Sunday, September 13, 2009
Tier 4 - Students – Requirements: Accredited education provider, licensed sponsor, approved level of course, have fee s and maintenance funds without employment – How much money do you need? No state benefits, registration with police where required. ID cards
Students in the UK under the immigration rules in place before 31st March 2009 , old rules still
apply to you until your permission to stay runs out -
Adult student (also known as general student) - Student category post the age of 16, Student and sponsor can agree if category of child or adult student if the course NQF level 3 or the same as or above
Students can work up to 20 hours per week during term time and 40 hours during holidays
Approved course –that leads to recognised UK bachelor or post graduate degree; an overseas higher education course equivalent to UK higher educational qualification; a course below UK degree level involving 15 hours day time study per week
Post graduate doctors and dentists can do a recognised foundation programme for up to three years
Work placement up to 50 per cent of the course period and work up to two years as student union sabbatical officer
Full time study (minimum 15 hours per week)
English language course - The minimum level of study is set at Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) Level A2.
Pre-session course - course that prepares you for study
Extra studies – you can follow an extra course as long as it does not get in the way of the course you have permission to stay for
Child student – Aged between 16 and 17
A child student can do courses that are:
taught in line with the National Curriculum; or
taught in line with the National Qualification Framework (NQF); or
accepted as being the same academic level as the National Curriculum or the National Qualification Framework by Ofsted (England), the Education and Training Inspectorate (Northern Ireland), Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Education (Scotland) or Estyn (Wales); or
taught in line with existing (prevailing) independent school education inspection standards.
Education provider must be licensed sponsor; status of their licence; issue visa letter; honour duties as sponsor
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