The UK is very keen to attract bright young people to come and take advantage of the many types of high quality courses and opportunities to study in the UK.
You will also be able to stay after you have graduated and join the UK workforce.
This applies to people coming from overseas and people already here in the UK.
Obtaining a UK Student Visa has changed greatly in recent times and so has the process and criteria for what you can do during and after your UK education such as working or further.
There has been much work done by the Government to stop misuse of courses and student visas to gain entry to the UK under false pretences.
It is now mandatory that you choose your course only from Institutions that appear on the official Register of Education and Training Providers list as published by the Department for Education and Skills.
Although students studying here are not normally allowed to work in the UK, they can work without permission as long as they do not work for more than 20 hours per week or start a business and the work they do is not a full time job.
And after you have a UK graduate degree you can switch to full time work without having to leave the UK.
You can do this by :
" Obtaining a sponsored work permit
" Obtaining an HSMP visa
" Taking advantage of IGS (The International Graduates Scheme)
You must be able to show that you are going to follow:
a recognised full-time degree course, or
a course run during the week involving at least 15 hours of organised daytime study each week, or
a full-time course at an independent fee-paying school
You must also:
be able to pay for your course and support yourself and any dependants, and live in the UK without working or needing any help from public funds, and
intend to leave the UK when you complete your studies.
