My Beloved course is not eligible for Tier 4?!

Hello friends,

Could you please give me some advice on this?

I recently graduated from a UK university with my master's and still hold my tier 4 visa, which expires in Jan 2020.

Very recently, I applied and got accepted to a 9-month course in a private institution called 'The Prince's Foundation' with full scholarship. I was thrilled to get the news of my acceptance.. just to later be told by them that their course is not eligible for a tier 4 visa.

I was hoping that I could extend my current visa through my acceptance to this course especially since I am given a full scholarship.

How can I resolve this? Do you have a suggestion on how I can extend my stay? Are there any other routes I can possibly take?

Any help would be appreciated,
Saman

SamanMJ wrote: ↑

Fri Nov 15, 2019 1:43 pm

How can I resolve this? Do you have a suggestion on how I can extend my stay? Are there any other routes I can possibly take?

You probably cannot resolve it. There are two possibilities, but they are both long shots.

You can in theory switch to Tier 2 for sponsored skilled work, and do the course on the side of your work, if that is logistically possible. See https://www.ukcisa.org.uk/Information-- ... layer-6617

You don't say when the new course starts, but if the institution is eligible to invite people on a short-term student visa, and they are happy to confirm in writing that you need the visa for no more than 6 months long, you could apply (outside the UK) for that visa and return to the UK on that basis. See https://www.ukcisa.org.uk/Information-- ... udent-visa

Thanks a lot for your response,

Sadly, both the options you mentioned are rather impossible. The course is quite intensive and I cannot work in any other place during the course (unless they can sponsor me as an employee, but I doubt it). Also, the course begins in Feb 2020, so I would need the whole 9 months worth of visa, so the short-term student visa cannot be an option.

I know that the school is happy to help me in whatever way they can, but neither they nor I have any idea how!

If there is any other ideas that anyone can suggest, it would be very much appreciated.

SamanMJ wrote: ↑

Sat Nov 16, 2019 4:59 pm

If there is any other ideas that anyone can suggest, it would be very much appreciated.

Ask if you can do the course by distance learning.