Other Types of Immigration Permission
Although many international students hold a Student visa there are other forms of immigration permission that allow study. We refer to these as ‘non-sponsored’ immigration routes because HSU is not providing immigration sponsorship and hasn’t issued a CAS.
Most types of UK immigration permission allow study, however, the type of study you can do may be restricted, you will need to read the Immigration Rules that apply to your immigration permission to find out what your conditions are. It is your responsibility to ensure the type of permission you hold is for the main purpose of your visit to the UK and that you continue to meet all the requirements and conditions of your permission during your stay.
Examples of the types of permission that may not allow you to study your chosen course include the Graduate route, Immigration Bail, Visitor and a Student visa for a different institution/course. We will check your immigration permission before you begin your course and you may be asked to provide additional information, and/or give us permission to speak with the Home Office on your behalf, so that we can confirm your Right to Study.
If your immigration permission will expire before your course is due to finish, you may be able to start your course but do so at your own risk. It will be your responsibility to renew, or switch, your immigration permission before the expiry date of the permission you have when you enrol, and provide us with a copy of the application you have made as well as providing us with a copy of your new immigration permission once you have received it.
We are unable to guarantee to sponsor you to apply for permission to stay under the Student Immigration Rules in the future but will consider a request. If you are interested in the Graduate route when you have completed an eligible course, you will need to have been studying in the UK with Student immigration permission for the required length of time, read the UKCISA’s Working after studies guidance for more information.
EU settlement – if you have obtained pre-settled or settled status you can study in the UK and will not require a visa. If you have pre-settled status, you can apply for settled status once you have been in the UK for 5 years. The Home Office are due to contact current holders of EU Pre-Settled status to advise of the process for changing your status to ‘settled’ but if your pre-settled status is coming to an end and you haven’t received any notification from the Home Office please contact us and we will try to help.
