Extending your student visa
Extending your student visa in the UK should be straightforward, but many discover that the process is not as simple as they think.
We receive hundreds of enquiries from students who want to extend their visas to complete their studies or start a new course. Many are refused by the Home Office for a variety of reasons.
If you are an international student on a student visa or with leave (permission to stay) to study in the UK, you can apply to extend your visa subject to meeting the immigration rules.
The UK Border Agency website advises that:
You must have last entered the UK with a valid student visa or prospective student entry clearance or visa
You must have been granted permission to enter or stay to re-sit an examination, or
as a student union sabbatical officer, as a as a work permit holder, under the Science and Engineering Graduates Scheme (now known as the International Graduates Scheme) or under the Fresh Talent: Working in Scotland Scheme or
you have valid leave (permission to stay) as a student.
If you attend a succession of short courses below degree level the maximum time you can stay in total as a student is two years. A short course is a course less than one year long or longer courses broken off before completion.
How to apply for a Student Visa Extension
In order to apply for an extension to stay in the UK to study you will need to complete an FLR(S) ‘Further Leave to Remain’ application form, which can be downloaded from the UK Border Agency website.
You must carefully study the guidance notes before completing and submitting the application form, otherwise you could be refused and lose your fee.
Why do Students get refused an extension?
In most cases, students are refused an extension of their leave to remain because they have failed to comply with the immigration rules. Common reasons include:
Working too many hours (yes, they can find out)
Not making satisfactory progress on the course (yes, they check attendance records)
Studying at a ‘non-approved’ educational establishment, which is not on the DIUS Register of Educational and Training Providers.
The first two reasons are quite clear, however, the last is less obvious. Many students arrive in the UK on a student visa for an approved college, but later find that the College or course is not what they thought it was or, as in the case of Affinity Training, the college has gone out of business. Students often feel pressured into rushing to signing up with a new provider or college and fail to check the DIUS Register.
You can search the register by visiting:
http://www.dcsf.gov.uk/providersregister/search.cfm
Transferring to another provider can be traumatic, but do not be pushed into making the wrong decision, as choosing the wrong college may result in your visa extension being refused.
Can I appeal against a refusal?
Yes, you can appeal to the Asylum and Immigration Tribunal (AIT), but you must have grounds of appeal and a valid case. If in doubt, take legal advice or see www.visaappeals.com for further information on the appeals process.
Finally, your stay in the UK on a student visa does not qualify you for permanent residency or Indefinite Leave, however, if you are legally in the UK for more than 10 years you may qualify for residence under the ‘long stay’ concession.
Reader Comments
Hi
i am pakistani and get to inform new visa policy of uk border agency for paistani community.becuase majority of western think bad for us and no douobt they have strick rule for us in first hand in the world.what u will say about my open view and i had also apply for student visa in jan 2009 study period and now a days my appeal is running process.so plz guide me for that ECO was decline my visa due to fluctuate in balance and hav’t probabilities in balance.i have received aknowledgement letter one week ago.
You can change courses, but take advice, as your visa extension is affected by a numbe of factors.
hi,
i have been allowed to complete my pending course work and dissertation by the registrar of university as i made an appeal against some irregularities with the MBA office as my course was held for about 8 months,later on my appeal was successful and i am presently commencing with my course.
I wanted to know that during those 8 months i worked for about 40 hours as there was no university, will there be any problem with that now,please help me with this.
thank you.
Hi,
I have submitted all my modules on 24th April 2009 and i am waiting for my results which will be published in June 2009. My visa expires on 31st of May 2009. In this case is it possible to apply for extension of student visa as i am waiting for my results.
I have submitted all modules on 24th april 2009 and i am waiting for my results which will be published in June 2009. My visa expires on 31 st of May 2009. in this case is it possible to apply for extention of student visa as i am waiting for my results.
Thank you
my visa is gettin expired in august 09.can u tell what are the documents i need to submit to the homeoffice for the extension, how much balance do i need to show and for how many months??
Can any help urgently on the above question asap ??
hi
i am a student , i came here in 2008 , and then i got admission in english learning school , than some one told me that this school is not authorized , no what to do . my extension in in 2011 , and i m from pakistan
cheers
hi, am indian, if i fail in my exam….and if i want to resit for an exam, will you please guide me how much balence do i need to show.
hi,
I am a Pakistani national. I got my student visa in Jan 2009.but i couldnt go to UK tht time. Now i am willing to travel in August as a student coz my course will start in September. Visa is valid till May 2010. can any1 please let me whether it is OK to travel and will i be able to get my visa extended??
Check back with the Emabssy, as a visa (which you obtained for a course starting 2009) usually has a time limit upon which you should travel.
Dear sir/madam
I am student in uk.i came here at 2006 for sandwich course(nvq 2&3 health and social care).i supose to finish 2008 at octomber but my college is closed august 2008.then i join other college deffirence course then i finish and passed this course then again i join other college which is same course tourism and hosoitality but problem is i am not sure fully liceince or not.can tell me please how can fine that college registered from home office or not.ant if not can i change college?thanks.
You are right to be concerned.
The UK Border Agency publishes a list of licensed colleges on its website:
http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/sitecontent/documents/employersandsponsors/pointsbasedsystem/registerofsponsorseducation
I have a criminal conviction for using TV without TV license. Would this affect my application for extension as a student?
Good day sir/ madam,
Can you please tell me,how long can a student stay after his visa has expired?
Thamk you.
You should not stay beyond your visa term and risk being banned from returning to the UK.
hi. i have tried ma best to download the form for my pre hand knowledge but despite many efforts its not gonna download. so how would i know about the extension requirements. tell me howwwwwww ?
HI, I AM A STUDENT FROM AN INTERNATIONAL COLLEGE I FINISHED MY NVQ3 HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE. NOW I WANT TO TRANSFER TO ANOTHER SCHOOL AND ENROLL ANOTHER COURSE AM I ALLOWED TO DO THIS? WILL MY VISA BE AFFECTED UPON EXTENSION THIS NOVEMBER? CAN SOMEONE HELP ME PLEASE
hi i have done my PGD diploma of 120 credit hours from listed college of Greenwich in start of june now my final 60 credit hours are going to be completes (for thesis)from University which start from sep 09, but my visa expire at the end of june can i apply for extension to remain in uk
hi am student frm india i need 2 extend ma visa dis nov.cn sum body tell wot document r required 2 extend ma visa?pls tell me asap.
you need to fill out a tier 4 application for all extensions after 1st june 2009
Hi,
I have just finished my graduation. I am entitled to have 2yr PSW. But, I’ve decided to go back to my country to set up my own business and apply for PSW from there, if I still stick on the PSW stuff. My visa gonna expire with in couple of days and I don’t want to renew it. The question is, what’s buffer time to depart after the visa is expired, as I’ve not booked my travel yet but will do in a short. Just curious about the legal issues.
Thanks
sir, i am filling form of student tier 4, but i am confused in the section of maitenance and course fees. i will show those balance in yearly or full fees? please solve my query.
hi,
am a international student in uk. i came for the january period.. but i was not in a mood to study as i ahd a hard home sick. so can i continue my course onwards.. i have been registered at the school too.. pls give me a answer.. i want to continue my course…
What do the terms of your visa state? Does it mention any “buffer time”?
To all people here on a visa – you should comply with the terms of your visa (e.g. apply for an extension or leave before it EXPIRES). Otherwise you will be breaking the terms of your visa and be branded an over-stayer/illegal immigrant and you could be deported and/or banned from returning to the UK for up to 10 years.
This could also affect future applications to other countries.
http://www.immigrationmatters.co.uk
The Home Office/UK BorderAgency are not interested in whether or not you were “in a mood” to study.
The immigration rules on student visas are clear. You must show satisfactory progress and attendance, otherwise your visa could be revoked.
My advice is that you should get back to study instead of sitting around whining!
http://www.immigrationmatters.co.uk
My friend has been waiting as well for over 4 months now, he applied in Country for extension in Feb and is still waiting, biometric’s done in march, its really crazy!!
why are they taking soo long at HO, anyone?? is it caus they are too busy with back log of applications or isit caus they are doing further checks on certain cases………. its been 17weeks since the submission of application and 12.5weeks since the biometrics. and do most of people get their papers back within this time frame of 14 weeks or it can take longer than that and also has anyone got positive outcome after waiting for 14weeks or more ??
Any suggestions from seniors and members will help!!
Also if anyone else have been waiting for more than 14weeks please post here
Thanks
Shaun
Hi,
I was wondering if anone can help me?
I am a South African and received my student visa in 2006 to start studying in September 2006. When I arrived in the UK I took a tour of the uni and was very unsatisfeid. I deferred my course until Feb 07 and used the time to look for a different uni. Unsuccesfuly I started studying at the original uni in Feb 06. My visa expires in Oct 2009 but I still have a semester left, I have passed all my subjects and have good grades. Will they refuse my visa extention because I did not study for the first 6 months of my visa?? Please help.
PLS CAN U HELP ME TO KNOW IF A STUDENT HOW WAS BOOK BY THE POLICE FOR NOT HAVING A VALID TRAIN TICKET BUT HAS PAID THE FINE STAND THE RISKS OF NOT HAVING HIS VISA EXTENDED.UR INFORMATOIN WILL BE OF ASSISTANCE TO ME.
STAY BLESS
JOHN.
Hello,
I was just wondering, how long will waiting for a visa extension (student, tie4) take (normally) and how long will it be for you to receive a letter asking for you to book an appointment to submit your biometric details?
Thanks =)
hi there
my course at language college finished 22 of may and my visa will be run out 31 of july ,my course at uni in mechanical engineering will be started 28 of september ,
would i be able to get the extension inside britain or i need to go overseas for it ?
thanks for your atention
i just want to ask if you know any credited school by the home office near in manchester area. it would be a grat help for me.
thanks
See UK Border Agency Tier 4 Sponsors Register – http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/employers/points/whatisthepointsbasedsystem/sponsoringstudents/
See also:
Make sure your college is on the Tier 4 Sponsors Register before renewing your visa http://www.immigrationmatters.co.uk/make-sure-your-college-is-on-the-tier-4-sponsors-register-before-renewing-your-visa.html
http://www.immigrationmatters.co.uk/points-based-system-new-application-forms-for-students-and-for-dependants.html
http://www.immigrationmatters.co.uk/student-victims-of-bogus-college-face-removal-from-uk.html
It is normally possible to extend student visas whilst in the UK
See also:
http://www.immigrationmatters.co.uk/make-sure-your-college-is-on-the-tier-4-sponsors-register-before-renewing-your-visa.html
Hello Charles, what can someone do if their UK student visa has expired and they intend to extend their stay to complete an ongoing academic course?
You should never allow any visa to expire while you are still in the country. You could be removed and banned from returning to the UK for up to 10 years under HC321 – http://www.immigrationmatters.co.uk/hc321-immigration-rule-change-to-start-soon.html The UKBA do not generally extend visas in country once they have expired, unless there are very good reasons or special circumstances.
Thanks Charles for your response. Are you then saying it can still be possible to renew it. How about a situation where the visa expired while passport was lost or stolen. That sounds like a good reason, right? please tell me what you think about this.
hi,
can u plz tell me that whether i can apply for the visa extension from my country instead of UK. as m a full time student and i have to resit a course in april/may 2010.
waiting for ur reply
kind regards’
You can extend your student visa and stay in the UK or apply for a visa from abroad if you are already home.
Hello Charles..I’ve been apply my student visa application for the NVQ last march 2009,before the tier4 impose..But until now there is no schedule for appointment for visa processing agent..I went to visa processing agent to ask what is the best thing to do because up to now there is no schedule for the NVQ?They told me to apply again under the tier4…If I apply under the tier4 what will happen for my recent application about the NVQ?can this affect my application for the tier4?or can I apply under the tier4 at the same time I applied the NVQ?Please kindly give me some advice for this matter..
i have a students visa for a nursing programe but i failed my exams.i need to extend my visa in nov,i have admission for a master already,will my visa be extended?
You should be able to extend a student visa whilst in country, but see ‘Make sure your college is on the Tier 4 Sponsors Register before renewing your visa‘ – http://www.immigrationmatters.co.uk/make-sure-your-college-is-on-the-tier-4-sponsors-register-before-renewing-your-visa.html
http://www.recruitnurse.com
hi, have a very complicated case,i started my course in jan 2007(mba) i also started doin a parallel course in IT in july 2007 which got over in july 2008 so since i had got a degree in IT i applied for psw on it in oct 2008 my student visa expired on nov 2008.i was rejected psw on the grounds that my college closed down and my passport returned on 31st jan2009 with a right to appeal.(i have read the rules of the HO which clearly states taht “if a college is closed by HO and any application recieved from that college after that date will be refused”but i got a degree in july2008 when it was valid i applied for psw in october2008 it was valid then as well.if they had refused and sent my application in december2008 i could have applied for student visa through my mba college under late application.i talked to my lawyers who are on the HO panel of immigration lawyers who said either appeal or go for extension of student visa as i am still studying full time for mba for and gave me a supporting letter explaining the case.so I appied for the extension and gave biomatric on 2nd april 2009,it will be 14 weeks on 10th july and i still havent recieved pp back.any advice.
I got my visa extended last year but shortly afterwards I got ill and I couldn’t attend my classes. Although I informed my school, they didn’t get the license this year so, I need to find another one. I have all the doctors letters (NHS) I might need, is it possible to apply for another course even without finishing the current one?
*****Complicated Case*****
Hi there,
I entered in uk thorugh an eduacation agency on september 2008 and was enrolled in a college for CAT(certified accounting technician)…the college was crap…n i lost all my intrest in it…i never wanted to waste my money so i did not sit for any exam..on december 2008 i went back to my country for christmas holidays…when i got back on january 2008…i was asked some questions regarding my course by uk border agency…and i couldnot anshwer them because i did not studies at all..though i attended all the classes…after some days i noticed the border agency shortened my visa…because my visa is suppose to expire on october 2009…but on the opposite page i saw a stamp… ***leave to enter until 07 march 2009***
Secondly now i have got a visa letter from this university for undergraduate course..and i want to extend my visa…
please please please…tell me my visa has expired??
if it iss now what..is it possible to extend my visa…???
Hello,
I am a New Zealander. I am on student visa. I am eligible for a post-study visa. Can I apply for a student visa extention to obtain this? Or is this a seperate process.
Look forward to hearing from you.
Best,
Matt
please i lov u to help am a student in uk i want to know if i cant get married to my faince which is a british citizen and my visa is valid and am atending my class noemally
i just got my visa for study in the uk july 2009 to study in a college in d uk but the school as resume bf i got my visa bc i have a delay in processing my visa and now can i have to wait till sep to join the sep section tell me wat to do pls can i come and stay in the uk bf sep or i have to wait in my home pls i want to know plese thanks
i appy for a student visa under tie 4 i have paid 2000pounds deposit for the school and the school is a register sponsor and they have sent be my visa letter and now have applyed for my visa and in my account i have the ballance of my course fess 2000pounds bc the total one year course fees is 4000pounds and my maintance is 5.400pounds bc my school is outer london now in my account i have 7,400pounds and have held the money in my personall account bf i apply i collected the statement and d money still reamin in my account till now and i have all my document summited and all my document are original i did not have any false documation wit my document sumited all wat i sumit is correct wit my valid passport wit my resident here in cyprus bc am applying from cyprus but my nationality is nigeria i study in cyprus but wanted to further in d uk please i will lov to know if the visa will be granted wit all wat i have sumited to the embassy thanks and be bless
plese i will lov u to tell me now under the tie 4 if i have my document origianl not false document and my money for the first year fees and matanance for one year do u think i will get my visa to study in d uk bc many of my friend told me i will have all document complate da will still refuse me that i should not waste my time in applying bc they will refuse me for a visa to study in d uk but i told dam that i will seek for advise first pls i want to know if i have all document needed correctly and d money needed do u think i will not be refused pls let me know thaks
Hi, I recently completed my HND and have applied for a final year in university but still waiting for the response. Its time for me to extend my visa as it expires in end of july 2009. What happens if i didnt receive offer letter from uni in time or get it after my visa expires. Is it possible to extend my visa even after my visa is expired as i get late offer letter from university? Or i will have to find out something else? plz help me.
