This seems to suggest that full-time work can be started when the switch application is started. Yes, but that is about leave granted under the new Student route on or after 6 October 2020. If you have Tier 4 leave that was granted on or after 1 October 2019, it is the same. Thank you, yes, my tier...

ST 26.6. If a Student makes an application for permission to stay under Tier 2, supported by a Certificate of Sponsorship assigned by a licensed Tier 2 Sponsor, the Student can start the employment for which the Certificate of Sponsorship was assigned, for up to 3 months prior to the course completi...

Hello I will finish an MBA on 20 April 2021. If I make an application for a Tier 2 switch 3 months before completion, can I start working full-time upon application? Can I work full-time only after approval of the switch? Or only after completion of the course? I tried to search to find the answer b...

Hello, Applying for Tier 2 ICT -> Tier 4 General 1. Any estimation on turnaround times for approval once UKVCAS reopens? My appt is now May 11 (after they rescheduled three times). 2. After the interview, I assume I will receive an approval letter and then later a BRP - can I work using just the app...

Given that the scheme is due to start in the summer, and you have Tier 4 leave until the August, what is your concern exactly? Well, as you say, the language I have read from the Home Office is confusing and sometimes seems to focus on graduation. My course will end and I guess I will graduate befo...

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Wed Feb 26, 2020 6:15 pm

None of it is about the date of graduation ceremony, just about having passed your course and having extant Tier 4 leave.

I see - so in my case you think that I will be eligble then?

I have seen fact sheets that say "Once the route is introduced, those with valid leave as a Tier 4 student, who have successfully completed a course at undergraduate level or above at a Higher Education Provider with a track record of compliance, will be eligible to apply for the Graduate route." an...

For anyone interested, I am pretty sure there is not restriction against online degrees, however, universities will most likely not sponsor an online student to live in the UK based on my research of contacting numerous universities.

Is it wrong to find a way to avoid the cooling-off period? Not in itself, no. But your proposed strategy (applying for a Tier 4 visa) will be problematic. Eligibility for both Tier 4 sponsorship and for the visa itself includes an evaluation of your credibility and genuineness as a student. And loo...

Important to note that this user is spamming tier 4 and tier 2 sub forums with different scenarios, mainly apparently to avoid the 12 month cooling off period to change from tier 2 ICT to tier 2 general. Suggest search users topics to see, and the lack of responses likely due to spamming repetitive...

There is no restriction on online degrees for Tier 4 visas, correct? I can't see any reference to such but just wanted to make sure.

The PGCE is mentioned in the next section. 245HD(d)(i)(2) of part 6 of the immigration rules: "(2) have completed, or be applying no more than 3 months before the expected completion date for a course leading to a UK Postgraduate Certificate in Education or Professional Graduate Diploma of Education...

I see that completing a PGCE allows one to switch to a Tier 2 General visa but I am not seeing exactly where a PGCE qualifies one for a Tier 4 visa. Can someone point me to where this is shown in the guidance or website? Is it because all PGCE's are level 6 on the OFQUAL register? I can't find any P...

Hoping for clarity on the above - would be great if I could get a shorter PGCE and get back to working sooner.

1. I have Tier 2 ICT that is ending soon but I have some control over it. Most master's programs start in September. If I want to start school in September when is the soonest date that my leave under the Tier 2 ICT can end? E.g., if my leave under Tier 2 ICT ends 1 June 2020, and my classes start 1...

My previous thread: https://www.immigrationboards.com/uk-tier-2-employer-sponsored-visas/tier-2-ict-curtailment-tier-4-tier-2-general-t295987.html 1. I gather that to switch from Tier 4 -> Tier 2 General, one must complete (or be completing) a bachelor's, master's, PGCE, or PGDE. Completing other Ti...

If I successfully switch to a Tier 4 student visa, can I immediately apply for a Tier 2 General Visa, no cooling off period? No. You would still need 12 months on Tier 4 or complete your course to qualify for tier 2 general. 12 months on any type of Tier 4? If the course is less than 12 months, I c...

Thanks so much for the quick reply.

Sorry, more details: ICT was granted in 2017. I will make less than 159,000.

Hello, I am being dismissed from my job that sponsored a Tier 2 ICT. It seems that I will not be able to apply for a Tier 2 General visa without leaving the UK for 12 months (cooling period), correct? (Please confirm) Even during the 60-day curtailment? If I successfully switch to a Tier 4 student v...