What work visa can I apply for studying in the UK?

Most China students studying in the UK want to accumulate some work experience before returning home after graduation. The following are the visas that most international students in China may apply for. Let's take a look at what work visas we can apply for to study in the UK.

There are three main types of work visas in the UK: Tier 1, which are mainly aimed at entrepreneurial immigrant applicants. Tier 2, mainly for applicants who find a company guarantee job. Tier 5, mainly for applicants who find a guarantee job in a short time.

Tier 1 (entrepreneur) visa

This visa requires an investment of 50,000 pounds (if converted from PSW) or 200,000 pounds to start a business in the UK. It is also the most popular visa type for China graduates. They sign for three years (Celine's note: it will actually be granted for three years and three months), and then get permanent residency for two years.

Official introduction and application method: www.gov.uk/tier-1-entrepreneur.

Tier 1 (Outstanding Talents) Visa

Referred to as "ET" visa, talents in arts and sciences can apply as long as they have the guarantee of relevant institutions.

Official introduction and application method: www.gov.uk/tier-1-exceptional-talent.

1 floor (investor)

This visa is the fastest, but the most expensive. You can apply for permanent residence if you invest 6.5438+0000 pounds in five years, and sign a contract for two years in three years. You can apply for permanent residence if you invest 6.5438+0000 pounds in two years, and you can apply for permanent residence if you invest 5 million pounds in three years.

Official introduction and application method: www.gov.uk/tier-1-investor.

Level 2 (General)

This is what most of us call a "work visa". You can apply for permanent residence after you have found a job and worked in Britain for five years with the company as a guarantee. Not all companies are qualified to guarantee this visa. Click here to view the list of qualified companies.

Official introduction and application method: www.gov.uk/tier-2-general

Level 2 (Athlete) Visa

If you are already an accomplished athlete or coach and want to develop your sports career in the UK, your British work organization can guarantee you.

Official introduction and application method: www.gov.uk/tier-2-sportsperson-worker-visa

Tier 5 (temporary workers-creativity and sports) visa

Can work in the UK 12 months, only applicable to athletes or actors, dancers, musicians or filmmakers.

Official introduction and application method: www. gov. uk/tier-5- temporary workers-creativity-sports-visa.

Tier 5 (Temporary Worker-Government Authorized Exchange) Visa

Many people think that this is a visa to replace PSW, but it is not. These are just some short-term internship opportunities recognized by the British government and guaranteed by specific institutions. Generally speaking, internship opportunities will only be given after the applicant provides a certain fee. After successful application, visa holders can stay in the UK for 12 months or 24 months. During this period, visa holders are not allowed to find full-time jobs, but can only work in sponsored internship institutions, but they can do a second job that does not exceed 20 hours per week.

Official introduction and application method: www.gov.uk/tier-5-government-authorised-exchange

These are the work visas that China students can apply for in the UK. Then, what if my student visa is changed to a work visa and I don't have a diploma? Can my university student visa be changed into a work visa in the UK? ...

What should I do if the students sign and transfer without a diploma?

When new graduates transfer to T2 work visa, they may encounter the situation that their degree certificates are not obtained when submitting their applications. In this case, you can use the final report card instead of the academic report card, or you can ask the school to issue an academic reference to solve it. Academic references need to display information such as the name of the applicant, the name of the course, the duration and completion date of the course, and the knowledge to be awarded. This kind of academic reference is equivalent to a degree certificate.

Can a university student visa be changed to a work visa in the UK?

From August 20 15, freshmen from publicly-funded universities in the UK will not be able to work in the UK, nor will they be able to change to work visas or apply for visa extension in the UK from autumn. Note that it is a junior college (I note: it is similar to a domestic junior college diploma. )! So it is enough for everyone to know that it is not college students who are forbidden to work.

What should I do if I sign a permanent residence after work?

You may have heard that you can change to permanent residence after holding Tier 2 General (commonly known as "work permit") for five years. During this five-year period, there is a time limit for leaving the UK, that is, you can't leave the UK for more than 180 days in any 12 month. There is no requirement for the total number of resignations in the past five years. It is rumored that there is no requirement that you cannot leave the country for more than 540 days, and there is no requirement that you cannot leave the country for more than 90 days at any time.

Can I bring my family (spouse) on my work visa?

Family members, such as work visas and entrepreneurs, bring their own permanent residence visas, which have a very high-energy attribute that they can apply for permanent residence at the same time as the main applicant at the end of five years. Doing so can successfully skip the spouse visa stage. Of course, the premise is that the holder of the dependent visa has held the corresponding dependent visa for five years. This only applies to dependent visas with permanent residency, and Tier 4/5 dependent visas are not applicable.