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by bb21 » Tue Aug 10, 2010 2:33 am
Depends on a number of things. Firstly when does your visa expire? I would hazard a guess at end of December / January? Secondly when will your degree ceremony be? THirdly will you be pursuing further studies?
IMO a port official will not normally refuse you entry especially if you had a few months left as you are officially allowed to work full-time during those period or if you still had graduation ceremonies to attend. You may also wish to apply for further studies, PhD etc, so refusal or even a variation of leave from Code 2 (work allowed as authorised) to Code 3 (prohibition of employment) as normally the case for people solely with the purpose to attend graduation ceremonies / visitors would be very harsh.
Obviously no one knows how it will go. I had the same situation a few years ago and the immigration officer at Heathrow Terminal 1 did not batter an eyelid. Good luck.