Hello,
I have been a student in University of Greenwich for the past 3 years just few months back my visa expired & i was rejected bcuz i had exceeded my course stay which was for 3yrs & i could not provide a sponsorship letter,I applied for an appeal but was again rejected.The reason I could not finish my course on time was because I had some serious family problems & went into severe depression due to which I didn’t sit for my 2nd year exams.I just have a year left & i graduate in May 2010.Am desperate to finish my course & go back home.Please is there anyway I can continue for just this one year ??Please would be most grateful if anyone would suggest anything.Thank you.
Hello. I will turn 25 in October and I will have to renew my passport the same month.On the other hand my student visa gets expired in October as well. The question is- can I apply for visa extention without passport and what are the options you can offer?
Hello,
I have been a student in lagos stata senior model college meiran for the past 3 years and i wish to study at unvisersity of portland in sept. 2009.Am desperate to finish my course & gowork there.Please is there anyway I can continue for just this one
hi Charles, i have applied for student visa extension in July,09 but bcoz of my family circumstances back home in India, i have to go back anyhow. My visa has finished but my documents are with homeoffice will it be ok if i withdraw my case for visa extension? will i be consider as overstayed in this country, if i withdraw my case for visa extension? pls reply back as soon as possible. thanks
hi , i send my document to extend my student visa, i got my passport after 3 months with refusal, the ground of basis was that i didnt have enough money, they needed 1600 i had only 1355, they have given me the chance to appeal, now what do i need to do, do i need to hire a solicitor, if i do , how much is it going to cost, me. thank you please help needed as soon as possible
If you submitted your aqpplication before the visa expired you will not have overstayed. The same applies if you withdraw your papers and leave the country.
You should take advice from an OISC Level 3 registered immigration adviser who has experience in handling appeals. They will quote you their fees in advance.
Check the PISC website or check the IAS site.
Hello! I am on a student visa that expired on the 31st of July. Unfortunately I had misplaced my passport but found it eventually. I have maintained my student status throughout and my attendance is above par. How do I go about extending my visa now that my visa has expired. I had heard through sources that students can still extend their visa within 28days of their visa expiration. Is this information valid? Please advice!
I would like to inquire about the minimum amount that students in London should have in their account before extending their student visa.
I am fulltime student.My visa will be expired 13th december.could you tell me when i need to submit my documents and how much money i have to show in my account?
Hi,
Can u tel me what are the rules and regulations for applying to extend my student visa
Thanks
hello, i want to about extending my visa, i had done BHMS in india, i have uk naric camparibal certificate that lead to my bhacholar degerr , and i am study here in NVQ LEVEL 4 IN HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE SO I HAVE 18TH MONH VISA, NOW WT I HAVE TO DO FOR EXTENDING VISA,OR FOR HSMP VISA I CAN APPLY DIRETLY FOR HAMP VISA
THANKS
Hello,
Please, I applied for MBA & ACCA programmes which commenced in February 2008. I’m through with the MBA but still awaiting the final result, with which I plan to apply for a post study visa, however, my visa expires by October 31st 2009, and I’m not sure if I will have my certificate by then to apply for the post-study visa. Also, I have to re-sit my last ACCA paper in December 2009, as a result of which I have to go back to the UK by mid-September since I’m in my home country as at now. Do you foresee any problems for me at the port of entry? Also, do you advise me to apply for extension of student visa immediately, or I should wait and hope to apply for the post-study visa when my MBA certificate is ready? Thanks.
hi
I have just finished my masters course and have secured a PhD position in same university. My present visa expires in jan 2010 and my new course starts on 1 oct 2009.
this will be a fully funded phd.
I wanna know the ideal time to fill in extension application. Should i file the application before my new course or is it fine if i do it around december after obtaining scholarship money.
I come from Hong Kong with BNO passport and study in University of Manchester, my visa will expire in Oct, can I apply to extend my visa in UK
Much thanks for your advise and help
I been a student in the uk ,in northern ireland. this course that i took take 2 years to complete, the problem for me is, the first year of my study i was no succesfull and as a result i have to retake the course again this year which means i need a year more extention to my visa to study again ,
i was not succesfull because it was my first time live in a house all by y own and lonely (not in uni accomdation) ,so i got a bit down , depressed and not happy and paniced ,but now i m fine, i got a volountary job and playin some sports also,
i already spoke with my university and they said it is ok and i can start again and they gave e chance but,,
my question is how can i do that? is that possible? or if you fail, there is no chance to re study .?
i hope i get some good advice on it from you,
thanks a million
Dear Sir/Madam
I am Indian student i am doing Nautical Science and i failed my exam my next resit is on 6 october and my visa is expiring on 31st sept .. can i get exentation for 7 days for appearing my exam … please guide for my carreer
hi am student frm india i failed my exam and my resit exam is on 6 october and my visa is expiring on 31st sept ..i need 2 extend ma visa dis nov.cn sum body tell wot document r required 2 extend ma visa?pls tell me asap.
hi there,
i just came from the UK before 3 months becose i got some personal problem but now i want to go back i have been in the UK from nearly 3 years is it possible to go back
Hi, My Visa is expiring in Nov. 2009 and I m expecting my results in April 2009, can I extend my visa on the base of awaiting result. Please reply me asap. Thanks.
hai,
iam theepan..jst i know about how much limit we have to show the last 3 months statement in our bank..iam looking for this..
kindly
theepan
Hi, im on a student visa (Tier 4) in the UK and i want to change my course & education provider, is it possible can i change my course and education provider? im waiting for u r reply
Yes it is possible to change course on a tier 4 student visa
Hi , i m on student visa i want to extent my visa for more 3 months on the same course pls advise
hii,i am international student doing my bussiness degree here in uk.i got my visa for 3 years to complete my degree but i can also go on the fast track and finish my degree in 2 years.i am thinking to do masters in the 3rd year but i got my 3 year visa only for the degree. is it going to effect my visa or my further extensions?guide me which way i should choose ?should i finish my degree in 3 years or in 2 years?i will be very thankful to u for guiding me.
Hi,
At the moment, my visa(student visa)was refused, and my agence help me appeal, but I am not sure what will hapening to my visa. I am a qualified nurse in China, and I want to register in UK. Because that is the best for me to apply a work promise visa. But I don’t know how to put it into practice.
will you help me please, I am waiting for you reply.
Hi,
I am currently in the UK na d have just finished a masters degree at the Leeds University Business School. I shall get my dissertation results in October. However I am starting another masters this October at the Imperial College Business School, London. I havent had time to go back home to extend my visa owing to my tight schedule and my current visa expires in Jan 2010. When should i ideally make an application for the extension and what are the documents? I plan to use the student batch scheme in the Imperial College. Do let me know since I am really very paranoid about being refused.
Hello Sir
My name is M wasim And i belong from Pakistan and i got U.K study visa only 10 months and now i want to apply in U.K for 1 year course is it possible bcoz i have a 10 months visa If any one any thing know about that plz answer me i will be wait…
Thanks for the Help
Hello
i’m an international student. In 2008 I got 3 years visa to study in UK. Last year I did AAT level 2 which is a full time course. But this year I’m gonna do the AAT level 3 home study course which is not a full time course & it will take about six months. In march 2009 if I start ACCA full time, will it be possible to extend my visa in october 2010. That time I’ll be in middle part of ACCA.
Please let me know regarding this matter.
I’m a M.Sc student at a UK university since sep 2008. Due to my tution fee balance, the exam desk did not allow me to take up my last two exams in the taught module. at present I’m back in my home country to arrange for my fees. what are my options to complete my course if I pay the fees. will this be a negetive mark for my visa application when i apply for a extension from outside the country. My visa expires in Jan 2010. exam falls in feb 2010. and also University has transferred my file to the Debt collecting agency to collect the fee balance. they are sending letter to home country threatening that this university fee debts will become a legal issue in the country of residence. what is this all about? how can i handle this problem? anyway I want to complete my course. for this anyway I’m gonna pay my fees. please advise
Hi,
I am MSc. student since sept 2008. My student visa is going to expire on 31st Jan 2010. And i have to apply for extension. But also i have to go to india in jan first or second week. So is it possible to apply for extension in november or december only? How many days does it take to get extension and passport back.
Please email me at mr.vinayak@gmail.com
Thanks
am astudent at one of the schools in manchester i come here last year.the rules have changed while am here and the school that I was now has been inspected but my visa run out.can I apply or what can you advice because the school now is in aprocess of having sponsor number
Hi,
I am currently enrolled in MSc programme and currently preparing documents needed to extend my student visa which will expire on 31 October 2009. However, i have lost my previous and current passport. I will go and make a police report today. I think my visa will expire after I get my new passport. May I know if I can still extend my visa in UK after I get my new passport? Need you advice urgently. Thanks.
Hi,
I have to resit my masters examinations May 2010 & my visa expires 31st of January 2010. Due to the recent changes with visa applications in the border agency. My questions are as follows:
1.) My school is among 1 of the licensed educational providers so they are willing to give me a visa letter but due to the fact that the letter is going to state specifically that I am an out of attendance student. What are the chances that my extension application will be honoured?
2.) Also I have never broken any of the immigration rules, I stick to a part time work pattern of less than 20 hours in a week & have paid all my tuition fees in full. My school is saying the border agency said I should go back to my home country and apply from there that enclosing a visa letter does not guarantee extension of my stay. Is it possible for one to apply from inside UK instead of going out of UK & coming in again?
hi! i just would like to ask because i just only started my job for 1 month and i want to get my husband.i have my money on my bank coming from my sponsor and im living to my dear friend house,and she is willing to give us accomodation.my parents in law in italy also supporting me,and my husband also has money to support our living.is it possible for me get my husband at this moment,proving that we have sufficient fund?thank you and hoping for your kind respose..
You can apply for your husband’s dependant visa provided you meet the requirements.
HELLO KELLY I WANT TO KNOW THAT ABOUT THE TIER 4 VISA. MY STUDENT VISA IS REFUSED.THE MAIN REASON OF REFUSAL IS THAT I DONT SUBMIT MY BIRTH CERTIFICATE. BECAUSE I AM USING THE BANK ACCOUNT OF MY PARENTS NAME AND THE ENTRY CLEARENCE OFFICER SAYS THAT YOU DONT PROVIDE YOUR BIRTH CERTIFICATE SO THATS WHY I AM REFUSE YOUR VISA. I WANT TO KNOW THAT WHAT I CAN DO NOW FOR THE GET MY VISA PLEASE HELP ME.OK I AM WAIT
hi charles,
i am a Filipino Student..i would just ask you if can i apply for student visa extension even if i am working with plenty of working hours..does it affect the refusal of my request?
thanks! Best Regards!
It will if you are not following the rules on working as an overseas student.
HELLO KELLY I WANT TO KNOW THAT ABOUT THE TIER 4 VISA. MY STUDENT VISA IS REFUSED.THE MAIN REASON OF REFUSAL IS THAT I DONT SUBMIT MY BIRTH CERTIFICATE. BECAUSE I AM USING THE BANK ACCOUNT OF MY PARENTS NAME AND THE ENTRY CLEARENCE OFFICER SAYS THAT YOU DONT PROVIDE YOUR BIRTH CERTIFICATE SO THATS WHY I AM REFUSE YOUR VISA. I WANT TO KNOW THAT WHAT I CAN DO NOW FOR THE GET MY VISA PLEASE HELP ME.
Hi Kelly,
I have to resit my masters examinations May 2010 & my visa expires 31st of January 2010. Due to the recent changes with visa applications in the border agency. My questions are as follows:
1.) My school is among 1 of the licensed educational providers so they are willing to give me a visa letter but due to the fact that the letter is going to state specifically that I am an out of attendance student. What are the chances that my extension application will be honoured?
2.) Also I have never broken any of the immigration rules, I stick to a part time work pattern of less than 20 hours in a week & have paid all my tuition fees in full. My school is saying the border agency said I should go back to my home country and apply from there that enclosing a visa letter does not guarantee extension of my stay. Is it possible for one to apply from inside UK instead of going out of UK & coming in again?
Thanks for your quick response
Jo
hello charles,
i am a master degree student at the university of sunderland. i am finishing my course work by december 5,2009 but my graduation ceremony is by june,2010 and my visa is expires by february 2010. the problem is that i donot know if it is visa extention that i need to apply for or the post work visa. i have talked to my school international officers but they seem not to know the actual one i will be needing because i have actually finished my school work so may not be needing extention but i donot have my certificate to go for the post work. please do advice me on which one to go for and tell me the requirement that i will be needing to present.
Thanks
worried mind
sandra
What do you think you have to do? Find a college which is licenced or will be BEFORE the first week in January.
hi there, my college has been suspended, and my visa expires on 31st of oct 2009, now i changed the college which comes under Tier 4, A rating, but do i need to present the backup from the previous college or not, if yes,then won’t it affect in visa issuance, and if not, wont Home office queries about the previous period of my studies..please help me..i got short time…thanking you !
I sent the application to extend my student visa in the UK in the end of February and i’m still waiting for my visa or any information from the Home Office. I’ve been calling them very month and they just say that it is in process and i have to wait. Is that normal? I bought for 4 months after the time to send my application and i lost it, ii came here to study and travel, so i can’t leave the country because if i go somewhere i can’t come back… It’s disgusting.
what should i do? I’m thinking about look for a lawyer but i don’t know who cold help me.
Thanks
hi Charles .I’ve been in Uk for 8 yr as a student finished my BA this yr 2009 june but unfortunetly i did not managed to get the qualification and my visa is about to expire.I just wanted know can i go back to my home country and apply for a new student visa as i would like to apply for another course in a college in order for me to again qulification.. i would like to go back home and work from there when i get my qualification
hi, i enter UK as a student on 2007. My visa expires on this nov 31 and i got situation like i want to change the college. Is there gonna be any problem if i change my college in this last month of my expiration of visa. I got everything including a full attendance till now from my previous college and a passed qualifications as well. All i want to know is changing college at the same course gonna b problem or not. IF its possible can u reply me back soon otherwise i will be changing college soon. looking forward to hear from you. Thank you.
Why don’t you try and finish your BA and apply for an extension here in the UK? You should take advice before returning home, as after 10 years legally in the UK you might qualify for ILR under the long stay concession.
hiya
i wanted to apply for my student visa extension
i am currently doing MBA done almost all da course onli my dissertation left. my visa due to expire in end of nov 09. i want submit my dissertation jan 10 . the problem is i have already got extension on the basis of my disseration last time which was due in may 09 but i cudnt finished my dissertation . i wanted to know that can i get another extension on the basis of this disseration as i ve already got one extension on it and on the other hand i have already got admission in another course which is already started in sept 09 so m i allowed to take admission in another course n continue doing with my dissertation ? or can i extend my visa on the basis of new course which i ve started in sep2009 ?
thnx
Hello! could you please advise me what to do in my situation.
I finished my masters course here in the uk and I am waiting for graduation. My visa was going to expire on the 31st of october 2009, but the uni asked the border agency to extend it. So I got an extension of my student visa: now it is a new page in my passport: “limited leave to remain” until the end of january. Now it turns out that I really need to visit my home country (Russia) to arrange some documents.
The question is: if I leave the UK now for 10 days, will I be allowed to come in (I mean back to tha UK)? As I want to attend my graduation, but my course ended already.
Thank you!!!
You are allowed to travel in and out of the UK for holidays etc on a student or working visa.
Hello,
I have just completed my Masters degree in the UK and back to my home country(Nigeria) and have since stayed for about five months and have decided to apply for Post Study Work Visa from here. The question is: How much is required(in pounds currency) to apply for the Visa apart from the maintenance fees(which is one you leave in your account for 3 months prior to application? Thank you
Hello,
Sorry! To add to that, Is five months almost too late and if not, how long is the maximum month allowed after being awarded a Masters degree (and done graduation? Thank you
Hi,
my brother applied for student visa extension and its almost a month now. he is going to give finger prints test on 22nd of nov. but now, he has to go to our country and needs his passport immediately. will there be any chance of getting his passport back in emergency condiions? please let me know.
