants
By Alexandra Pease - Barrister Partner

When applying for a Student or Child Student visa under the UK’s Student Route, one of the critical assessments you will face is the Genuine Student requirement. This evaluation ensures that applicants are genuinely...

 intending to study and meet the necessary criteria to qualify as a student in the UK. Understanding this genuine student test is essential, as failing to demonstrate your genuine intent to study can...

UK Student Visa Conditions, Rules and Restrictions
By Annie Ee - Senior Legal Associate

The Student Visa route is for applicants who are 16 or over and wish to study on a further or higher education course in the UK. Applicants who are between 4 and 17 years old and looking to study at an independent...

 school in the UK can have a look at the Child Student Visa. In this article, we will explore the conditions that are attached to a UK Student Visa.  For further guidance relating to the UK Student Visa...

A Guide to Working in the UK on a Student Visa
By Richmond Chambers -

While studying in the UK, many international students seek to undertake employment, work placements or volunteer work. When an international student holds a visa granted under Appendix Student or Appendix...

 Child Student to the Immigration Rules, their permission to work will be a limited one. Accordingly, these students must ensure that they work within their permitted hours and avoid engaging in prohibited work. In...

Changes for UK Student Visa Holders Switching to Work Visa Routes
By Nicki Behnamfar - Legal Associate

In a previous blog post, we discussed the changes to the Student Visa rules for dependants, which were announced in the government’s Statement of Changes on 17th July 2023. The announcement set out various amendments...

 to the Student Visa application process, the rights of Student dependants and the process of transitioning from a Student Visa to  a work visa. This post will discuss the changes to switching into a...

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...

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...

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...

Changes to the Tier 4 Student category
By Richmond Chambers -

Statement of changes to the Immigration Rules: HC1078, announced on Friday 17th March 2017, introduces various change to Tier 4 Visas, which cover students. Amendments will seek to ensure stronger care protections...

 for those who fall within the “Child” subcategory, as well as setting higher standards which institutions and students must reach if they wish to be considered under the “General” category. Tier 4...

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