Guidance

Student route: caseworker guidance

Immigration staff guidance on how to consider applications from people to enter or remain in the UK as students.

From:: UK Visas and Immigration
Published: 15 November 2013
Last updated: 219 ~~January~~March 2025 — See all updates

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UK Visas and Immigration guidance on how staff consider applications from people who wish to enter or remain in the UK to study.

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Published 15 November 2013
Last updated 219 ~~January~~March 2025 + show all updates

19 March 2025
Updated the Student and Child Student guidance - full details of changes can be found within the document.

2 January 2025
Updated to reflect a change in the rules on maintenance requirements.
4 April 2024
The guidance has been updated as follows: expanded on the 'when the student dependants are permitted' section following amendment to ST 31 of the Immigration Rules; corrected SCQF level wording for research courses; and minor formatting changes.
6 October 2023
Guidance updated as follows: added references to Appendix Children for Applicant applying as a dependent child and Applicant not applying as a dependent child; added references to Appendix Relationship with Partner for Applicants applying as a dependent partner of a Student; added detail on requirements for students holding official financial sponsorship to bring dependants.
17 July 2023
CAS information updated to include that academic course level will indicate whether postgraduate courses are taught or research. References to the Doctorate Extension Scheme (DES) updated or removed. Updated requirements for eligibility for students to bring dependants. Removed references to the requirement to register with police.
10 November 2022
Accessible version updated to version 3.
4 November 2022
Accessible version added.
6 April 2021
Updated guidance to reflect immigration rules from 6 April 2021.
1 December 2020
The guidance has been updated to reflect the updated financial levels that apply and information on how the financial requirement has been removed from this guidance as it now sits in the standalone financial guidance. Amendments have also been made to the information on the conditions section of the guidance to remove reference to the 'no work as a postgraduate doctor or dentist' condition and the information on validity requirements has been updated to mirror the structural change to the immigration rules.
5 October 2020
Updated guidance.
3 October 2019
Updated guidance document
19 August 2019
Updated guidance
15 January 2019
Replaced the document with a new version.
1 November 2018
Guidance document updated.
6 July 2018
Updated guidance.
4 June 2018
Updated guidance.
23 May 2018
Guidance document updated.
11 January 2018
Guidance updated.
9 June 2017
Updated guidance.
6 April 2017
Updated guidance.
9 March 2017
Updated guidance.
1 December 2016
Updated guidance.
7 April 2016
Updated guidance.
25 November 2015
Updated guidance.
17 August 2015
Updated guidance.
11 May 2015
Updated guidance.
27 April 2015
Updated guidance.
17 April 2015
Updated guidance.
17 April 2015
Updated guidance.
14 April 2015
Updated guidance.
6 November 2014
updated document.
8 September 2014
Updated guidance.
4 August 2014
Updated document.
3 July 2014
Updated guidance.
2 July 2014
Updated guidance.
26 June 2014
Updated document
20 June 2014
Updated guidance.
15 November 2013
First published.

Student route: caseworker guidance

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Student and Child Student (accessible)

Student and Child Student

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UK Visas and Immigration guidance on how staff consider applications from people who wish to enter or remain in the UK to study.

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