Duration of an FLR(S) extension

27.3 Professional courses
Students enrolled on professional courses such as banking or accountancy should normally be granted an extension of 12 months at a time (plus 2 months or to the completion of each stage (plus 2 months). Some students, however, will enrol for only a term at a time as the majority of these courses consist of two exam sittings per year. Most college letters will indicate the duration of enrolment, the month when the exams are due to be held and when the results are expected. These students should still be granted an extension of 12 months plus 2 months but they should be asked to provide evidence of all exams taken during the past 12 months when they next apply for leave. If this evidence is not provided by students who were only enrolled for a term, caseworkers should request evidence that they did enrol for the following term and the results of all exams taken during that period.

27.7 Private Institutions offering degree courses not recognised in the United Kingdom
Leave to remain should be granted for 12 months plus 2 months at a time from the start of the course/academic year. If the course has less than twelve months to run, leave to remain should be granted to the end of the course plus two months.
27.8 Leave to attend graduation The additional leave, granted to a student after their course has finished, should be sufficient to allow a student to attend their graduation. However there may be instances when the graduation takes place on a date beyond the additional 4 months already granted. If this happens the student will need to apply and satisfy the requirements of the visitor provisions of the rules for any leave to remain beyond the additional 4 months already granted. If successful, leave to remain is granted on code 3 which prohibits employment.