Urgent Help regarding the work time on Tier 4

[wenxinwenxin]

Hi Everyone,

I have a question which I would appreciate your help on.

Last year during COVID, I decided to pursue a postgraduate study from work, switching from Tier 2 to Tier 4.

However, the visa application process was largely disrupted by the COVID. I didn't receive my tier 4 visa until mid-September where the school already started in mid-August. I was advised that I can retain my rights to work while waiting for the tier 4 visa application decisions.

Once I received the final approval on tier 4 in mid-September, I gave the notice to my employer but the notice period was a minimum of 4 weeks which led to my last day to leave work mid-october. Hence, I wonder the one-month full-time status overlapping with my Tier 4 visa will cause any issues (nothing heard from the home office so far).

Best regards
Vicky

[sah10406]

Hence, I wonder the one-month full-time status overlapping with my Tier 4 visa will cause any issues (nothing heard from the home office so far).

No.

[wenxinwenxin]

Hence, I wonder the one-month full-time status overlapping with my Tier 4 visa will cause any issues (nothing heard from the home office so far).

No.

Thanks! should I see help from a lawyer

[sah10406]

should I see help from a lawyer

For what?

[wenxinwenxin]

But The Tier 4 does say that you are not allowed for any permanent full time job during term time. I was not full time but it was a permanent role. My four weeks notice period from my previous permeated job happened during the Tier 4…

[sah10406]

The specific wording is that you are not allowed to "work in a position that would fill a full-time permanent vacancy". Hence it is about starting a new job, not finishing an old job that you have quit.

See Appendix Student paragraph ST 26.5;
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/immigration ... ix-student

If you are still concerned that it is illegal working, and you do not want to be seen as lying about it in a future application, you can always declare and explain it in the new application if you wish. It would be disregarded.