Whether the student can apply for Graduate visa and what is the procedure?
A Graduate visa gives you permission to stay in the UK for at least 2 years after successfully completing a course in the UK.
To be eligible for a Graduate visa, you need to have successfully completed the course you took with your current Student visa.
– Whether you can apply will also depend on:
– the education provider for your course, for example your university or college
– the kind of course you took
– how long you studied in the UK
With graduate Visa, students can stay up to 2 years (3 years in case of PHD or other doctoral qualification) post completion of the course for work or they can look for the work.
Following are the requirements for graduate Visa:
- You are in UK and,
- You are currently on Tier 4 student visa
- You have studied undergraduate or postgraduate degree or other eligible course in UK
- Your education provider (such as your university or college) has told the Home Office you’ve successfully completed your course
You can apply online and all the details on graduate visa can be found on www.gov.uk
Graduate Visa is a permission to stay under the Graduate route will enable international students to work or look for work after their studies for 2 years, or 3 years for PhD students. The work can be in any sector and at any level without any minimum salary requirements or the need for visa sponsorship.
Students studying on Student visa will need to make an application in the UK to be granted permission under the route after successful completion of their degree. There are specific eligibility requirements.
It is possible to work full-time on your Student visa after you have completed your course and whilst it remains valid, but with some restrictions on the type of work you can do.
Eligibility requirements: To be eligible to apply for a Graduate visa, you will need to:
- hold a current Student visa;
- have studied a Bachelors, Masters, PGCE, or PhD;
- have successfully completed your degree;
- have studied for a minimum period of time in the UK on a Student visa;
- provide a letter of consent if financially sponsored by a Government or international scholarship agency;
- apply in the UK within the validity of your current Student visa.
Application process
As part of the application:
- You will need your passport and current Student BRP to apply.
- You will need to know the CAS number you used to support your student visa application
- You will need a letter of consent if you have been financially sponsored for your studies by a Government or international scholarship agency.
- There will be no requirement to provide financial evidence with the application.
The advertised decision timeframe is 8 weeks from when you submit your application.
Please note that once you have made your application, you cannot travel overseas until you have been notified of the decision.