Hi Charles. My visa will expire nextyear on August 2010. This coming March 2010, I want to go for vacation just for 10days to see my family which I have not seen since I arrived here in UK last Nov. 2009. My question is can I still comeback and pass through the immigration port when I comeback here in UK? Will they allow me to enter UK on April 2010 considering that my visa is near to expire already that is on August 2010? But afterwards I have still plan to renew my visa here. Thank you!
Hi Charles. My visa will expire nextyear on August 2010. This coming March 2010, I want to go for vacation just for 10days to see my family which I have not seen since I arrived here in UK last Nov. 2008. My question is can I still comeback and pass through the immigration port when I comeback here in UK? Will they allow me to enter UK on April 2010 considering that my visa is near to expire already that is on August 2010? But afterwards I have still plan to renew my visa here. Thank you!
Hi. My student visa recently expired on the 31st Oct. I didn’t realise it and travelled to the UK on the 8th Nov. The immigration officer allowed me in and granted me 6 months of leave since I am a holder of a BNO passport. I would like to ask if I can renew my student visa during this time period. I saw on the UK border agency that I can apply as long as my visa doesn’t expire 1 month before the start of my course. I am currently doing A levels, which started at Sept. Please advice.
Hello I posted a question here today but cannot see it here.
here it is once again, i would really appreciate a response please.
Hello Charles,
Need to ask for your expertise and our situation is a bit complicated and will appreciate your expert advice. My wife is on a student visa and me and my daughter are her dependents which expired on the 30th of September 2009, we posted our extension information on the 24th of september however; a month later we got our application back stating that it was invalid and the payment information (which was the card details were incorrect). So on the 29 of October we send the same application form back with a cheque to the mentioned address with electronic copies of bank statement (signed as true copies by the bank) till the 22/10/2009(showing a saving accounts balance for upto £6700 for all 3 of us).
Upon lookin for advice on the internet and calling the home office they are saying that they havent recieved our forms yet and it might still be with the payment department but they say the following can happen depending on the case worker:
a) The form is old and we should have used the new form.
b) The bank statement might not cover for a months period as required.
c)As we have resend the second application after our visa expired, our application might be refused on grounds as overstayers.
Apart from this the other area of my concern is that the college my wife was regisetered with has been revoked of its tier 4 licence a month before our visa was due to expire, so she got enrolled with one that does have its licence but hasnt informed homeoffice as such. Will this cause a complication as well?
I hope that the information above is useful and if you need any further information from me please do not hesitate to email me.
Awaiting your response eagerly.
Hi Charles. I am on a student visa here in UK, forgot to state that on my question earlier. I want to continue doing my studies when I return here from my holiday.
hello charles is it possible to convert from tier 4 to tier 2? im holding a student visa and i’ve done my nvq 3 (health and social care). Please advise me. looking forward for your reply. Thanks! – KATHY
Hi Charles…I have questions about my sister which i sponsor to study here in UK.She arrived last September 2009 …the questions are as follows:
She actually came over through an agency which is not very helpful at all as we were all threathen throughout the extra days we asked for our sister to settle first before going straight to placement of work.My sister was just given the direction where to get the bus from Heathrow to Cumbria and up to where she’s to be picked up.
As a student, it was clearly stated that they should settle first in thier accomodation.Their accomodation is so filthy, full of dust and molds and actually all the bed and cupboards were unfunctional for their own use and comfort.
a. Is it alright for the student to look for their own University as the previous University she was enrolled with was not accredited to Register of Sponsors in Tier 4 (as I already checked)
b.Is it alright for the student to do the domestic job for the nursing home every weekend since there is no domestic hired and seems that it is not in their contract?
c.How long is the allowance they have to notify Home office for change of placement and university?
I do hope you can answer my querries and hope to hear from you soon.Thanks a lot
Hi
I am a student visa holder as well. I wanted to make enquiry if student visa holders are allowed already to work more than 40 hours of work? hope to hear you. thanks
Dear Charles,
My visa expired on the 31st of October 2010 and i made my application for extension with my school before it expired. My school was suspended a few days after i made my application and they did not send my application to the Home Office because, all the documents including mine and some other classmate has been seized because my school is under investigation. Please advise.
I am international foundation student, to continue my studies in some other college next year so should I pay deposit before submitting the application form or I have pay after extension.
hi
i came to uk on 10 of september and my visa had expire eon 18 of octobre but ihad already send my pass port tu extend my visa tire 4 to home office.
but unfortunatlly i didn’t know that i have to put my IELTS certificate which i alredy have.
so that they refuse my application and send back my passport and a appeal form.
I don’t know what exactly i have to do, it is to ergent for me to respond them as soon as possible,
so may you help me pleas?
i just look to hear u to what i have to done?
what do i need as a proof documents to them?
Hello,
Sorry to bother you, I know most of information are on the HO web site but there are 2 things I wasn’t able to find and therefore I am addressing you for a help.
I have recently obtained MA degree in London and my visa expires on 31st January 2010. I wanted to apply straight after obtaining a degree for post study visa but it happened that my balance dropped below 800 pounds only one day so I had to put money on savings again again to make sure it will stay there for 3 months safe. I will be sending my application on the 15th of January (before my leave expires, and when I will be having a proof that my funds haven’t dropped below 800 pounds for full three months e) but I am quite sure that HO will not be able to come up with a decision on my working visa in 2 weeks when my student visa will expire. I adviced solicitor who told me that according to the immigratio Law, as long as I send my application before my leave expires, I am entitled to stay in the country even after the leave expires at the condition that my passport is in the Home Office.
Could you knidly confirm that this is is the case? My second question is: am I entitled to work full time on student visa after I complete my studies and before my student visa expires? Please it is very important for me to know, as I would in that case look for additional job during Christmas holidays, but won’t look for it at all if that would mean that I would be working illegaly.
Look forward to your reply!!
Many thanks
Anna
Hello sir, I have been a student in the uk for the past 9years, when i finished BA Theology,the church asked to go for MA Theology, i sent my passport for visa extantion and i was given one year, during those days, the church wrote to me telling me that there was no money for my course, i didnt want to a buse the one year visa, i went for a computer course without informing the Home office, when i sent my passport back for visa extantion this year for another course,it was rufused and i was asked to leave the country.
I need your help please.
Hello sir, I have been a student in the uk for the past 9years, when i finished BA Theology,the church asked me to go for MA Theology, i sent my passport for visa extantion and i was given one year, during those days, the church wrote to me telling me that there was no money for my course, i didnt want to a buse the one year visa, i went for a computer course without informing the Home office, when i sent my passport back for visa extantion this year for another course,it was rufused, i was told in the letter that, i went for a course that was bellow my level,which was a Diploma in IT, and that i had no money on my bank statment,my visa was already 3 days expired by the time the passport got to them, and i was asked to leave the country.
I need your help please.
Hello,
I have applied for student visa extentionfrom tire 4 college and received the confirmation letter from Home office that they have got my application and proceed application. After 2 days my college licence was suspended.
What should i do now?
Do i need to submit the fresh college documnets having tire 4.?? or should i wait for home office reply…
As i have emaild to home office regarding that they didn’t cum back to me.
Kindly advice and oblige.
Foram
Hi Charles…I have questions about my sister which i sponsor to study here in UK.She arrived last September 2009 …the questions are as follows:
She actually came over through an agency which is not very helpful at all as we were all threathen throughout the extra days we asked for our sister to settle first before going straight to placement of work.My sister was just given the direction where to get the bus from Heathrow to Cumbria and up to where she’s to be picked up.
As a student, it was clearly stated that they should settle first in thier accomodation.Their accomodation is so filthy, full of dust and molds and actually all the bed and cupboards were unfunctional for their own use and comfort.
a. Is it alright for the student to look for their own University as the previous University she was enrolled with was not accredited to Register of Sponsors in Tier 4 (as I already checked)
b.Is it alright for the student to do the domestic job for the nursing home every weekend since there is no domestic hired and seems that it is not in their contract?
c.How long is the allowance they have to notify Home office for change of placement and university?
I do hope you can answer my querries and hope to hear from you soon.Thanks a lot
Hi, I came to uk with a student visa valid till dec 2010 though my course was to end aug 2009. I finished my course on schedule but my student visa is still on. Can I validly remain in the Uk till it expires?
I have been recently denied student Visa, on the grounds for non attendance and unsatisfactory progress. I agree with these facts. However, my reason for non attendance and unsatisfactory progress was due to poor teaching, lack of staff, and teaching quality. Due to which my result was poor and I felt I am just wasting my time. Thats why I had no option but to contact the accounting body and ask them for the list of all the college(I have email prove of that) that teaches the same course. I called each and every one of them and non of them apart from my college does it on full time basis. I came here to study and serve my dying country. But seeing that they is no hope in continuing the study i decided to look for another course. SOmething i have always been wanting to study, FILM MAKING. But by that time it was too late since no college or uni start any course in april. I looked for college whole summer and found Central Film School one of 3 best film school in London. There, with the staffs guidance they decided to put me on certificate course before doing Industry Filmmaking Diploma(starting march 2010). I have done Certificate course with flying results that they offered me bursaries of 12500 to study the diploma. They even offered me internship until march before i stat my diploma, so that i can gain experience and knowledge. I have switched from 1500 a year school fee to 19500 a year school which require me to be at school everyday 10 to 6 compare to my old school 2 days of 10 to 5, all because I want to study. That is my whole story. I have spoken with my solicters and they doesnt seems to know much. So i came to you. I have very limited time. I need to know chances of me getting the visa and if i feel you can help me.
So, please treat this as urgent and please help me
Hi Charles,
I got student visa till january 2010 for full time study. unfortunetaly, I got some medical problem , and I was not able to start my thesis in time. I got extension for thesis writing till february 2010 from university. currently I am in India. I would like to apply for student Visa extension from India. Is it possible? Reply ASAP.
Hi, Charles:
I came from the philippines with a UK student visa and presently enrolled in a college here in london now I want to travel to canada during vacation. Do i need to get a tourist visa and re-entry visa .What are the requirements?
What is en route travel meaans.
Hi
I have already paid my one and half year fee to the university but I only got six months visa now my visa is going to finish on 21 feburary 2010. what do I have to do for extending my visa? How much maintenance fund I have to show and for how long? Can you please give me a advice about my problem.
hi,
I want to know Im in one of UK college but I have seen that their teachings and their support for students is not very good and I want to make transfer from that college to University because I’m doing Bsc computing there as External course which is outside campus course.
Right now I have spent 1 semester at that college and I am about to go to next semester,which I have made up my mind to changed from that college to other University can it be possible and if it will be possible will they refund half of my fees to me .
hi i am studying business management from last two years and my visa expire right after one year but now i feel much greater interest in journalism ( i know its not usual but man can realize by the time)so can i change my subject or course which is entirely irrelevant to my current course and university is ready to give me admission on some exceptional basis so is it ll be a big problem to get extension of visa due to this change or ….?
hello,
i am currently in uk on student visa. i get psw uk visa on next month. and i want to go India after getting psw visa. so, i want to know that some says that after getting psw visa you cannot live India more time. so, is that true, i want to know how many time period i live in India? is there any rules to return uk in some limited time period? because i want to live India at least 1 year. because i have 2 years psw visa to uk. so, after 1 year i come uk , than any problem for me? can i came after 1 year live in India and than uk?
can u please tell us what are the new rules set for visa extension for existing students in the UK, where my and my friend visa is expiring in feb 2010.
Hi Charles,
Quick question, i study at a prestigious UK university, unfortunately due to unseen circumstances i failed 3 courses, now my question is (my visa expires on the 31st of January 2010, what steps do i take so i can give my resits and gain my qualification?
i can get a letter from my university proving my attendance and all..
cheers
Hi,
I am a student over here in University of Wales, Newport. My visa is expiring on 30th April, 2011. I need to know the rules regarding the students extension and also please do tell me what amount and for many days i have to show it in my account. I still have not submitted my dissertation yet. So, do tell me everything regarding each and every thing.
Hope to hear from you soon.
Thank you
Hi Charles,
I am student of sheffield hallam university and recently i had dropped my passport for the syudent extension. As my father is in serious condition i need to go back to my country asap so i had withdrawn my application. My question is will there be any problem if i apply from India n can i use my U.K bank statements to apply for my visa.cheers
hi
I m studying in U.K from one and half year.i came in JUNE 2008 and my uncle sponsered me.I have done advanced diploma in business now I m doing post graduate diploma and my visa will expire on 30th of JANUARY 2010.pls tell me when should I apply for visa and do i need to show money in my account or my uncle and how much?pls answer me as soon as possible becoz i don’t have enough time.
Thanks a lot
hello there,
i currently have a pg degree from the uk and have come back to my country, i would now like to apply for the 2 year work visa. could you please detail me as of what i should do next ….please.
cheers!
Hi,
I am expecting to complete my PhD soon. My student visa expiry also roughly coincides this. I am in dilemma about the time and place of post-study visa application after graduation:
1) If I apply after about 9-10 months of graduation from overseas/ home country I will not be staying in the UK continuously. Then does this discontinuity matter in the long run — there is a continuous 10 year stay option that allows to apply for citizenship etc. Will that be affected? Or will I jeopardize any future prospects?
2) How easy/ hard it is to get the post-study visa if the application is made outside the UK in a developing country? (I am studying at one of the top 5 universities in the UK)
Thank you very much
hello charles,
i hav a doubt i am having student visa until DEC 2010 but i finished my course in SEP 2009 and right now i am in India i am here for 3 and half months i want to come back to UK in JAN2010 and want to change my status to PSW will i have any problem in immigration while entering into UK. If u can help me with this it will be very helpful for me.
If anyone can help or give any advice I would be hugely grateful.
To put a very long & painful story short my girlfriend submitted a tier 4 student visa extension application on 20th July this year with all necessary correct documents included. It was returned a few days after her visa had expired saying that the photo was not found attached to the correct page. She was then told she could re-submit the application with the same documents and the initial submission date would be the basis of the application.
She then did so making sure to firmly attach her photo to the correct page. She then did a bio-metric test. On the 10th November after many postal problems she received a rejection letter on the grounds that her financial documents were invalid because they were not within a month of the application – This would not have been true if they had used the initial application date.
I have gone over the application and it appears that the home office mis-read the supporting financial documents. Becuase there were no transactions during a certain period in her bank the home office have read the document to be 2 weeks shorter than the it actually covered.
We then submitted a letter with further evidence backing this up. To which they replied saying that she is not entitled to a review or an appeal, but that she would be able to submit a new application.
Is this true? Can she submit a new even thought her visa is expired and she doesn’t have her passport.
Thanks to anyone who can clear this up.
hello,
I joined uni in September 2008, but due to some circumstances i had to leave the uni, in may 2009. and i withdrawed from the uni in may 2009, then in September 2009 i joined in other uni , and the course is until September 2010, and my visa is expiring on 31st jan 2010. I need to extend my student visa. Can someone please guide me rgarding this, as i have heard it can be a problem for me as from may to september i was free.
otherwise i have gt the letter from oth the universities and all financial docs.
Plz Advise urgent..
Hello,
Just want to know,my employer is willing to change my permit from student to working permit but they dont have any idea what are the requirements, if you could give me the list then i will show it to them.tnks
Hi
i got admission at a reputed British university but due to visa delays i got my visa late and when i went to University the university deffered me to next year and i returned to pakistan. My visa is valid till 2013 and my course is a four year one. My course starts on sept 2010. i wanted to ask that whether i coud travel on the student visa.
hello!! good day!my student visa was granted last august 2009 but im still here in the philippines due to some personal matters , is it possible to leave for uk by february and start my class? hope to hear from you soon.. thank you!
hi
i am a student from UK. i came here for higher studies my visa is going to expired in few days with in how many days i need to apply for visa extension.my visa is going to expired on 15 jan 2010. iam waiting for the bank statement but it is late coz of heavy snow fall so what i have to do now?
can u plz suggest me.
thankyou,
regards,
Ravi Kavuri
am an international nursing student currently doing my BSC nursing top up program in UK and wish to quit my studies without doing dessertation which will give me a pass degree without a honoured degree.my question is can i apply for my PSW visa as my student visa expires on sep 2010.please help me out..thnku
Hi,
I have submitted all my modules on 11th December 2009 and i am waiting for my results which will be published in March 2010. My visa expires on 28st of February 2010. In this case is it possible to apply for extension of student visa as i am waiting for my results.
