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Student Visitor

This section explains how you can come to the United Kingdom as a student visitor,Eligibility,Extension and sponsorship:

A student visitor can come to the United Kingdom for up to six months.

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Eligibility:
If you are coming to the United Kingdom as a visitor to study you must:
  • Genuinely be seeking entry as a student visitor for the limited period you tell us you require that does not exceed six months.
  • Have been accepted on a course of study that will be provided by an organisation which is:
    1. The holder of a sponsor licence for Tier 4 of the points- based system, or
    2. accredited by a UK Border Agency approved accrediation body, or
    3. an overseas higher education institution offering only part of their programmes in the United Kingdom, holding their own national accreditation and offering programmes that are of an equivalent level to a United Kingdom degree
  • Leave the United Kingdom at the end of the visit you told us about
  • Support and pay for accommodation for yourself and any dependants without help from public funds; or
    ensure that you and your dependants will be supported and accommodated by relatives or friends and not take employment; and
  • Be able to meet the cost of the return or onward journey.
  • You must not;

1. take employment in the United Kingdom;
2. engage in business, produce goods or provide services within the UK , including selling goods or services direct to members of the public;
3. study at a government-funded school;
4. be a child under the age of 18;
5. undertake part-time (up to 20 hours), or full-time vacation employment;
6. undertake a work placement or internship (paid or unpaid) as part of your course of study; or
7. extend your stay in the United Kingdom.

Applying:
If you wish to come here as a student visitor for a course of less than six months, you must meet the same entry clearance requirements as General visitors.

Extending your stay:
You will not be able to extend your stay in the United Kingdom as a student visitor. There are no provisions in the student visitor rules for extensions to be granted. You can only obtain leave (permission to enter the United Kingdom) as a student visitor by applying for a student visitor visa at a British diplomatic post abroad or by seeking leave from an immigration officer when you arrive in the United Kingdom.

For further information see General visitors. For information on how to obtain a sponsor licence and accreditation, see How do I sponsor a migrant?

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