Switching from a Tier 4 or Student category into Tier 2 (General), Tier 2 (Sportsperson) or Tier 2 (Minister of Religion)
Documents we require as evidence of completion of a course of study
If you are switching from a Tier 4 category, Student, Student Nurse, Student Re-Sitting an Examination or a Student Union Sabbatical Officer, you must have successfully completed a course which lasted at least one academic year during your most recent period of Tier 4, Student, Student Nurse, Student Re-Sitting an Examination or a Student Union Sabbatical Officer leave (this is your current leave if it has not yet expired) and meet the full points requirement of Tier 2 in order to switch.
Switching from a Tier 4 or student category into Tier 2 (General), Tier 2 (Sportsperson) or Tier 2 (Minister of Religion)
If you are switching from one of the following categories:
* Any Tier 4 category
* Student
* Student Nurse
* Student Re-Sitting an Examination
* Student Union Sabbatical Officer
you can only switch into Tier 2 if you meet the following criteria:
* During your most recent period of leave in any of the above categories, you • completed a course of study. You do not need to have received your results yet, but you must have sat your final examination (where there is one) and handed in any final pieces of work. Please note that if you have only completed part of a course (for example, the first two academic years of a three year course), you will not be considered as having completed the course.
* That course of study must have been at least one academic year in duration. An academic year is the period of time that the institution you studied is open and providing courses each year. Usually an academic year is from September one year until June the following year. There may be some variations, but we would not consider any courses shorter than 8 months as being an academic year in length.
* You meet in full all other requirements of the category you are switching into.
18. You must provide an original academic reference on official headed paper of the institution 18. and must clearly show:
* your name; and
* the course title/award; and
* the course duration; and
* date of course completion. If you have not yet completed your course this date must • not be more than 30 days from your date of application.
19. The academic reference must include all the information detailed .above.
New Applications forms and Policy Guidances for Tier 1 and Tier 2
New Applications forms and Policy Guidances for Tier 1 and Tier 2
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