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Skip to content A student visa extension in the UK allows you to extend your stay beyond the initial period granted on your student visa. This extension is typically sought if you need more time to complete your studies or if you need to retake a course.
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If you have or recently had a Student visa, you might be able to renew it in the following situations, as long as you have improved your grades enough and been going to class regularly.
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Yes, you might be able to stay in the UK longer to study if you meet the requirements. In general, you still need to fulfil the original requirements of the Tier 4 Student Visa, which include having a place on a course offered by someone with a Tier 4 Sponsor Licence and having enough money to support yourself and pay for your course (how much money you actually need to bring with you is situational).
If your current Tier 4 Sponsor Visa holder is in one of the following groups, you can continue your study leave in the UK:
If someone is dependent on you and is already on your visa, you will need to include them on your new application. This includes children who turned 18 during your stay in the UK.
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If you get a Confirmation of Acceptance for Studies (CAS), you must apply within 6 months. You have to apply before your current visa ends, but not more than 3 months before the starting date on your CAS.
You should apply for an extension on your Tier 4 student visa as soon as possible because the Home Office is getting more and more work, which means that applications are usually being handled more slowly than usual. We always recommend that you apply for a Tier 4 Student Visa renewal as early as possible.
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According to many visa applications, the usual wait time is about 8 weeks. This is just a rough estimate, though, and it depends a lot on how busy the Home Office is with applications at the time you apply. These are the Priority Service and the Premium Service. If you need a ruling faster, they will accept your Tier 4 Student Visa extension application much more quickly.
You will get a decision on your Tier 4 Student Visa Priority application within 10 days. If you can apply for the Tier 4 Student Visa Premium service, you can get a decision on the same day. You would be pleased to know that both of these choices come with much higher costs. For the Priority Service, your application must be one of the first 60 received each day after 8:30 a.m. in order to be considered. A confirmation email will let you know if you were successful, and if not, you can apply again the next day.
There is a Priority price of £1290 and a Standard fee of £490. The application fee is not included in these fees; you also need to pay to provide your biometric information, which costs £19.20 at the moment if you do it at a Post Office store.
The Immigration Healthcare Surcharge must also be paid for each person on the application, and it must be paid at the time of application. This must be added to the total cost of asking for your Tier 4 Student Visa extension UK.
Unfortunately, you can’t get Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) with a Tier 4 Student Visa. Most people switch to a different type of visa and stay in the UK for 5 years that way.
People with a Tier 4 Student Visa can get Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) in the UK by switching to a Tier 2 General Visa. One way to get this visa is to work for someone with a Tier 2 Sponsor Licence and spend 5 years in the UK. The Tier 2 General Visa method is still the best way to get Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) in the UK if you have no other choice.
In order to determine the appropriate course of action regarding your query, our immigration solicitors can review your case if you contact them. Trust us to assist you with your move to the UK to study, live, or job; we have years of expertise with clients just like you. Therefore, contact us today to start using our services or to gain more information about an immigration query.