Hai
Other people already posed the same situation, i searched all the website but couldn’t find the answer. Please atleast mail to my mail ID.
Hi,
I am an International student since March 2008, in my first year I have passed my Adv Dip. Then I have extended for 1 year From May 2009 to May 2010 course i.e Professional Certification A+ CCNA & MCSE for which I got visa until Aug 2010. I have cleared my A+ but finding difficult to pass CCNA & MCSE though I had lot of practice now I realise that without studying Networking it is very difficult to pass CCNA & MCSE,. So I have decided to extend my visa by taking admission in Graduate in Networking thats 3 year. So my question is
1. When can i apply for this course after May 2010 or at the end of Visa Expire?
2. Am I eligible for the course as I want to study networking first and then this professional certification?
3. How much money I have to show and how many months bank statement I have to show?
Please let me know any more suggestion from your end.
Looking forward to hear from you.
Regards
Mahesh D
hi,
I want to ask you is that i have been failed in my masters and my visa going to be expired on 31st jan 2010 and i am going to appeal against the outcome of the examination will it be a suffcient gorund for visa extension if registry give me in written that student has appealed against the result and his appeal is taken account of and his course is not yet completed.please comment on this as quick as possibly u can, thank u
Hi Charles…I have questions about my sister which i sponsor to study here in UK.She arrived last September 2009 …the questions are as follows:
She actually came over through an agency which is not very helpful at all as we were all threathen throughout the extra days we asked for our sister to settle first before going straight to placement of work.My sister was just given the direction where to get the bus from Heathrow to Cumbria and up to where she’s to be picked up.
As a student, it was clearly stated that they should settle first in thier accomodation.Their accomodation is so filthy, full of dust and molds and actually all the bed and cupboards were unfunctional for their own use and comfort.
a. Is it alright for the student to look for their own University as the previous University she was enrolled with was not accredited to Register of Sponsors in Tier 4 (as I already checked)
b.Is it alright for the student to do the domestic job for the nursing home every weekend since there is no domestic hired and seems that it is not in their contract?
c.How long is the allowance they have to notify Home office for change of placement and university?
I do hope you can answer my querries and hope to hear from you soon.Thanks
Hi, I tend to work every bank holiday, and every week off uni that I get. What I am unsure about is usually I work up to the Sunday before I am due back for uni the monday when I am on a break form uni.
Hi Charles…
I am on student visa and about to finish ACCA- (Association of chartered certified accounts) and only one subject left to take in June.
At the same time, I am writing to submit the B.Sc Oxfords Brookes dissertation in April. My visa will be expired 28th Feb 2010. Do you think home office will allow me to finish my study although they don’t consider the dessertation is not their cocerned to give away the visa extension.
Do you think They can give me at least 6 months to finish my course?
It is kind of urgent.
Could you please kindly answer my question?
Thanks a lot
Ayehnin
Hi sir,
MY STUDENT VISA IS REFUSED. (TIER-4) last December but i got letter 21/01/10 in the letter main reasons in view of the fact that there is a gap of more then 1 month between the end of your current leave which expired on 31/05/2009 and my start course date 13/07/2009 that’s the reasons but if i go back to India and then when I come back and try again. I wait for some time ya apply within six month ya wait 1 yrs I need to come back again. but i don’t understand collage why don’t known this rules because I apply with my collage and my collage professor fill my form and take extra charge why he don’t known i don’t understand his west my money my time and my future please sir advice me as soon as possible because i need to go back as a home office rules
hi,
i am on student visa Tier 4 from this september 2009. after 2-3 months i fins my current course quite difficult and ask my college to let change the course. they decline as they were saying that i have received the visa for the current course, so i can’t change the course and they are now withdrewing me from the course and college showing reason that i have poor attendence in course. i want to ask can i change the college and get enrol in any other college or not. should i have to apply for new Tier 4 visa. i dont know about the student visa law. will you please give me correct advice for the matter as my college is saying that i should plan for my return journey and take my fee refund cheque and return home.
Sir,
I applied to renew my students visa in late October, 2009. I did the biometrics on December 1, 2009. It is 4th of February, 2010, and I am yet to hear from the Home Office.
The most intriguing aspect of my case is that, I have just found out that my College has been scrapped from the list of Education and Training Providers on the UKBA website. The College has not said anything to us yet. However, before I enrolled, the same college was rated A on the UKBA website. Even at the time I was applying for my visa renewal, it was still A-rated.
I have already paid a good sum of money to this college,covering my studies for a year.
I would like to know if my application will be refused on the grounds that my college ceases to be recognised by the Home Office. Additionally, it is almost too late for me to try and change a sponsor, as the application period for February entry to Universities and colleges has passed.
Please advise me on what step to take in these perplexing circumstances I find myself in.
how much to get back my via after i drop my visa for extension to stay there…. now i am student only will u plss tell me the time to get my visa back
i am on student visa Tier 4 from this september 2009. after 2-3 months i fins my current course quite difficult and ask my college to let change the course. they decline as they were saying that i have received the visa for the current course, so i can’t change the course and they are now withdrewing me from the course and college showing reason that i have poor attendence in course. i want to ask can i change the college and get enrol in any other college or not. should i have to apply for new Tier 4 visa. i dont know about the student visa law. will you please give me correct advice for the matter as my college is saying that i should plan for my return journey and take my fee refund cheque and return home.
i.m student i’ve finished my degree in janaury 2010 and i’m waiting for results. My visa expires on May 2010. between Janaury 2010 and May 2010, am i able to work full time?”
i am on student visa tier 4, my visa starts july 26, 2009 and expires sept. 2010, can i still transfer to another school provider?
Hello everyone !!!!
I’m a colombian student who got the student visa for 2 years.This is my second year and my visa finish this july.I have many questions that I would like to be answered like:
how much money do i need to extend my visa for a year ?
what kind of documents i will be ask for?
can i extend my visa with a english course after studying in a currently school in london doing my gcse in the first year and in the second year studying in a normal englsh course??
I really need help and I will be very grateful if any of the writters could help me with that.
thank u and I look forward from hearing from anybody
i am an overseas student here in uk, my visa will expire on june 2010 but im planning to take another course and need to extend my visa, is it possible for me to apply for renewal of uk visa this february 2010?
I’m an overseas student and have been asked to re-do my thesis/dissertation. I need access to the university’s library to be able to complete it. I’m outside the UK at the moment and my student visa expired last month. How do I apply for a fresh one or an extension to the old one ? Kindly guide me on this.
Hi
I am an international student and I want to apply for extension after my course ends in September. I mean I want to apply for work after my course. How can I apply for it? Please give me details about it. Thank you very much.
i am a registered nurse/midwife in nigeria but has got my nursing degree qualification in uk(2008)
presently,i have been working as a senior health assistant for the past 2 years.my visa will be valid till nov 2010.
i would like to know if you can give me a work permit and i will join your company.i am willing to relocate.
i am very good in nursing and caring field and i have also got all my certificate as proof.
thanks,
lucy.
hi! i am a student visa taking sandwhich course. my course starts last august 2008 and will be ended on august of 2010.As a sandwhich course we are allowed to work up to 40hrs. Now my question is are we still affected with the new rules under tier4 visa’s? though my visa was not under tier 4. thanks very much
hi, i am international student in UK, my visa expired 31/10/2009. i extend my visa tier 4 but i withdrawn my passport while pressing my document because of my emergency case to back my country. so i like to know, how long could i stay in UK after withdrawn my passport from Home Office?
i started uni in jan 2009 nd completed first semister
but due to some reasons i am suspended from university in secon sem in feb 2010. university told me to return to my country and come in nxt semister by reapplying
can u plzz tell ,me do i need to apply for new visa bcz my visa expires in 2011 sep
Hello mr charles , im on student visa in uk .im pakistani & my all family members are in kuwait & i came to uk from kuwait on 3rd october 2010. i want to tell u dat my uk visa is expiring on 30th august 2010 & i have pakistani passport & my passport is expiring on 20th august 2010 & im International foundation student & my foundation course is going to finish in the start of june 2010 & my final examz of foundation course will b held in mid of june , so my question to u is dat after giving my examz i have to go back to kuwait immediately for renewing my passport & after my passport Renewed ,can i comeback to the UK and pass through immigration port , will the officers allow me to enter in UK considering that my UK student visa is near to expire on 20th August 2010 & on the other hand, Do i have to show any university doucments in the port because i cant show them any uni documents bcozz i have recently finished my foundation & besides this I have plan to get admission in uni & extend my visa after arriving in uk so can it will b possible ??? plzz tell me the solution Mr. charles…. i will really appereciate ur support & help on this !!! plzz sir plzzzz !! im in big big tension & my mom dad are alsoo in great tension plzz sir help me on this matter! even ur small statement meanz alot to me !!! looking forward for ur reply !! i hope u will reply very very soon !thanks SiR !!
sry my mistake its 3rd october 2009 not 2010 …. !!
Hi are you students still allowed to work 20 hours a week while their visa is being processed by the UK Border Agency?
Thanks
Hello there,
I am a mauritian. I have been studied in the UK for the past 5 years, Just want to know if am I still a foreign student or a home student.
Hi Charles,
I did my Masters from a reputed college and got graduated in feb 2008 and after that I worked for 2 years. Now I have come back home on 8th Feb like 10 days before my PSW work visa expired. As I was not earning enough I didn’t applied for the HSMP. I want to know if I could apply for the student Visa again. Many Thanks Charles.
i was refusal a student visa extension because the amount to be deposited in my account was referred 2 be atleast a month old but i can provide a recent bankstatement which shows it was in my account for over 28days before i made my application. Do u think i have any chance of winning an appeal
hi,i need to ask about my student visa extension bec its gonna to expire on 31st may 2010 so when should i apply and how plz let me know.
thanks
I am an Indian and I am pursuing Graduate Certificate in Tourism Management(Level 6) leading to PG.My course started on the 28th of september 2009 and presently i am on work placement ,which is part of my course.My visa will expire on the 12th of November 2010.
I would like to know what I should do to continue with my course(PG).When should i apply for the extension.
Am I eligible for post study work permit after the PG diploma(level 7)?
Hi,
I will be submiting all my modules on 8th may 2010 and i wil be waiting for my results which will be published in July 2009. My visa expires on 30 april 2010. In this case is it possible to apply for extension of student visa.
hi,
i need to know about a rule that my university people are using as a medium to send us back so tell me is there any rule for the international student that if he/she is having no college for a period of 60 days then they should go back to home. i need some justification in this kindly help me thank you.
Hi,
I am a third year PhD student in UK, I started my PhD in 2007. I will complete my third year in sept 2010 and my visa is until sept 2010.
I need to extend my visa for my final year (fourth year). How should I go about it? When should I apply for extension considering the september is my visa expire time? What financial documents would I need to show? Is having a funding very crucial? I am funded until sept, am applying for further funding, but am not sure if I would know about it before oct-nov. Would it effect my application?
thanks,
I have submitteed my student visa extention on 29th jan 2010 with my passport, my passport was due to expire on 15th march 2010. It is expired now. Will Uk-border grant me a visa on the same passport or are they going to return my passport to renew it.
My country embassy requires my old passport for renewal of passport and also on;ly renew passport if it is less then one month due expire.
So what should be the solution? should I request uk-borders to return my passport so then I can renew and send them back.
hi,
i am international student in uk from last one and half year. i am doing mba but some how i need to do my last sem again so my exams are going to be finished in may 2010. and my visa is experining on june 30th. and results are goin to be declared in july thrd week and i dont wanna go back home and apply for psw so is there any alternative to stay here leaglly?
if i filled in an visa extension and i was refused then i appealed and they refused the appeal, what can i do then? someone said there is a parliament consensus that says i can fill in a new application is that true?
Hello sir,
I am master degree student of UEL(Uni. of east london). My result will come in end of the september and my visa expires on 31st oct2010. will you please tell me what is the fees for student visa extension? and how much balance do i need to show in bank statement and how many months’ statements? and if i will be pass then how much balance i need to show for PSW and how many month’s statemnt?what’s the minimum requirement for both of this tasks?
waiting for your reply…
hi.
i got visa for 2 years and i am under tier 4 visa and i m having student visa .., i want to change the college.., please tell me any advice how to change the college and is permisiion recquired from home offfice changing the college..,
please tell me any advice and im worries about this..,,
I am a Pakistani national. I got my student visa in Feb 2010.but i couldnt go to UK tht time. Now i am willing to travel in August as a student coz my course will start in September. Visa is valid till May 2013. can any1 please let me whether it is OK to travel .
Hi
I have been here from 2003, when i last review my visa, i was studying a east london university but i did not stay for long as i found it difficult to cope with the course. i stopped and change subjet and went on doing Nvq 4 and Lmc which i have already completed but without notifying the home office. As my visa is going to expired in december, but i want to carry on doing health management instead of Information & Technology course.I have enrolled with another college and the course is going to start in september10. Do i have to informed the Home office now or wait when my visa is going to expired. Also I want to travelled to go home in july. Will that affect me when i come back. Is this going to affect my visa when i will renew it next time.
hi,
I have submitteed my student visa extention on 22nd jan 2010 with my passport…,i can recieve acknowledgement letter(refernce number) on 28th jan 2010…,
but till now i cant recieve biometric letter,…???
what can i do now?
please tell me any advice and i am worry about this….
Hi,
would request you please advice me at the earliest.
I have completed my PGD in Retail Management from Highly trusted sponsored college and planning to pursue MBA.
I have got 2 options, College 1 Starting in July 10 and college 2 starting in Sep 10.
My concern is that My visa expires on 31st July and would like know which one would be the best options for me to apply for visa without going back to my country.I am really confused and not getting proper advice from any one.
Please help me…
Nick
hi i am pratik. i am doing MBA. i have finished all module but i didn’t get result of my dissertation and my visa finished at end of this april. college said that my result will come in the june, so please suggest me that what i have to do? i can’t live my job and i can’t go back to my country.
I am here in UK since oct 2009 and my visa is going to be expired on 31 may 2010. Can I show the bank balance of my parents from home country. Is it necessary to show 28 days before transaction in bank statement of my parent’s account? or only balance is OK?
hi! i m a bangladeshi student of multimedia. i’e got the visa from India for 1 year. bt last 11th may my has expired. i cn’t gi bangladesh due o datefor my exam. now wht i’ll do. plz suggest me.
Hi,
Am having a student visa right now which is about to expire and it is almost certain that i wont get my results of MBA before that. So i cannot apply for PSW. I need advice regarding the options i have besides the option of going back to my country and applying for PSW from there? Is FLR(BID) an option?
please advise..
HELLO Sir, my student visa extension has being refused in the Uk under tier 4 rules of not getting 10points for maintenance. I am still in the Uk and have right of appeal. Can i make another application without sending my appeal as i have the required funds but have to wait another 2 weeks to make 28 days. Is this alright, or would i have to go ahead with the appeal? Thanks
Hi there,
first thing you need to do is- submit your appeal in order to keep your right to stay in UK. And then once you ready for with your new bank statement then apply your new fresh application.
I saw lot of case like this i knew this from my experience, this is the best thing what you should do….
Thanks,
Mohi Uddin
Hi
I am studying here in England.I got my Student Visa (Tier 4) on 11th January 2010, I came here on 22 Febrauary 2010. My Study Visa will expire on 31 March 2011. I got addmission in ILM Diploma in First Line Management, and now I am feeleng that I can not complete my Diploma untill the Expiry of my Visa. So, is there any chance of Visa Extension without completing the Particular course…….? Answer me
Hi,I’ve been studying english for 9 months and my visa will expire next month. I’m looking forward going to university in london and extending my visa but my attendance was 54%. I want to know if the UK border will give me a chance as i’m going to uiversity now.
