UK Student Visa - Study in the UK

As the UK is encountering a serious lack of skilled professionals, they are making it easier for international students to enter the UK to study. Coddan Visas and Work Permit LTD will help any students interested to obtain the necessary visa to come and study for a UK University and High Education Organizations.

One of the expectations from immigration and visa officers is to see on the application that the applicants are willing to leave the UK once they have finished their studies.

The leave to remain is first granted for 1 year but the length of the course will be taken into consideration for any extension.

If you come from a country from which a visa will be asked even for a simple visit to the UK, you should apply for a student visa from your local British Embassy/consulate/High Commission. For others, you will be asked to show your travel documents when you enter the UK; you can also ask to switch to a visa student while you are in the UK.

You should know that if you haven’t received any confirmation of your acceptation in a course, you can apply as a Prospective Student.

This visa applies to Medical and dental graduates wishing to undertake post-graduate training. Trainers within the medical profession have the possibility to come to take exams on a visitor’s visa and then if they pass, they can switch to a training visa.

Because of the skill’s shortage in the UK and the numerous very good courses on offer, the UK is eager to welcome students from all over the world to come to study with the prospect that they will remain to work after graduation.

We have created a web site to guide you through the different options but also to assist you during your stay see our Service and Resource centre. The following are a few of the questions you may be asking yourself:

Can you switch to a work permit?
Do you actually need a work permit?
Can you switch to other categories?
Can you stay in the UK whilst you do this?
How long might your chosen process take?

Choosing your course and getting your student visa:

You should verify the course you have chosen complies with the requirement to obtain a visa. (see our Training and Work Experience page if you have chosen a course provided by a private training program). The applications are now more scrutinized to eliminate deceitful course registration to stop people from entering the UK illegitimately.
To comply with the requirements for this visa, your course needs to appear on the official Register of Education and Training providers list as published by the Department for Education and Skills.
You have been accepted for a course at:
A public funded institution of further or higher education.
A genuine private education institution with reasonable records of enrolment and attendance.
An independent fee paying school outside the maintained sector.
- A recognized full time degree course at a publicly funded institution of further or higher education;
- Attend a fulltime course during the week, 15 hours a week of daytime course on one or directly related topic;
- A full time course of study at an independent fee paying school.
  - You will be expected to depart the UK once you have finish your studies.
  - You are not allowed to pursuit any trade or work unless you ask the authorization from the secretary of State for Employment and this can only represent part-time or vacation work.
  - You must be able afford the costs of the course; to accommodate and support yourself and any dependents without working or claiming any help from the Public Funds.

Students can be accompanied by their direct family while studying in the UK.

Contact us and we will help you in the process of obtaining a student visa at a discounted rate.

Students are allowed to work for a maximum of 20 hours a week but cannot set up a business.

What can you do after your course is completed?

Once you have obtain a UK graduate degree, you can work fulltime under those scheme:

A sponsored work permit;
An HSMP permit;
The Science and Engineering Graduate scheme

See the appropriate pages on this web-site:

Certain status may give right to work in the UK after you have finished your studies.

You may be awarded a visa or an extension of your visa as:

Student Nurses. If you have been invited to participate in some training as a student nurse or midwife leading to a registered nursing qualification; or you have been accepted as an overseas nurse or midwife on an adaptation course leading to registration as a nurse with the UK central Council for Nursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting.
If you have obtained a Department of Health bursary, this could play in your favor because it would guarantee that you can support yourself financially during your stay.
Postgraduate Doctors and Dentists, this means that you have graduated from a medical school and qualifies for a provisional or limited registration with the General Medical Council. You must intend to undertake Pre Registration House Officer Employment for up to 12 months and have not spent more than 12 months in aggregate in Pre Registration House Officer Employment. Or must be a doctor or dentist eligible for full or limited registration with the General Medical Council or the General Dental Council, willing to start a postgraduate training in a hospital or the Community Health Services or both.
Prospective Students, this means that you are genuinely willing to start a course within 6 months of your entry in the UK. The course you chose must comply with the requirement for an extension of your student visa. You will be granted 6 months visa which can be extended if you fulfill the requirements. You should know that your direct family can accompany you under the Immigration Rules. Find out more about family here.
Sponsored Researchers, this applies to you if:
- You have a job overseas, for which you are still being paid, or if you are currently on paid or unpaid sabbatical;
- You come to the UK to start some researches at an employer/host organization.

Remains overseas;
be transferred to the UK employer or host;
Be arranged and paid by UK employer or host.

We can help you chose and accomplish the training you want and obtain the necessary extension for the studies you have chosen.

Different conditions apply if you want to undertake a Private Training or Work Experience.

Once you have graduated or when you are about to graduate; or if you decide to terminate before graduation, you might qualify for a work Permit or HSMP. See the relevant pages of this web-site.

Please contact us and we will provide all the details you need to complete an application.