Tier 4 Application "normally and legally living"

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Hi all,

Thanks you for talking the time to read this.

My girlfriend is from Brazil and is currently on a student visa in Republic of Ireland studying IELTS. She has been accepted into an English University to study her Masters.

Is it possible for a Brazilian national who is living legally on a student visa in ROI to apply for a UK Tier 4 student visa in ROI?

http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/count ... %20English

The above page says:
If you have temporary permission to stay (for example, as a visitor) in the country where you are currently living, you cannot apply for most types of UK visa in that country. You can only apply for:

a visitor visa
a Tier 5 (Temporary worker - creative and sporting) visa
an EEA family permit

Your application may be referred back to your country of residence, which may cause delays.

To apply for any other type of UK visa, you must apply under the procedure for your country of residence. You can find this procedure by selecting your country of residence in our country finder .


Does a student visa count as "temporary permission" or are you "normally and legally living in Ireland"?

Any assistance would be appreciated as much forraging on the internet and phone thus far has provided a lot of confusion and not much joy and unfortunately time is running very short.

Kind Regards

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