Help me please!
hello i am a student university. i am doing bsc nursing. my visa will expire in may 16 2011. my degree will be finish in 18 jan 2011. can you guide how i can extend my visa. which things required to extend my visa
thanx
Hello,
I am a final year student. I get my results in June after which I as planning to go abroad for a short holiday and return in July for my graduation. Is it possible to re-enter UK on a student visa for my graduation if my course is complete? My student visa expires in October 2010. Thanks for your help.
hello sir
My visa expires in june 2010 ,i came to uk before 3 years to do my bachelors unfortunately i couldnt do it because of my language problem then i had to do language course and then 2 year diploma now i have got admission in uni passed my ist year ,i have got 1 extention as well from uk but now my question is my visa runs out next moneth and my 2nd year starts in oct so i have to go back hoem and apply from there ,is it really hard to get extension from there as i might ask me why did i change colleges ?
waiting for your reply
Regards
HI,,I ama under grade student ihave started my degree on 2007when i have done my 1st year i had todrop 1 semester of university,because they have changed their rules that time and they gave me a letter. but last year in my i didnt to one of my exam, they i had to do 2nd yea again just one module, i have finished this module on last february, but i couldn’t start my 3rd year,i have start my 3rd year on september,my visa is finished on june 30.so what can i do??becaue of this one semester drop on 2nd year i am in this situation.i really dont know what to do,i wnet my uni but they didn’t take it seriously.Now is only month left and i am not prepaerd for visa extention although i have my full tution feen in my account.Could you please saggest me what to do now.
Thank you.
Hi,, i am a undergrade student,,i have started my degree on 2007, but when i did my 1st yearin 2008, i had to drop one semester because of university,that time they changed their rules,,,,and they gave me letter from university.but last year on my 2nd level i didnt do one of my exam so university said i have to do 2nd year again just one module.i have finished this module on last february but couldn’t start my 3rd year, i have wait till september to start 3rd year because this is a university system.Now my visa is finished on june 30.i went to uni but they dont take it seriously,last time when i visit them they said they will sort it out but still i feel uncomfortable.and because of this drop i am in this situation.now i am not prepare for visa etention, althoughi have my all ar 3rd year tution fees in my account.so can you please tell me what to do now?
thank you
HI’
I’M FROM PAKISTAN AND I GOT STUDENT VISA 1ST OF SEPTEMBER 2009 AND MY VISA FINSH DATE IS 20TIETH OF AUGUST 2010 AND MY COURES FINSH DATE IS 12LTH OF JUNE 2010 AND I’LL TAKE MY ILETS TEST IN 9TH OF JULY 2010 BUT MY VISA WILL BE FINSH 20TIETH OF AUGUST 2010 THIS MEAN WHEN I’LL APPLY FOR EXTEND VISA I GOT JUST 5 (FIVE)WEEKS FOR EXTEND VISA CAN I APPLY 5(FIVE) WEEKS BEFORE
THANKS FOR READ MY TEXT .
I’M WAITING FOR ANSWER.
REGARDS.
Hi,
I am Pakistani and I wanna know that my attendance is low just because of my interset in that subject I don’t like that subject anymore but at that time I selected that but now for next year I wanna change my course I wanna study my intersting subject maths, but there is one more problem with me is that I applied from ucas in another subject but now I wanna change it please tell me what should I do now in these two problems. Attendance and Selecting subject.
hi i m indian 1 month before i finish my course and take admition in MBA. my visa finishing in june 30th and i want to apply 15 to 20th june. i paid full my course fee. and from last 30 days i got in my acount 1850 pounds.i took statement from bank yesterday and 1 statement they printed and did stamp on it but they didant sign it.and they told me they dont allow to do it. and they r only my first word of first name and family name and no bank logo and name. another statement i printed from bant they r my name and bank logo and name but only half acc. no. proper statement come out on 15th but i will get it after 20th so thats not gone be usefull and old one untill 15(but this one got all requarment) so more than one month old so wt can i do can i send them all of them i m confused give m ans pls. and tell m hoew to fill form
hi i came here in uk on 14th sept.2009 for diploma and advanced diploma in administrative management in new london college,Hounslow but I didn;t go there I came to Bradford and apply in bradford college & i got admission in Foundation in business management. Before I enrolled here i seek for a permission to the UKBA office by mailing them informing about to change sponsor license from the newlondon college to Bradford college license, they didn;t reply for my mail .After waiting for 15 days for the reply of my mail i ring to the ukba office twice and talk with them about my matters but they told me to wait for their reply on mail……….till now i didn;t get any response from them. Now my course also finished in may 28,2010 and i want to do degree programme in business management which will start from september and my visa will expire in october24,2010….will i get the extension of my visa in this case??? waiting for ur reply!!!!!!!!!!
Hi,
I am doing PhD which was delayed and I took a gap year too. Now I am seven months away from completing the PhD. I made a mistake in providing the CAS number and wrongly provided the letter number. Visa was rejected after five months of applying and now, I am asked to return to India and apply from there. As only seven months are left, if I return now, the university will not give me extra time and I will not be able to complete the thesis. They have written that there is no appeal. Will you please let me know whether I can appeal on this decision? My travel documents are with the border agency. I think they return it only if I make travel arrangements.
Hello Sir,
I’m here on student visa,with my husband he has dependent visa.My visa expire on October 2010,but my final exam on January 2011,I am studing here General MBA with reputed University.So can give me guidance for
the fee & balance.How much balance i have to put in my bank account & also my husband account,& for how many months,how old it should be.I have to also apply for my husband or it’s extend with my visa.what is the fee amount.can you give me reply for my this confusion.
Thanks.
Hullo. i was refused further leave to stay in the UK as astudent bacause my college had not been registered. i appealed and now the collage has been registered. will the immigration judge be able to rule in favour of me to get my viaa extended?
I fought hard to get a student visa and have been in britain for three years. Unfortunately i had to reluctanctly drop out,after struggling to pay for myself for one year, because my sponsor refused to pay my fees.
This visa expires in three months time. What are my chances of extending the student visa, or applying for a work permit?.
Ive found a company willing to sponsor me to finish and/or to employ me)
Will i be deported if the application is refused? im between a rock and a hard place, as i dont want to remain illegal but scared to apply, please help.dont want to run out of time..
Respected Sir/Madam,
I’m an international student studying in UK and have Tier 4 (General ) visa valid till 30 september 2010. I want to extend my visa as a student as I’ll be doing my
masters from a new institution from 13 september 2010. I wanted to know when can i apply for the visa extension? Is it necessary to apply during the last month of validity of visa or i can apply it anytime?
I also wanted to know wether the tuition fees and maintenance fees necessary to obtain points can be shown in savings account.
Awaiting your reply.
I just finished a foundation course and my current visa for it will expire soon. I will go to university in September but I’m not sure how to go about my visa application. Do I make another initial application for the new course or do I apply to extend my current visa?
Am an international student writting a professional course which hopefully i will finish by December 2010 but the result will not be out until Feb. 2010.From what i have been able to gather from friends whose has been sponsored by the college,their letters only specify the exams date and silent on the time result are out and what the home office does is to grant the visa to the exams date,what option/s do i have and at the same time, i ve got only 2 papers remaining,what do you advise. Thanks and looking forward to hearing from you
hi
i am international student in uk as tire 4 and i want go usa so what should i do ?
I am complete my course and I m waiting my results but problem is my visa expire In august And my exam results also in august so is that allright submit attendance latter and courese complition cretificate.please do reply me please thanks
hi sir, m international student my leave to remain was refused as i didnt send my backup i mean privious studies in uk as my privious college was revoked and then i got admission in an another college from there i send my visia extention that was refused ,objection was that i didnt send my backup so my bank statement should be 7200 pound, so i did appeal but that was also refused ans asked for uper tribunal appeal, i just want to know can i go for fresh application for extention or not could you please guide me what should i do i would be highly thankful to you
Good day sir/ madam,
Can you please tell me,how long can a student stay after his visa has expired?
Thamk you.
Dear Charles,
i need a quick advise
my ladyfriend stella has been livng in uk on a student visa.she got 3 years. a year for her A levels the other 2 years for bsc.
she completed the A levels with excellent grades never missed school once. half way into her bsc she fell out with her mum who supports her so she stopped school about 9 months ago and now wants to continue as we`ve put together some money towards her schooling.her visa expires december 2010.
what advise can u give?
and shes from nigeria
Hi,
I recently finished my course in London in MAY 2010 and im awaiting my results(BEng in Aircraft Engineering). My UK visa expires on the 30th of SEPT….
can i extend my visa ? say the Post Work Study Visa?
if yes, when is the latest i get back to London to extend it ? (keeping in mind tht my visa expires on the 30th of sept)
Looking forward to your reply.
Thank you.
hello
I am on student visa in uk and i want to know that at the moment my college is closed till 1 august because it has not licence and now they are moving us to there new college so in this period can i work full time
hi, I would like to know that I am a student of APDMS, already I have completed my exam. and past 7 modules out of 9, My college authority said to me that I have to study again this two module in next session and have to paid half year tution fees. my total tution fees was £3250. So how much I have need to paid for rest of two modules.
My another one question is, my visa extention date is 31/12/2010.
my present course duration will end 31/08/2010. my new offer letter will isue for 6months.how long visa can i expect.
Thank u.
dear sir/ madam,
is it possible to extend my stay here for 4 mos. after my student visa expires? i’ve read the immigration rules under general visitor…is it true that, we are allowed to stay here up until 6 mos.? because i have no plans to study, i already finished my course here…kindly please give me some advice about this matter… thank u very much!!! more power
Hi,i am sri lankan.my visa was expired on 31 st of may.i have submit my student visa extendind application on 28th of may.I am with my husband and son.we did our biometric on 25th of june.but unfortunatly i got a massage from my father that my mum is in coma after the brain operation.I was shock.I wanted to come back to my country.I went uk boarder agency croydan,elephent cassal,also call and ask is there any posibility to travel while my visa is in under procesing?.They said i cant travel.ask me to withdraw the pass port then i can travel.I call and sent afax and ask my pass port.but they said it will come by post will take 10 days.i couldn’t stay that much long,i went to sri lankan embassy and got 3 emmergancy pass port and came back to my country.When i come my mum aleady died.I was shock.So every thing finished.Now i want to come back to london.Still i have my collage enrollment.Infoermed them i will be attending september intake.How do i submit fresh application?my friend who stay in london she recieved my documents from the home office.If i get that all, from sri lanka how i will apply again.My son used to go monega school in manor park.He realy want to go to school.Please help me.i need to do all this thing as soon as posible.Other wise i will loose so much money.
Hi,
In 2009 i applied for and got admission in a top university after which i applied for visa. the course start date was 23rd september but the visa came on 27th oct. i had to deffer my course with consent frm university.
This year my uni is still in a highly trusted category and i have a valid tier4 visa till end of jan 2011. my course starts in september. can i travel to uk on my still valid visa since i havent changed course or uni and then apply for extension when i am there?
Hello,
I’m a US citizten studying in the UK at a level 3 course. My student visa expires in Oct of 2011.
I want to extend my visa at that time to study another level 3 course. After which i am applying to a nursing course.
Is there a number of how many times you can renew your studen visa, and is it ok to study a level 3 and then another level 3?
Hi I am working more than the normal hours. are they check NI all times?
hi
i m doing my dissertation (MBA). My reslut is coming at the end of september or the first week of october but my visa is going to expire on 20 sept. i want 2 know can i get the permission form the UK board agency to stay here for 1 more month here so that i can wait for my result and can apply for my PSW.is it poosible that they can give me permission on my current visa ony.
thankyou
in want to go to uk i finished BA in 2009 now i want to admission in social sciences in london so what can i do to get uk visa. please guide me any one. can i apply for uk student visa. & is uk visa policy easy or not for student.
hi i just want to know the latest rule for extending visa for tier 4 student visa.
Im here in UK from pakistan at college on student visa. Do i need to inform government of changing college as ive have had to relocate miles away ? is it a simple procedure when informing them. or could i loose my visa ?
Good afternoon!
I am currently a Canadian in the UK working on my postgraduate dissertation and would like to apply to the Tier 4 Visa that I am entitled to. I have a CAS number, sufficient funds, sponsor support, etc.
I would like to not have to return to Canada to apply for my Tier 4, but because I didn’t know that there was a special “Dissertation Entry Clearance”, I am just here as a visitor.
I therefore have a few questions: is there any way that I can apply for the dissertation entry clearance from the UK? Does one need to provide biometrics data for that? The reason I ask is because once I have that clearance, I could apply for the Tier 4 from within the UK. I wouldn’t mind going to the embassy/consulate in the Netherlands or something if it needs to be done out of country, but I don’t have the time to fly home to Canada.
Next, I have “enter to leave until September 30th” stamped in my passport because I didn’t know whether or not I would be readmitted onto my course (I left because my dad died) and confused the IO. Will this prohibit me from being entitled to a visa or entry clearance? Also I don’t actually know what “entry to leave until” means … Finally, my course doesn’t actually finish until October 8th.
Thank you so much for any clarification that you might provide.
Iam international student from pakistan in Uk,my problem is that some one used my account fraudulently and my credit history has been corrupted.so i can not open my bank account is Uk.So my question is can i use my bank account is pakistan for extension if yes how much amount i have to maintain and for which period and my credit history can effect my extension.
Thanks
Hi,
I am wondering if someone can help me please? I am on a 2 year working visa which expires in November 2011. I would like to know if it is possible to apply for a study visa to study Nursing here thereafter?
Thanks in advance for your help.
Dear Sir/ Madam,
I want to know when should I apply for my visa extension which is going to be expired in 7th November 2010. Now I have my holidays and working full time, so do I need to show any documents which would be helpful to justify that I work full time because I had holidays at that time.
Keenly waiting for your kind reply.
Many thanks.
Hi Charles,
I just want to know can I apply for student extension visa from my home country instead of UK?
hi,
Can you please tell me weather I can apply for student visa extension from India and if I can how much amount I will have to show?
hi,
Can you please tell me weather I can apply for student visa extension from India and if I can how much amount I will have to show?
Hello.I really need some urgent help. I applied for an extension of my student visa and it was refused. Later I appealed against the decision and my visa was allowed on 18.05.10.I have a court letter saying that I am not dealing anymore with visa issues and I just need to wait for the UKBA contact. The problem is I am waiting for my Foreign Identification Card for more than 13 weeks and it does not come.I called UKBA and they said that there is not time frame. No one gives me any information.I sent emails, special delivery letters and faxes and no answer. I know I cannot travel abroad without it but at least they could give me a letter where they state that I am allowed to work. I sent inumerous requests about that letter and no answer as well. I have been refused in lots of jobs. What do you suggest to me to do?I really need to work.
I am sorry for this extense report.
Thank you
Mehmet
hello sir,
Now I am doing my NVQ level-3 from 2009october & the course is going to be completed on or before march2011.My visa will expire on 30th july 2011.So I hope you would give me an answer for my following doubts; (I have 100% attendence)
1. When should I apply for my visa extension?
2. Can i change my college?(corrently they are my sponsores)(I HAVE 100% ATTENDANCE)
3. Is it possible to change sponsorship?(Because i have to travell more than 4 hours to reach to the college from my work placement)
4.My IELTS got expired on last month(june 2010).So do i need to write the exam again before extension?
5.I have worked some extra hours than the normal during my term breakes. Is it would be a problem while extending?
I am so tensed and nervous about my future.So please give me reply.
Thank you
hi i am ashley, i came here in england as a student visa holder and i arrived on oct 19 2008, my first college was Kings College in Manchester near picadilly. and it was already under investigation for their license. I paid the Kings College 1500 and since they have licensce problem, I decided to look for another college,. however, the school didnt give me back the money.
Premier Inn College in Stockport was my second college. they promised me that before my visa expires on october 2009, they would have a license (it was only because they were new thats why they dont have the license yet- thats what they said). So paid them 2000 pounds, and again, they didnt have the license.
My third college was Global Vision College in Oxford Road and this one has a license. I renewed my visa. Half way of the semester, the college was again on investigation of the Home Office. and students were again needed to transfer. that was february 2010.
and since then, I didnt go to college anymore. coz the college will start on september. and since then i left my job as well in holiday inn manchester airport.
I’d like to know that after all what happened, can I still renew my visa and find another college again?
