The post-study worker category allows us to retain the most able international graduates who have studied in the United Kingdom. It also enhances the United Kingdom's overall offer to international students.
Post-study workers are free to look for work without having a sponsor for the length of their leave.
The category provides a bridge to highly skilled or skilled work. If you are granted permission to stay as a post-study worker, you can switch into another tier of the points-based system as soon as you are able to.
Who can apply as a post-study worker?
You can apply under the post-study worker category now if you are:
- In the United Kingdom with permission to stay under the Science and Engineering Graduates Scheme (SEGS), International Graduates Scheme (IGS) or Fresh Talent: Working in Scotland Scheme (FT:WISS); or
- In the United Kingdom as a student, which includes students, student nurses, students resitting examinations,and students writing up a thesis, and want to switch into the post-study worker category.
Eligibility- points you have to score to apply as a post-study worker
To apply under our points-based system and be accepted into the post-study worker category, you must pass a points-based assessment.
You must score:
- 75 points for your attributes, which are a United Kingdom qualification, study at a United Kingdom institution, your immigration status during United Kingdom study and/or research, and the date of award of the qualification; and
- 10 points for English language; and
- 10 points for available maintenance (funds).
If you do not score a minimum of 75 points for your attributes and 10 points for English language and 10 points for available maintenance (funds), your application will be refused.
Cost: If you are inside the United Kingdom
For postal applications:
- The fee you must pay is £500.
- Dependant applications for your spouse, partner or children under 18 cost £50 per dependant if they are sent together with your own form.
- Dependant applications for children over 18, or any dependant applications sent separately or later, cost £465.
For applications at a public enquiry office:
- The fee you must pay is £700.
- Dependant applications for your spouse, partner or children under 18 cost £50 per dependant if they are made at the same time as your own application.
- Dependant applications for children over 18, or any dependant applications made separately or later, cost £665.
Types of payment accepted inside UK:
The payment slip must be filled in fully and accurately.
Payment may be made by:
- a cheque in sterling on a United Kingdom bank account (this should be made payable to Home Office, have your full name and date of birth written on the back and be attached to the front of the completed payment slip);
- United Kingdom postal order (this should have your full name and date of birth written on the back and be attached to the front of the completed payment slip); or
- credit or debit card including MasterCard and Visa. They will only accept Delta, Switch and Maestro (including Electron and Solo) if issued in the United Kingdom. Include the card number, the amount paid, the payer's name as it appears on the card, valid from and expiry dates, card verification value (CVV) code, signature and date. The issue number is also needed for Switch and Maestro cards.
Payment by any other method is not accepted.
You must send the full amount to cover the total cost of the application, or we will not consider your application and will return both the application form and part payment to you.
They start considering the application when the payment has cleared. Clearance takes place:
- after five working days for cheques;
- after one working day for credit or debit cards; and
- immediately for postal orders.
Cost: If you are outside the United Kingdom
- You must pay £265, which is payable in local currency.
- Any dependant applications accompanying your application form cost the same fee as your application, which is £265 and payable in local currency.
If you send more than one application, each application will cost the standard fee. Once your application is received by the payment handling service, the fee is charged and cannot be refunded.
Types of payment accepted outside UK:
If you are applying from outside the United Kingdom you can find out more about the process in the country you are applying from and download the application forms.
Where to send the form if you are applying from inside the United Kingdom
Attach your cheque or postal order for the fee to page one of the application form, and send them with your supporting documents and passport(s). You can send in more documents as long as they reach before a decision has been made.
Your application must arrive during normal business hours (0830 to 1630, Monday to Friday, excluding bank holidays), or receipt cannot be guaranteed.
You should send your form to:
UK Border Agency, Tier 1
PO Box 496
Millburngate House
Durham
DH99 1WQ
If you would like to send your application by courier, you should send it to:
UK Border Agency, Tier 1
Millburngate House
Durham
DH99 1PA
If you are sending applications for your dependants at the same time as your own application, make sure all applications are sent together in one envelope so the dependant applications are considered free of charge. Dependant applications sent separately or later will have to pay a fee and we will not consider them unless you pay the right fee.
If you are a dependant applying separately (not at the same time as the main applicant), you should send your form to:
UK Border Agency, Tier 1 (Dependants)
PO Box 496
Millburngate House
Durham
DH99 1WQ
If you would like to send your application by courier, you should send it to:
UK Border Agency, Tier 1 (Dependants)
Millburngate House
Durham
DH99 1SA
Where to send the form if you are applying from outside the United Kingdom
If you are applying from outside the United Kingdom, you can find out more about the process in the country you are applying from and download the application forms from our UK VISA Application Forms section.
What documents you must send
You must send two recent passport photographs and your passport, along with proof of the following:
- Original certificate of award
- Original letter from United Kingdom institution
- Proof of Maintenance (funds).
- Proof of English language
How points are awarded for English language:
If you score 75 points for your attributes, which are a United Kingdom qualification, studying at a United Kingdom institution, your immigration status during United Kingdom study and/or research and the date of award of qualification, you will satisfy the English language requirement.
How points are awarded for Maintenance funds:
- If you are applying from within the United Kingdom, the balance must show that you have had at least £800 in your account at all times over the three-month period.
- If you are applying from outside the United Kingdom, the balance must show that you have had at least £2,800 in your account at all times over the three-month period.
- Evidence must be in the form of cash funds. Other accounts or financial instruments for example, shares, bonds, pension funds, regardless of notice period, are not acceptable.
- If you wish to rely on a joint account as evidence of available funds, you must be named on the account along with one or more other named individual(s).
- For applications made either in the United Kingdom or overseas, all evidence must be dated no more than one month before the application is submitted.
The documents for maintanace funds are:
- Personal bank or building society statements covering the three-month period immediately before the application. should clearly show:
the account number;
the date of the statement;
the financial institution's name and logo;
transactions covering the three-month period;
that there is enough funds present in the account; and
that there has been enough money present in the account for the past three months.
If you wish to send electronic bank statements from an online account these must contain all of the details listed above. In addition, you will need to send a supporting letter from your bank, on headed paper, confirming that the statements are genuine. Alternatively, electronic bank statements with the official stamp of the bank that issued the statements will be accepted. The stamp must appear on every page of the statement.
We will not accept statements which simply show the balance in the account on a particular day as these documents do not show that you hold enough funds for the full period required.
Building society passbook covering the previous three-month period.
- The building society passbook should clearly show:
your name;
the account number;
the financial institution's name and logo;
transactions covering the three-month period;
that there has been enough money present in the account for the past three months. - Letter from bank confirming funds and that they have been in bank for at least 3 months
The letter from a bank or building society should state:
your name;
the account number;
the date of the letter;
the financial institution's name and logo;
the funds held in your account; and
that enough funds have been in the bank for at least three months.
will not accept letters which simply show the balance in the account on a particular day as these documents do not show that you hold enough funds for the full period required. - Letter from financial institution regulated by the Financial Services Authority (FSA) or the home regulator confirming funds
The letter from the financial institution regulated by the Financial Services Authority (FSA) or home regulator should state:
your name;
the account number;
the date of the letter;
the financial institution's name and logo;
the funds held in your account; and
that the funds have been in the bank for at least three months.
We will not accept letters which simply show the balance in the account on a particular day as these documents do not show that you hold enough funds for the full period required.
Check out the related information on:
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UK VISA : Complete procedure
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UK VISA : Application Forms
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