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Skip to content After finishing their studies, Graduate visa UK lets foreign students stay in the UK for up to two years, or three years for doctoral graduates.
You must be familiar with the UK Graduate visa application process and its prerequisites to submit documents to the Home Office on time. You might overstay your visa if you don’t get legal standing before it runs out.
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The Graduate Visa UK is a work visa for foreign students who have finished a course of study at a Home Office-approved higher education source leading to a bachelor’s degree or higher and want to stay and work in the UK or look for work.
Visa applicants don’t have to meet strict requirements like they do for the Skilled Worker visa because they can work without a sponsor. Anything can be done with it, and you can even use it to look for work in the UK. After getting a Graduate Visa, the holder can work in a variety of jobs at different UK companies for two or three years, based on the level of degree. This lets them earn money and gain experience.
To get hired, the Graduate route visa is appealing to both graduates and companies. It lets students get valuable work experience and try out different job paths without having to get sponsored. Businesses in the UK can tap into a large talent pool of highly educated individuals who can offer new ideas and global perspectives. The visa’s adaptability allows for both full-time and part-time work, which is beneficial to companies because it increases diversity and encourages new ideas. This road also helps graduates move on to other long-term visas, which helps the UK workforce stay stable and grow.
You will need to show UK Visas & Immigration that in order to get a Graduate Visa:
There are different requirements that you may need to meet based on your situation. You might want to get professional help from a visa lawyer.
Call us at 02033844389 to talk to one of our immigration solicitors about your Graduate Visa application.
In order to be eligible for a Graduate Visa, the individual must have been sponsored by a Student sponsor in the UK at least once. A Student sponsor is a higher education provider with a history of compliance at the time of application. Before applying, the person must have successfully finished the course they started while on their last Student route study permit.
Also, by the time of the application, their sponsor must have told the Home Office that they had finished the course to the required standard. If an applicant has successfully completed the qualification listed on their Confirmation of Acceptance for Studies (CAS) document and their Student Visa, or if they changed their course without having to apply for more permission as a student, they may be eligible for a Graduate Visa.
In order to be eligible for a Graduate Visa, an applicant must have earned a bachelor’s degree, master’s degree, or any of several professional certifications at the degree level or higher from an accredited institution in the United Kingdom. A validated law conversion course, a foundation programme in medicine or dentistry, a postgraduate certificate or diploma in education, a legal practice course for solicitors or barristers, a foundation course in any other profession qualifying someone for a job regulated by UK law, or a UK public authority are all examples of such qualifications.
An applicant may be eligible for a Graduate Visa if they hold or are expected to get a bachelor’s or master’s degree, a PhD or other doctoral qualification, a professional qualification, or any of the other qualifications listed.
To study in the UK on a Graduate Visa, one must first have been a student in the UK for a certain amount of time, with permission to pursue the required qualification. This means that, with the exception of approved study abroad programs, applicants must have completed the entire 12-month or shorter term in the UK. There must have been a minimum of twelve months of study in the UK for any course that lasted longer than twelve months.
A Graduate Visa application can be made online, but the person who wants to apply must be in the UK and have a current student visa to do so. As a graduate or as part of the Doctorate Extension Scheme, they must never have been given leave before.
A person can make an application once the approved education provider tells the Home Office that the person has finished their course properly. Applicants don’t have to wait until they finish or get their degree or postgraduate degree certificate, but they have to use their current Student Visa’s CAS number when they apply. Also, they will have to show proof of who they are, and they might have to go to a UK Visa and Citizenship Application Services (UKVCAS) service point to register their fingerprint information.
After beginning the online application process for a Graduate Visa, applicants who are eligible will receive an email inviting them to utilise the “UK Immigration ID Check” app. Users can reuse their biometric data from their Student Visa application and conduct online identity verification if they are eligible. Applicants who are not qualified, on the other hand, will have to go to a UKVCAS service point in person to finish their application.
If their application is accepted, graduates with a PhD or other advanced degree will be able to stay in the UK for 3 years. Applicants with a bachelor’s degree will only be able to stay for 2 years.