I feel so sick reading all these problems posted above. Im in the Philippines but I am also affected because my wife is in the same situation as yours. I feel so saddened that in a country like the UK, it is happening. I feel that it is really an abuse to any student. My wife left for UK with legitimate documents because it is the right thing to do. We do not want to break any rules in the UK but when she arrived in the UK, problems started to come out because of this TIER 4 issue. She left when TIER 4 was not in place yet but her school is investigated for the TIER 4 license and she was forced to transfer to CCC in London. All tuition fees has been paid in March but suddenly the school increased tuition fees in June and she was pressured to pay or she will be reported to UKBA and dismissed from the college. Can you imagine that? Isn’t that harrassment? My wife did not pay because she feels it’s a breach on their contract and the school does not have license yet. She sought advice from different agencies but until now, no action has been undertaken. If the Philippines is 3rd in the most corrupt countries, what do you call UK then? Nobody can help them with regard to this issue. They wrote to UKBA but no single reply was received from them. My wife now has no school, secondly she paid full tuition fees and she could not recovered the money even if this is a clear breach of contract. Her visa expires seven months from now and she did not have any course completed. When the time comes that she will extend her visa, for sure she will be refused because they will find out that she was not enrolled or completed any course within her stay there. But who’s fault is it really? I think personally, in the first instance, that she should not allowed to be bothered by the TIER 4 issue because she was still governed by rules placed before March 2009. But it seems that students arent well informed or misinformed by their sponsor schools. It is so surprising that even schools do not know how to advise students regarding this. How can you expect my wife to pay another tuition fee for a different college. You need to pay again 3000 pounds and how much is that in Philippine peso? 210,000 more or less. That is equivalent to two years of her pay here as a nurse. I could not help but be really mad at the way UK is treating their international students. Everyday is a trauma to us. We do not know what to do. No advisors to tell us the right thing and the right process. When we do research to UKBA site, some of the answers for relevant questions were deleted on their site pages. Come on! We may be from a 3rd world corrupt country but we are not idiots! We studied and we are professionals but you are treating us as if we were born just now. So disgusting!
You are not an idiot. Your wife’s motive is to work here and not to study. The level of education is higher from where you come from. You might be thinking that UK is the Fantasy Land, a pot of gold at the end of a rainbow. Rules are rules. For example, every company have its Equality and Diversity policies. Workers are treated fairly here, but not Asians. The blame might be on the color of your skin. Your efforts are not credited, no matter how skillful and industrious you may be. They can’t say, “This is My Land.” It is rude! They would rather say, “The law is hard, but it is Our law.” It is just rice crispies and cornflakes at the end of the rainbow. You are not an idiot, Mate, aren’t you?
my visa application has been refused because of I have not provided my Bachelor Diploma to Home Office.
Firstly, In spite of refusal decision Home Office gives me chance to make a new, fresh application. But there is a notice on 4th page of letter which is in all cases an application should be made before your current leave expires. Unfortunately, my visa expire date is 04.08.2010 they sent me the letter at 26.08.2010 and I have received the letter at 27.08.2010. They give me chance to make new application but my visa expire date has already passed today 25 days.
Secondly, regarding Home Office rules Tier 4 (Student) applicants have to keep £1.200 minimum 28 days in their bank account and show this amount on their bank statements. I have been keeping £1.200 in my account for 2 or 3 days.
I need to ask two questions.
The first of them is that shall I make a new and fresh application? Second one is that do I have to fill 28 days in order to send my fresh bank statement to Home Office?
hi sir/madam…
i am the international student of uk,i came here last year 31sep 2009.This oct31 2010 my visa is expiring,i am in tire 4.Tthis year i am extending my visa in level 5(advance diploma).I just want to know that can i work 20hour ?.and also i want to know that can my wife work full time?…..because the rules is changed from 6 april 2010
Thank You
Hi, I am a Bangladeshi student,who have been granted a 15 months student visa, expiring on 31st of October 2010. I was enrolled in MBA program which is supposed to terminate on August 2010. But due to the failure in my Dissertation, I will have to re-submit it on 24th of September 2010 and my result will be published on November 2010.
So in view of above I will remain obliged if you can inform me whether it will be possible to grant me a visa extension based on my re-submission of Dissertation.
thanking you,
Lanny Anthony Rodrigues
Hi,
I want to change my college but I have due some tution fees with my previous college. so if I change my college then will it be effected in my visa extention?
Hi, I have the question about the uk visa for student. My visa is finish in the end of oct 2010 but my course will finish in this december and i already pay for the next course that i want to study. So is there any problem if i want to extend to finish the next course ( end of 2012). And what documents should i take to extend the visa? I have the form, the bank statement, cas letter from school, pictures…is there any missing?
hi, I am a student I lost my passport and I just got a new one from Nigeria house so I want to get visa on it and I don’t know how to go about it and how much is going to cost me.can you kindly put me through because I was confuse and don’t know what to do. I have police report with me concerning the last passport and photo copy of the lost one. just need to know how much is going to cost and how to go about it.thanks very much I we be waiting for your reply.
Hi!
I’m a tier 4 general student. I’ve been doing Graduate Diploma in Law during one year. Unfortunately, I have not passed 3 exams and I need to retake them next summer only. My visa runs out in 2 weeks and I need an advice on what should I do if I want to stay in England up to the date when I due to resit those exams. Am I eligible to extend the duration of my visa on the grounds that I need to resit exams?
If not, are there any other options available for me?
Thanks for helping!
HI Charles
I cam here to study in a university because of some problems i cannot finish my course and the day of my visa expiry is also coming its in jan 2011 and i want to join in the other university this february for that how much i want to show and how many days i want to show can u help me regarding this
I will be all my modules on 15th December 2010 and expecting my results in March 2011. However my student visa expires in 21st January 2011.
In this case, will I be eligible for a student visa extension? If yes for how many months will it be extended.
Greetings,
My name is Muhammad Nabeel and i hold Tier-1 Post Study work visa.
Can you confirm me what is the maximum limit for some one to stay out of UK on PSW visa which is valid until December 12 2011.
I have spent more than 3 consecutive months out of UK on this visa. Am i eligible to come back to UK?.
Your earliest response shall be highly appreciated.
Regards
Mohd Nabeel
To get extension student visa is it possible a relative of the student who is a permenant resident of UK to submit his or her bank statment as a sponser intead of her or his bank statement to get visa early than the expected date?
i want to know i did criminal thing and police came and they put on me panelty of 80 pound so i want to know it will effect on my visa extension ? i did not arrested but they put on me panelty
i want to know i did criminal thing and police came and they put on me panelty of 80 pound so i want to know it will effect on my visa extension ? i did not arrested but they put on me panelty .so please how can i get your answer
Hi My visa is expireing in next year jan,
I will be all done with my one resit in December 2010 and expecting my results in feb or March 2011. However my student visa expires in 31January 2011.
In this case, will I be eligible for a student visa extension? If yes for how many months will it be extended.
#248 WRITTEN BY ARUN ON SEPTEMBER 18TH, 2010 @ 11:38 PM
hi could u tell me would it be possible to extant visa on exam base because i got exam in december and my visa is expired in november. and if it is possible can u please tell me what document do i need to apply.. thank you
Hello..
I am Doing MBA here.I got Visa up to May 2010 . Now i just want to know that if i get the result in june 2010, May i allow to Live in the UK..Or i have to go back to india and apply for the PSW from their.Because i can not get PSW without having my result.
Plz try to ans my question as soon as possible so i can plan abt my future..
Thanks..
Hello There,
I have a friend there in London with her student visa, she
only have a 1 yr student visa,but the problem now is, she can’t afford
to go to school now?..so she’s working for her leaving there,& that’s
what worries me?..her student visa expired next yr,(January’11)i
told her to go back now if that’s her problem?..but she said she want
to stay to work there,so what’s the best thing to do to make sure that
she’s safe to work there?..really need your help,plz?
hi, please can you tell me if i can change my college,because my college is not doing the right course i want,but the problem is that my visa is running out in two weeks,can i still change college?
Hello
I am studying HND in Business Management. My visa is expiring on 26 March 2010 and my course end date is 20 March 2010. I need some time to apply for further education in UK. How can I apply for student visa extension as I want to do degree after my HND. Please advice.
Hi,I have dependent visa as my mother working in uk.we all renew visa every year.last year they (homeoffice)send my passport late.but my parent got early.so this year they aply for settelment and they got that.but when i was ready to send my passport for settlment i just chek my visa.its expired.24 days ago.so i write a appolagize letter to home office.do you think i will get my visa?
Hello
I shifted my course and university after coming to UK. Now my visa is going to expire within few days. As I am continuing with my new course I need to extend my visa. so could you please tell me what all documents do I need for that. Do I need to get any letters from my previous university?
hi there
I just had my level 7 in APDMS from Edexcel, and the certificate will come out a weel after my visa expires, and i want to enroll in MBA which only can be done with matriculation referring the level 7 certificate, at the moment, i am in confusion whether to overstay and apply or just apply with out matriculation/ Please help me/ My visa expires on 10/11/2010/ wwould appreciate a lot . Thnx
Hello I posted a question here today but cannot see it here.
here it is once again, i would really appreciate a response please.
Hello Charles,
Need to ask for your expertise and our situation is a bit complicated and will appreciate your expert advice.
I am post graduate student and I apply for my visa extension under the Tier 4 General on July 2009. After long waiting period I received my passports with objection on 3rd of August 2010.The decision was not in my favour because as in previous extensions my uncle as bearing all my education and living expenses.
The reason of rejection was on 10 points of maintenance funds. Home Office gave me Right of appeal.
As per my consideration and understanding I received my documents in August 2010 and according to the decision I provide my own bank statement with amount of £8200
And my father’s six months (March2010 till august 2010) bank statements stating amount of 5, 00000 PKR which is more then £35000.
My appeal was again rejected and this time the judge said the bank statements have all sufficient amounts but does not cover 2009 when the application was lodged.
In my 2nd appeal I have submitted my father’s bank statement for the period of
January 2009 till March 2010 in respect of the Judge’s decision to prove my financial documents to cover the period of 2009. Why they are not considering my all documents which is already fulfil the immigration law’s requirements.
When Home Office didn’t send me back my documents in 2009 and there was not any clue that I have to provide 2009 bank statements and it’s not mention on the decision letter that we need financial documents for 2010 or 2009. If Home office would have send me documents in 2009 and requested in 2009 then I would have send 2009 bank statements which was back dated statements so could submit that time my father’s bank statement.
I don’t accept this First Tribunal decision. The decision is awful and disrespectful. According to the law and requirements I have fulfil all the requirements and send all my father’s bank statements since Jan 2009 till to day then why Judge is not considering my all documents despite of sending all the required documents.
If First Tribunal Judge can make mistake in my first appeal that Syed Rehan Raza Rizvi were born in Iran not in Pakistan which is a major mistake and can be count in racism. If I didn’t submit 2009 bank statements in 2010 off course you should have ask for back dated bank documents which is always available. This cannot be a major mistake as I have submitted later on.
I have already spent too much amount on my education, living and other expenses.
Please I want you to consider my application and allow me to study here as my all fees are up to date and I have fulfil all the requirements by the immigration law and requirements then there is no point to refuse it.
I have 2 questions.
1. Can i apply for new application under the Tier 4 suring my appeals?
2 Can i change my collage? because i think i should study with university now instead of any collages?
Please reply me asap.
hii,
i have to appear for resit in january before my currernt student visa expires. am i eligible to apply for post study work visa once i get my results in february/march? also, will i be able to extend my student visa?
You should consult an appeal specialist for this sort of advice. I am emailing you on this.
I would really appreciate a response please.
Hello Charles,
Need to ask for your expertise and our situation is a bit complicated and will appreciate your expert advice.
I am post graduate student and I apply for my visa extension under the Tier 4 General on July 2009. After long waiting period I received my passports with objection on 3rd of August 2010.The decision was not in my favour because as in previous extensions my uncle as bearing all my education and living expenses.
The reason of rejection was on 10 points of maintenance funds. Home Office gave me Right of appeal.
As per my consideration and understanding I received my documents in August 2010 and according to the decision I provide my own bank statement with amount of £8200
And my father’s six months (March2010 till august 2010) bank statements stating amount of 5, 00000 PKR which is more then £35000.
My appeal was again rejected and this time the judge said the bank statements have all sufficient amounts but does not cover 2009 when the application was lodged.
In my 2nd appeal I have submitted my father’s bank statement for the period of
January 2009 till March 2010 in respect of the Judge’s decision to prove my financial documents to cover the period of 2009. Why they are not considering my all documents which is already fulfil the immigration law’s requirements.
When Home Office didn’t send me back my documents in 2009 and there was not any clue that I have to provide 2009 bank statements and it’s not mention on the decision letter that we need financial documents for 2010 or 2009. If Home office would have send me documents in 2009 and requested in 2009 then I would have send 2009 bank statements which was back dated statements so could submit that time my father’s bank statement.
According to the law and requirements I have fulfil all the requirements and send all my father’s bank statements since Jan 2009 till to day then why Judge is not considering my all documents despite of sending all the required documents.
I have already spent too much amount on my education, living and other expenses.
After I consulted with a good lawyer and he said I believe that your appeal remedies are now exhausted. And he said you have now 28 days to make a new application.
Now I need to ask you if you could be help me in this matter and please email me as well.
1. Can i apply for new application under the Tier 4 during my appeals while my 3rd appeal remedies are now exhausted?
2 Can i change my collage because my collage lenience was cancel and then again my collage got lenience but if will continue with my collage then I m not sure if my fees will be waste that’s why i think i should study with university now instead of any collages?
Please reply me asap.
hi
i have to apply for a student extension, i am studing in thames valley university, ealing, London , so please can you assist me what amount of funds should i maintain and also please can you tell me once i finish 28 days of funds maintaince can i withdraw ny funds?
I have submitted my last module on 24th September 2010.My results officially published on November 2nd(but my Visa expired on November1 2010).So I came back to India before my Visa get expired. Somehow I failed only on my last module. In this case is it possible to apply for extention of student visa as I failed my last module(My tutor gave me permission to resubmit my last module)and will I get an offer letter from the university to finish my course successfully.
Thank you
hello everybody i am a Pakistani and i want to extent my visa in coming January.i want to know one thing that will i have to pass the language course(IELTS,TOFLE,PTE) for getting CAS number from my collage?please help me by telling me.plzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
You can find all the requirements on the UKBA website.
http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/studyingintheuk/
I have been researching regarding this topic and I found your site. I have learned a lot. At least now I know that one really needs to follow the rules or the law and also to act diligently, and honestly at all times. Will be bookmarking your site so that just in case I need to be reminded I can always come back and read.
Hello,
I need your help regarding change of college.I’m student of London college of accounting & finance.but my college Is not good.I want to channge my college.I came In UK on 30oct,2009.i applied for my visa in september 2009 because of rush i got my visa after36 days on 12Oct,2009.my visa valid until 28-05-2010.I’m student of tourism management my course started in January 2010.our teacher Maria taught us tourism from January to may after may she left our college.then college principal combine our batch with new batch & start our syllabus from starting.when we asked our principal they told us Maria is not tourism teacher.they waste our 5 months.we don’t know about our syllabus & exams because in January 2011 my course will finished.now they combine our batch with 3rd batch.they combine 1,2,3 batch sept 2009,June2010 & Sept 2010.our future is in trouble.even they take extra money from students and mark their present.they are corrupt.can u help me.i want to change my college is it possible according rules because all my classmate already change their college our college management behaviour is very bad.I’m waiting for your reply.
Thanx
Rammi
hi i am rashan.i came here january for pgdms course and i successfully completed and i admit university of wales institute,cardiff in january session.my visa expire date is 24 th december 2010. i alrady started put the money in bank for my bank statement.i heard that as my institute is out of london so i put my living expense for 2 months 1200 pound and the rest of my tution fee.can u please inform me it is right or wrong,because out of london institute so the 2 months living expense is 1200 pound.i am general student.thank u.
Hi,
Greetings!!
If you are looking to extend your visa as a student, I can guide you with any queries and also suggest some good colleges in UK.
Thanks,
Ajit.
Hi, I have submitted my dissertation in september and the result will be published in 24th of november. However my visa is expired 31st of october. I am planning to study master’s course in same college and i applied tier4 visa before my visa is expired. I have sent my documents without CAS number, however i explained the situation and promised to send relavant documents as additional documents when it is available for me. Recently, i have received my documents back it says invalid application and send fresh application. I am confused from where to apply for my visa again, because i have over stayed in uk now.
