PSW to Student visa

[cc21]

I am currently on my PSW graduate visa. My visa ends August 9 and I want to study a course starting in September 15 (estimate). So it is obviously more than 28 days that they stated. What I understand is that my course have to star within 28 day of my visa expire. what should I do? would I be rejected if I try switching to student visa anyways.

[sah10406]

What I understand is that my course have to star within 28 day of my visa expire. what should I do?

You need to leave the UK on or before 9 August 2024 and apply for the Student visa in your home country.

would I be rejected if I try switching to student visa anyways.

It would be refused under paragraph ST 4.3 of Appendix Student.

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/immigration ... ix-student

But your university is unlikely to issue your CAS anyway until you show them that you have returned to your home country.

[cc21]

I have decided to leave the UK to apply for student visa. I am wondering if I can use a VFS service in a country that I am not a citizen of. I am thinking to go to Thai on a 60day visit visa and while I am there I will give biometric at their VFS centre. Would that work?

[sah10406]

Would that work?

No. Hence why I said

You need to leave the UK on or before 9 August 2024 and apply for the Student visa in your home country.

See

https://www.gov.uk/government/publicati ... the-policy