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International Students who have completed their course under the Tire 4 category then they can move into Tire 1 under the post study work subcategory. This allows international students to remain in UK for up to 2 years. On completion of this visa students need to apply for another visa under another Tire
Applying for Permanent Residence in UK
Students will need to pass a point based assessment to qualify for this. Please note that time sent under Post Study Work Visa will not be counted towards permanent residence. It is not essential to have a Job Offer but again it is necessary to pass the point based assessment to be eligible to apply
Points awarded and are called “Attributes”, for which one needs to score at least 75 points
If Students have been awarded
20 Points
- UK recognized bachelors or Post graduate Degree
- A UK Post Graduate Diploma
- Higher National Diploma (HND) from Scottish Institute
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If a student studies for an award at
20 Points
- A UK recognized or licensed body
- A Scottish public funded education institute or further or Higher education provider or an acceptable private education
Students period of study and /or research were while you were in UK
With entry clearances, leave to enter or to leave to remain as student
dependent of some one with leave in any category permitting the admittance of dependents. 15 Points
If the application is under Tier 1 (Post Study Work) is made within
12 months of obtaining the qualification or award
15 Points
English Language Ability:
Separate points will be given to English language ability (10 points
automatically awarded if one scores 75 points for all “ attributes” above)
Maintenance: 15 Points
Every applicant should pass this requirement Note: Applicants must be able to support themselves for the entire duration of stay
in UK without any public funds. In order to qualify for Tier 1 (Post-Study-Work)
applicants must demonstrate that they have GBP2800 for himself and GBP 1600 for
each dependent accompanying him for a minimum of 3 months 3 months provider |
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