I got one job oportunity in U.K.what will be the working visa cost and ticket charge
I got one job oportunity in U.K.Please tell mewhat will be the working visa cost and ticket charge
hi i came here as student holding student visa and is about to expire this end of january 2011..my concern is im filling already for marriage with my fiancee and we plan to get married this summer of 2011..can anyone advice me what to do? thanx xx
See UKBA website and beware of SCAMS nad fraudulent job offers!
hi,
i got tier4 student visa on 7oct09.n its will be finishd 31st aug2011.now i want to change my college n cours even i want to extention my courent visa before the end.so nw wat shoud i do for that? please sir let me know by the email.
P.S,
i heard that,after 5th october09 who has got visa thay cant change college,is it throu?n recently i heard that after ending visa we have 2 go our country if we want 2 extend? so CAN U EXPLAIN 2 ME ABOUT SUCH….PLZ
Thank you very much.
hi, im on a student visa which will expire on 28 feb 2011 and i want to extend this. i have already finished nvq level 3 health and social care but the problem is i dont have yet my certificate as my school has been suspended of their license and recommending me to find another school. do you think if im going to enroll business management to another school will the home office grant me a visa? please tell me what should i do because im running out of time in order to extend my visa. thanks hoping for a quick reply and advise. thanks again
hi,
i got tier4 student visa on 7oct09.n its will be finishd 31st aug2011.now i want to change my college n cours even i want to extention my courent visa before the end.so nw wat shoud i do for that? please sir let me know by the email.
P.S,
i heard that,after 5th october09 who has got visa thay cant change college,is it throu?n recently i heard that after ending visa we have 2 go our country if we want 2 extend? so CAN U EXPLAIN 2 ME ABOUT SUCH….PLZ
Thank you very much.
Dear,SIR/Madame
Hi my visa is getting expired in june 2011 and i have heared that if the student want to extend thier stay in united knigdon then that have to go back to their country and then have to apply for their, i just want to make sure is this information correct or not.
the date of expiring the visa how many days before we can apply for the visa
please let me know.
hi, I’ve come to the UK on 3rd may 2010 and completed my International foundation year’10 course in business, law, and social studies area on last 10th December 2010. I’m waiting for my result now and it’s going to be published on 10th January 2011. My course was of more than 10 months in the University of Huddersfield ISC. Now I wish to switch to the main LLB course in London with a reputed institution. How should I apply now for extending my visa, because my visa will be expired on 12th February 2011. How much money/bank balance should I need to show for my living coast ? please clarify me. Thank you..
Hello,
I have got tier 4 student visa issued for a master’s degree and it expires by 21st january. I have finished the course and got my certificate. I have applied for a phd after completing the course, now I have got an unconditional offer and CAS number for PHd to extend my visa from an approved education provider. I was going to extend my visa in the UK but I had to go to my home country for a couple of days to sort out some important issues. Do I have to apply for tier 4 student visa here, in my home country, or is it OK to return to the UK and apply there? The thing is the phd course starts in 4th January, so I would prefer to extend it in the UK, but I am not sure if they would let me in with my current student visa since I finished masters.
hi i came uk last year in april and my will expired in september can you tell me where i will apply extension in uk or in back.
can i appyly in extension in uk?
I am doing my PhD and my student visa expires on February, 28, 2011. I want to apply for a Post Study Visa. Normally I should apply at least four weeks before my student visa expires. However, my PhD final award will be announced in the third week of February, that is just a week before the student visa expires. Can I go ahead and still apply for a Post Study Visa? What will be my status after the exiry of the visa and durng the pendency of my application? Thanaks
hi guys i am bilal i lived in the uk for 5 years and now i am bak in pak …… first of all its a shit country and second of all i never went to school in 5 years and i did extended my visa 4 times without any problem because when u throw money all is well …… and yes i worked like a dog 60 hours a week hence nothing was proven ….. hahahahhahahah ya all brit suckerz kiss my ass
Hi,
I am an indian student and i came to uk on jan 2010. I ahve my visa till may 2011 but i have already fonoshed my studies on jan 2011. Now i have 4 months left on my visa and now i want to start new course on april 2011. Will there be any problem on my extension or if I am staying on these months am i illegal.
Any help would really be appreciated.
Many Thanks,
Tara Gussain
hello i am indian my visa expir on 31/12/2010 i apply for visa extition on 22/12/2010.please give me answer can my hasband working after visa expire i have permission
As long as your visa has not expired and you are not doing anything illegal you should not have a problem.
Have you applied for an extension?
See also: Tier 1 Post Study Work Visa to be abolished
With just two weeks left to take part in the Student Immigration System public consultation, which will help shape the future of international student visa rules in the UK, higher education providers are lobbying the government to drop plans to end the popular Tier 1 post study work visa.
You can respond online to the consultation at: http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/student-consult-online which will take around 30 minutes to read and complete.
Hello good morning. My daughter is on a student visa in London since 2009. It expired May 2010 and was extended until April 13, 2011. Her studies will be finished this January 2011 at Anglia Ruskin University. I read that PSW visa will be abolished. I just what to know if those students who finished their studies this year will be affected by the abolition of PSW? Can my daughter apply for another extension? What are her options? Please help me.
Thank you and God Bless
If Tier 1 PSW were to be abolished then yes, she would be affected.
Tier 2 will still be open.
See proposed Tier 1 changes:
Tier 1 Post Study Work Visa to be abolished and Tier 4 changes in:
Student Visa Public Consultation ends 31 January
I belief students contributed toward uk economy growth,so students should be treated like human being.
Please add these comments to the Student Visa Public Consultation. See:
Student Visa Public Consultation ends 31 January
You only have a few days left!!!!
I was on an MBA program – the final component of which is a research dissertation. The research was required to be done in India I am an Indian passport holder & in Delhi. Mystudent registration expires on 31stMarch 2011but my visa expires in February. The classes for the course are over. But my supervisor for the research is in UK & we correspond by email. However my degree is due in October 2011. For this the Examining board for my dissertation could even sit in July or later. In such circumstances do I need to extend my student visa or could I come to UK for the purpose on Tourist visa as well.
i m inside uk i have got visa till 20 march 2011 my course has been finished at 21 janurary 2011 now i m taking admission in mba topup which going to be started at 18th of april 2011 please let me know i m elegible for the extention
Hi I’m a student under the Tier 4 application form and my visa is going to expire on 11th May. How long before it expires should I apply to extend it?
Can I apply on the first week of April?
Kind Regards
Lucy
You can reply up to 3 months before the expriy date. Make sure you have funds in place for 28 days and you have an ‘Established Presence’ in the UK.
If a student finishes his undergraduate in June with visa that expires in September and gets an admission to start Masters, can he extend his visa for the Masters one year course from UK? Coming back and reapplying would need 3 months time and that will make him to miss his Masters start in September. Please urgently advise.
Hi. I m aman. My course will finish in april and my visa expire in may . I want to extend my visa . So what are the requirements for extending visa like how many bank balance i need to show and minimum time required for application submition
Hi my visa renewal was refused, because i didnt do the IELTS test. I have booked the test, but within how many days i can make new application ?
Hi!
My name is Mohammed. I come in uk 5th May 2009. My extenstion is start now. I applied for three year extenstion due to my course,can i change my course after extenstion.Is it possbile?Is there any affect on my extended visa?Can you reply me in details.
Many Thanks
hi,i am from nepal,i apply for visa in august 22 2009,and i got visa for 22 month but my course in previous colge is finished in feburary so i am enrool in new colge now so at the same time i want to extend my visa for some reason so could i apply for visa now or not ?i have got more than 4 month visa left.so plz can u give me some idea.thankyou.
i m on research dissertation my visa expire in may can i extend visa for final result
I have seperated with my husband in Feb 2011 and came back to India on March 2011. Now I wish to apply for a PSW visa in July 2011, my marital status will be seperated, because we wish to go in for a mutual consent divorce as we have a daughter. But for applying for a divorce we need to stay seperately for a year. What documents should I attach to show I am seperately living now with my PSW application.
Hi, I applied for an extension and I am studying at a UK University. I supplied half of my required fund in my account and other half in my Mother’s account. Is it Ok? I am so anxious about it. Please advice what can I do if I get a refusal?
my visa will expired 30 oct 2011. I have got 6 month visa left.My college offered me if I issue My CAS letter before 21 april 2011 I will get visa under old rul. My college said, condition is I have to change my course. My old course was PgD (NQ level 7 ) now my course is ACCA.can i apply for new visa before 6 month.please please explain me …………..thanks.
HI,
My visa valids from 22 sep 2009 to 11 may 2011 on passport. I have applied visa bef 5th oct 2009 .
I am studyig EMBA course but i have not finished my dissertaion and my college doesnot help me to extend visa.
So I want to extend my visa through different college and different course.
I have already admitted my new college.And i am giving IELTS exam on may 7 th.
My ques is can i apply visa bef May 11 ,2011 or on that same day.
And next thing is if my course begins after june or sep, can i apply visa staying in UK or shall i return to my home country.
Up to when i can apply visa staying in UK as my visa on passport is expiring soon.
Can i apply till 4 months after my visa expires on passport or to that day it expires on passport.
thanks.
Hi, I lost my cameroonian passport with my uk international student visa on it. actually my visa runs out in august, and I wanted to renew it months before.
but considering the fact that my embassy told me to wait for about 8 months to have a new passport delivered, can I still apply for psw or other visas while waiting for a passport? I have photocopies of my passport and visa pages. please get back to me I am so confused..I reported to the police already.. Thanks
Dear Sir
I have applied for student VISA in Aug 2010 under Tier-4 General student category and my VISA application was successful. I have been received UK entry clearance from 25 Sep 2010. However, due to scholarship funding issues I couldn’t travel on that VISA and now all my relevant issues have been solved and i am intending to travel on dated 25-may 2011.
My Tier-4 General student VISA is valid until 31 January 2015 and my university (i-e; Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh) has deferred my starting date of my course (PhD Management Science) from 27 Sep 2010 to 27 May 2011. My question is that,
Can i travel to UK on the same VISA or i have to apply for fresh VISA?
Hello,
I am organizing an english course for foreigners under visa tier 2 and tier 4. It finishes at the end of August and I was wandering if it’s not too late for students wanting to extend or get students visa tier 4 before the academic year starts at the end of Septemebr.
If some of my students will be processing their applications at the end of August, will they be ale to e.g. go back to their country and get/extend visa within 3 weeks? Or do it in the UK within this time? I don’t know how long it takes to get it. UKBA wesbite says it’s straightforward but it seems like students always have problems waiting for visas. So I just wanted to make sure if I should perhaps do the course in July. Thank you in advance for any replies.
Best wishes
Lou
Hi I’m a student from nigeria under the Tier 4 application form and my visa is going to expire on 30 november 2011.I’m starting my undergraduate studies September. how much does it cost to renew or extend it in uk
hello im from pakistan.i hv taken msc admission in uk highly sponsored uni in feb 2011 but i cant enroll for feb 2011 session because i received my visa late and university asked should they defer my admission to september session.so now i hv received september offer lettre with old id.my visa will expire before 2 months of course completion date.Im confused that should i travel with the same visa because i want to take extension in uk.please guide me.
Hi,
I’ve finished my MBA and submitted my dissertation un the month of April and college said my result would come might be 1st or 2nd week of June and my visa is expiring in the 1st week of June. Could you suggest me what am I supposed to do? I don’t want to go my country without getting PSW.PLz suggest any altenative
Thanks
Hi i m an international student I have made a visa extension for my Top up MBA in Anglia Ruskin University. I have successfully completed my PGD in Business Administration. Visa fee through post is 386pounds. I didnt have that much money in my bank card. What will happen? I had for the past 15days. But i will put again some money in 3 days. If i got refused bcoz of this reason can i appeal again? Where my visa expired on 10th may 2011. I have applied on tht day only.pls leave a reply
hi my name is amin, and i am on studnt visa in uk . but as i have problem for my status an is that , i m studing in greenwich school of management , and visa finished on last saturday because of i have to give my english test , i could not submit my visa file yet so can u please advice me , after geting my english test result if i put my visa file so still can i get visa.
Hi my name is kamran, i am on tier 4 sponsor visa in kaplan college for ACCA, now i want to change my college and course in this monht. my visa was extended in december 2010 for dec 2011. i did not make any progress in results for dec 2010… now i m a bit confused what could be response of home office?? because i m changing my course and college. and i did not pass any paper in last semester in ACCA.
Another question is regarding the right of work of students in uk. i heared that they will not grant work permission to students if they apply for visa extension after june 2011, if its true then what date this rule will be implemented from 1 july or 21 july??
thanks
The rule, which some say is being challenged, will apply to those in private colleges. If you study at a government university you will still be able to work.
See also: http://www.uk-universityservices.co.uk/home
Hello All,
I am in serious trouble. I came in USA with F1 and i finished my masters. After that i applied for H1b and got approved but i did not realize i was already out of status on F1. I called SEVIS and they saying i can not reinstate or either i can go and come back on same student visa that i have and i have feeling if they do not stamp my H1b. My wife is also with me and she is on status with H1b. Please help.
You need to speak to a US immigration adviser/lawyer.
Would you like a referral to one?
Can I get married while i am waiting for the appeal for post-study visa?
I did a foundation course in a college associated with the same university ( but are different sponsors) and my student visa was under the college sponsorship. When i finished my foundation, i moved on to my degree course with the university.
The issue here is that I have to renew my visa as my old one expired and the university has already given me the CAS letter. The only problem arising now is that when I switched from the foundation to university degree, I did not send a mail to the UKBA to inform them that i have swiched.
Does that affect my visa renewal in any way? Will they pick up that i did not inform them that i was switching from one sponsor to another?
Thanks
Hello
I have a friend who allegations of assault was made against. This was the second time by the same victim. The first time it was reported as a non crime and the second time a statement was made by the victim but later retracted. However, my friend’s student visa expired on the 31st of May, so after he was arrested for questioning for the allegations of assault and released on that count, he was re arrested immediately for the immigration issue….
His visa has expired for 10 days now, he still has resit exams and a project he has to complete at uni. They have had him in custody for almost 24 hours now and when he was allowed to call, he said he wanted his passport and it should be brought down to the station.
Do you think he could be deported? or does he have any chance of being asked to remain and immediately apply for an extension of his visa? What is the way out?
hi
i am studying in london and i m international student, i have failed in my exam, my 2 yrs visa is until this december, but next exam will be on jan only, so in order to pass and re-appear on exam, can i extend my visa??
Hi
i am doing now access to business and marketing course, i applied for foundation degree course by UCAS at the same college and the college gave me offer for that course. But my visa will expaire on september 30th. so i need to extant my visa for my further education. But i dont know what i need to do for apply, how much money i need to put in the bank. my yearly course fee is £7000. can you give me some information about it please.
Hi, I am yang,
I have a problem
My visa will expired 10/08/2011, and my postgraduate study will start at 19/09/11, can I extend my visa in the UK? Since the gap more than one month?
Please help me
Hello!!!, Can a student, with visa Tier-4 expiring on the 8th of July 2011 but with a flight back to their country not until the 31 July 2011, travel around the UK by plane between the 8 and 31?
Hi
I have to re-write my dissertation which would be due on 31st september, my visa would expire on 30th october and my results would not be out by then. Can i apply for an extension on this grounds?
Hi natacha !
please if you don’t mind can you please tell me that did you travel on your same visa or applied fresh one..As i am too in same situation now but fco is allowing me to travel but my uni is not supporting me..please reply me soon as i have short of time.
Hi, I would just like to ask if 6 month’s to hear back for a visa extension is normal? My friend applied at the end of Jan 10, before his visa ran out and is still waiting. He had a letter in may to say it was being dealt with, but nothing since. Thank you for any help. Debbie
Sorry I wrote the date wrong, it is meant to be for jan 11 not 10. Debbie
Sorry, date should read jan 11.
Six months is a long time, but it depends on the type of case or visa.
hi,
i am the student of MBA.i am a full time student.my visa expires in nov.my dissertation is left.how can i apply for extension.my college is not
ready for giving me extension.only 5 months extension is required.pl guide me.earliest reply is requested.
thanks
hi my name is babar i would to know that my visa is expire on may 2012. there for i havnt idea how to extent my visa pleas guide me properly thx.
Hi,
I am a student at the University of Kent and doing my MBA. I am writing my dissertation now and my submission date is 12th Sept. My VISA expires on the 14th of November. But my University is saying that they will only be able to give me the letter and the Degree in the first week of december. Now this is troublesome for me as i am eligible for a PSW visa foe 2 years. i wont be able to apply for the visa. can you please advise what i should do in this situation. Is there a possibility that i can extend my student visa till then. Please can you advise?
Thank you so much for your help
hi dear i ve completed my MBA topup and waiting for result can i take admission in level 5 but in different field to enhance my IT skill,
thanks
Hello please , i am a masters student , my visa will be due by sept 30 of this year. I had to rewrite my dessertation and will submit by august 30 i dont know if my result will be out before september when my visa will be due please advise .
Hello i did MBA from pakistan and did Diploma in business studies level 4 from London now is it possible to get admission in Level 7 is UKBA have any restrictions on this progressions?????please answer me as soon as possible
hi there my name is deep i applied my visa 3 month ago , i gave biomatric but still w8ing for reply and my friend also w8ing for reply
Hello sir,
we are writing this for getting some information about our visa.
sir we took admission in LONDON TRINITY COLLEGE but now this college is closed and i have 42 months visa so kindly you tell me, what can i do in this situation. and second thing is that one of my friend is took admission in same college and he send his visa file for extension but still he didn’t received any information and letter from your side,but now the situation is that our college is closed and we are very worry about our future,
kindly give us some suggestion about this problem.that which type of step we can get and now what can we do,
Please we are waiting for your e-mail,for solving this problem.
Thank you
Hi,
can i know if it is okay to apply for visa about 2 days before my visa expires, because I’m planning to apply by one day service and the earliest appointment they’ve got is 2 days before my visa expires. will it be a risk that i’m taking?
Regards
Yes it is possible.
Will it be a risk that i’m taking?
What do you think!?
Hi
I am Brazilian. My visa expires in November. I have finished the third year but due to health problems I been through I have now to re-sit many of the modules, graduating only next year.
I have to renew my visa in November for the second time as I have changed courses after ending the first year.
Can you please let me know what will be the requirements. I remember the last time I’ve renewed it was not difficult. I m gonna be affected by the changing laws? What about if I wanna bring back my kid who had already 3 years of dependant on my visa from (2007 – 2009)
Please let me know
Shay
I have done my masters from UK last year and right now in UK on PSW visa. I am interested to join PhD. Is it possible for me to join PhD in any university or there are any changes?
You can find a full list on the UKBA website
Hi, i’ve done ESOL B2 level from here my visa is valid till 29 feb. 2012 and my current course has been ended now.
I want to study ACCA in Highly trusted college . Will they allow me to work part time here as written on my current visa 10 hours per week.
HI,
I’ve heard that UKBA gave permission to some colleges to work while studying in the UK.
You mean permission to the students? When did they apply for their visas? Probably before 4 July 2011. See:
New Tier 4 student visa rules now in force
The UK Border Agency has implemented significant changes to the Tier 4 student route of the points-based system, which came into effect on 4 July 2011.
The Government has revised the Immigration Rules relating to Tier 4 in order to:
•restrict work entitlements, by only allowing students sponsored by higher education institutions (HEIs) and publicly funded further education colleges to work part-time during term time and full-time during vacations;
•restrict sponsorship of dependants to those of students sponsored by HEIs on postgraduate courses lasting 12 months or longer, and of government-sponsored students on courses lasting longer than 6 months;
•require institutions to confirm that courses represent genuine academic progression from any previous courses studied by the student in the UK; and
•create a streamlined application process for low-risk nationals sponsored by Highly Trusted sponsors.
http://www.immigrationmatters.co.uk/tier-4-student-visa-rules-now-in-force.html
I have maintained £800 pounds balance for the past 3 months ended 20th of this month,
however, I want to find out if its ok to withdraw from the £800 before my appointment date (In person application method)
Thank you so much for your advice.
is there any possibility that next stage of changes of student visa rules will come?
Hi, My daughter’s student’s visa expires on 30.9.2011 (this coming Friday). She has to submit her MA thesis on this very day, and did get the promised help (with renewing her visa) from the university authorities. She is a US citizen. Can she leave the UK on Friday night (when her visa expires) and come back for a few days just to arrange her room and stuff, and then apply for extension of her student visa if she is accepted for PHd dtudies? What must she do? she is totally busy now with finishing her thesis. Many thanks for your urgent response.Ruth
This refers to the above question: I am sorry but it should read: “…… and did NOT get the promised help……”. I apoligize. Ruth
hi. i am international student doing mba in holborn college, charlton,now i re-enroled myself into dessertation level but my visa gonna expire end of dec. 2011, college cant provide me visa extension and saying going back for india and saying we will post your mba result in your home country but i have to submit my dessertation first week of december.
its took app. 3 months for result. is there any other course which i can join???? i dont want to go back my home country
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I revieved post study work visa I completed my undergraduate degree in 2007. After working for 2 years I studied masters degree. Can I apply for PSW visa?
If not can you suggest what I do to extend my current student visa?
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Recently i completed my PGD diploma level 7 under Tier4 student visa. And i have also a Master degree from my home country. Is i am able to apply PSW at this situation.
I am starting MSC in October 2011 and once completed i would have been 9 years in the country having studied for 7 yrs and used 2 yrs post study visa. I understand you need to be in UK legally for 10 yrs. However, i am confused on what to do to get additional 1 yr to qualify. I will appreciate any form of advise so i can plan ahead.
I AM DOING MY MBA IN A COLLEGE HERE.BEFORE THE COMMING APRIL I WOULD LIKE TO APPLY FOR MY PSW .MY HUSBAND IS ALSO WITH ME IN UK AS MY DEPENDEND.IS IT POSSIBLE TO EXTEND MY HUSBANDS VISA WITH MY PSW.IF YES HOW MUCH I SHOULD MAINTAIN IN OUR ACCOUNT AND HOW MUCH MONEY I HAVE TO USE FOR THE EXTENSION OF VISA FOR BOTH.
Hi, i have been withdrawn from my universiy, but my visa still valid until next year nov 2012, is there any problem if i want to continue my study by apply a new CAS number (new course) at the same university while i still in UK right now. Please help me
hi there,
my name is akmar, i have been withdrawn from my university but my visa still valid about 1 year. is there any problem if i stay here while i am processing my new CAS application? how long can i stay in UK until i get the CAS letter? i dont want to back home due to my financial problem. thank you.
Hi there my name is Adil and i am on student visa, i submitted Dissertation last month and my visa is expiring by the end of this month, College is talking more than my visa expring time. what i should do to stay in the UK?????
Thank you
What are your plans? Do you want to apply for an extension?
hi, please my visa expires end of this month, and intend to apply for a student visa extension because i have a resit course, please wat is the deadline date to apply? and is it wrong to submit application one week to the visa expiation date? thanks answers from anyone who knows
Hello
i am an international student . I have applied for visa extension on 8th october 2011 to continue my pending degree. Me and my husband (dependent) both submitted the file at the same time. Unfortunately, on 11th october we got a letter from barclays bank that they are closing my husband’s account within some days. we submitted the bank statement of that closing account to home office . Now please suggest us what to do ?? **URGENT**
If you are in UK as a student for the consecutive 10 years then you would be able to apply for ILR. The time period of Post study work visa would not be counted because on that time you would not a student.
If you have 10 years of legal stay you can apply for ILR under the ‘long stay rule concession’ (14 years if in the UK illegally). Take advice, as ILR is not automatic or given easily.
Hii,
I am facing a problem to get my psw visa,as although i have completed my dissertation and got my result from university,but mean time before applying for psw visa my college licenece has been taken out from ukba list so in that case wht steps should i take it to get my pswvisa or should i contact my university to provide aletter for my psw and what kind of letter it should be ?Or i should contact my employee to get my visa for workpermit please help me out…
wating for ur reply.
Hi,
I am already studing in UK on Tier4 ,but i postponed my study to next year for relevant knowledge complement and maybe an internship. Pls.advice me the choice to stay UK for learning some short term couses. Buy the way i am a no-visa national.
Thanks.
Hi, I applied for a change of course and uni, after progressively studying for the Acca course in August 2010. I was refused by the home office, duet lack of enough funds. I went on with my masters programme, while the appeal went on and after 1 Year of going to court, I was finally granted a limited leave to remain, for just
1 month, ending 2 wks after submitting my dissertation. In the end , I could not submit dissertation, because I lost a relation, however, I went back to my country the day the visa expired. Now I wish to apply to come back to finish my dissertation, the uni has promised to issue a letter if the school approves my extension.
Please, I need to know what my chances are of getting an extension
to complete the dissertation. If the dissertation is submitted in January and I wish t apply in november from my country, do I need to show only 2 months maintenance? Thanks very much.
Hi Charlie,
I have a question my visa as a student in nearly finishen this dec 25 ,2011 but i pass my passport to Canadian embassy as a working visa and they said it’s take 2 months processing.my question is how if I did not get my passport to the Canadian embassy before the experation of my student visa is there’s any chance to stay here until I will get my passport or till I receive the result of my application in Canada.pls let me know..
Hi !
I have submitted my dissertation for MBA on 25 September 2011. And my visa is expiring on 28Th of November and I have got Tier4 student visa. But my result is expected in December so what should do . I have got no idea so please if anyone can guide me in this situation. Thanks a lot !
Hello Sir/Madam,
MY REGARD IS I APPLY THE STUDENT VISA EXTENSION TIRE 4 IN JANUARY 2011, AND MY FILE IS STILL UNDER PROCESS, CAN YOU PLEASE TELL ME HOW LONG TAKE MY FILE PLEASE.
THANKS.
if someone is convicted for a crime in the UK and he is on student visa, can he get the extension visa ?
Hi my MBA submission date is 22/11/2011 and Eaxam board is on 26/01/2012, however my VISA is expiring on 31/12/2011, i would like to apply for PSW but due to visa expiring before the result date i can not apply.
i understand that there is a way to go back home wait for the result and apply for PSW before the end of April 2012.
Is there any way i can extend my VISA and and apply from the UK ?
Can i go for another Course while waiting for my MBA results? please email me on umarqureshis@hotmail.com
hi … m student here . ma visa wil be xpired on 15th nov. and m waitin for ma ielts result … m i able to stay 2 weeks legal after expired ma visa as a student and put my file after 2 week mean on 28th nov. ??? is it legal ? pls. reply me asap …. thanks ??
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Hello my BA certificate due 1/12/2011 and Eaxam board is on 12/11/2011, however my VISA is expiring on 30/11/2011, i would like to apply for PSW but due to visa expiring before the result date i can not apply.
i understand that there is a way to go back home wait for the result and apply for PSW before the end of April 2012.
Is there any way i can extend my VISA and and apply from the UK ?
Dear Mr Kelly,
I submitted my MBA dissertation in September 2011 in a College affiliated to a University. The University Exam board was meant to sit in November 2011 and my VISA expires December 4, 2011. I am hoping to apply for PSW Visa. However, the University has changed its date and will instead sit on the last week of February, 2012. This means i do not have results for my MBA with which to apply for a PSW Visa. I had not planned on going home as I had not forseen the change of Exam Sitting board and was caught off guard. Please advice me on what options i have to extend my VISA than going back home.
My MBA course was exactly one year 4th October 2010 to 4 October 2011. Yet the home office gave me a VISA for 12 months and an additional 2 months instead of the required 4 months extra to await results.
Please advice, what is the best possible reason to use to apply to home office. I am totally stranded and would really appreciate your advice
i am student of coventry university.doing undergraduate.i want to do my masters in cambridge university.i am an international student.what i would do to join in cambridge.? is there any IELTS wanted to join? i have done my IELTS before 3 years.
hello
my college saying that they have withdrawn their tire 4 licence 4 weeks ago though my course will finish in next march 2012 and my visa will expire in june same year(2012). but as the college withdraw their licence i need to join another college in next 60 days,but they won’t give us our progress letter before january so when i will apply do i must need to show my progress report to UKBA,please let me know by giving feedback. Thank you
hi,
i’m here in uk from oct.2009 as diploma student.and recently i have given my adv.diploma exam but i have got 2 backpapers in diploma and 1 backpaper in adv. diploma and visa visa gonna finish on this nov.30.so,can i apply for a resit exam visa with pearson overall 45.i.e.wri.35,rea.35,list.47 and speaking 58.i hope as soon as possible i will get a reply from you
thank-you
Hello,
My partner and I are both doing MA courses in Britain on Tier 4 Student Visas. I am considering dropping out. If I do, how long am I allowed to stay in the country on my visa? Otherwise, can I stay on his Visa even though we’re not married?
Thanks,
Emily
Hi Charles,
I am here from oct 2009. I am ACCA student in uk. When i came in this country just after that i was pregnant and got a baby. So I didn’t give any exams and now in Dec i gave exam not sure to pass. My visa will expire in june 2012. I want to extend my visa to complete my ACCA qualification. Can u suggest me when should i apply for extension and if i will not clear paper is any effect on my visa extension or i will get or not and my other question is to extende visa am i have to give any english exams. I hope as soon as possible i will get reply from you.
Thank- you.
You need to take advice. If you are not studying on a student visa you should go home. You may be able to switch to a dependant visa.
hi,
i am on my student visa and its going to expire on 30th jan 2012 but i have to resubmit my masters dessertation on 29th feb 2012 and now i want to extent my visa as my dissertation is lab based so what should i do now for the extension? i already got CAS letter from my university and they also gave me sponser number so what should i do next?
Hi everyone
I would like to know what happens if visa expired while passport was lost ? My visa is running out in 2 weeks an I have lost my passport , I am still student an did let UKBA know about the it , and have reporte to Police …. but getting a new one would take at least 2 month here in UK for me so I would overstay my visa for almost 2 month , would this be illegal ? would it have effect on ILR ? I appriciate if you could help me out with this.
i am an international student, my visa will expire on december , and i have applied for tier4 student visa before one and half months. if i wont get any decision from ukba ~( visa) , could i possible to work on these waiting period and how many hours i can work.
thanks
Hi,
I am an international student with tier 4 student visa. It will expire at the end of this Oct. I will continue my studies in UK and will get my enrollment information by end of July. I will work abroad but will return to UK by Sep.
I wish to extend my visa after my return. Is that a good idea? Will I be refused entry to UK due to the shord time of my visa?
I am on the tier 4 student visa. my current visa will expire in Aug 2012. However, my job offers contract from March-Oct 2012, can I have my current visa extend till Oct?
Since the PSW visa is going to be abolished in Apr 2012, I am afraid that I cannot get the qualification certificate before Apr. Or can I pre-apply the PSW?
I hold another ordinal bachelor degree qualification certificate from 2010. Or can I apply with this now?
You can still apply under Tier 2 provided you can find an employer and a qualifying position. You should see an adviser re PSW
hi i applied for my tier 4 general student visa 9 month ago still i did’nt get any result and i need to my passport back as soon as with my visa what shall i do now please can you give any advice which can help me to solve my problem..thank’s
Hi !! Im in a student visa in the UK!!. My visa will expire in October 2012. I have to start my last year in Bournemouth next week but due the prices increase almost at double I am not able to pay for that quantity.
Then The college told me today that my Visa will cancel and I just have until 10 of February to leave the country. I already bought my ticket, I did on last December but it will be for the 3th of march!!! But the school told me I cant stay that longer and I will be in a big trouble. Iam so worried now, I try to change my ticket but I could not because is a promotional ticket. Please help me !!!!
I’m getting crazy :
Hi,
my Tier 4 visa expires on 22nd March 2012. I am looking to renew my visa but wondered if i have to go home to Iran to do this. If i dont that is great but could you let me know what would be the reason, if any that i would need to travel back to Iran for? Would it be to prove my finances? I am a little confused as i am being told different information. Thank you for your help.
Julie
hi i just sent my visa extension and forgot send 1 document can i send it in another post i sent it 2 days ago what should i do …should i sent it and put my passport number and gate of birth onit
You need urgent advice. Call 0208 905 1822 and ask to see a level 2 immigration adviser for urgent advice.
hi just i wanted to know, can a student allowed to work while visa in pending? thanks.