It is difficult to apply for a T5 visa to study in the UK.

Most students studying in Britain want to work locally, which requires students to apply for a work visa. 20 14 the revised draft of British immigration law was formally implemented. Among them, the visa policy change related to China students is the newly approved T5 international student internship visa. It is difficult to apply for T5 visa, but the future employment prospects are small. Next, I would like to introduce you to the specific situation of signing a visa.

T5 visa is a subclass of temporary workers in the fifth grade of the points system. The longest visa period is 12 months, but it cannot be extended or re-signed after that, and you must leave the country for home.

Visa requirements applicants:

1, must be an overseas (non-EU) student;

2. Minimum bachelor degree;

3. IELTS [Weibo] score is not less than 6.0 (or TOEFL [Weibo] score is not less than 70);

4. British graduates must apply within 12 months after graduation, with a minimum score of 2.2 and a valid T4 visa;

5. Domestic graduates must be 2 1 1 university graduates with an average score of not less than 80% or GPA3.0.

6. The major of studying in the UK must be related to the internship position (not necessary for those who have no experience in studying in the UK);

7. The visa time is subject to the quotation of the internship company, and the longest time will not exceed 12 months;

8. The internship position must be NQF level 3 or above;

9. The internship salary paid by the internship company shall not be lower than the national minimum hourly wage (currently 6.3 1, 20 14 to 10 is 6.5);

10. The applicant can bring his spouse and minor children.

At present, the pros and cons of this visa are mixed in the industry. Supporters believe that this visa provides a rare job opportunity for China graduates who want to gain 65,438+0 years of work experience in the UK or come to the UK. They hope to be favored by employers during their internship, and they can further apply for a T2 work visa. However, opponents believe that the visa will cut off the relatively loose and low-wage requirements for directly converting from a T4 student visa to a T2 work visa, and become a restrictive visa that requires quota application, advertising (labor market test) and higher wage requirements, and will not be included in the five-year residence that can apply for permanent residence, because it is not oriented to permanent residence.

King Lear wrote in the UK-Chinese Times that the visa is a bit? Chicken ribs are tasteless, but it's a pity to discard them. Today, with the overall tightening of visa policies in western countries, the visa does provide short-term internship opportunities for some applicants who cannot or do not want to take the route of investment immigration or entrepreneurial immigration, and who have no confidence or enough time to compete for T2 ordinary work visas. However, it cannot be postponed, and the scope of choice is narrow (such as related professional restrictions and employer guarantees). From the employer's point of view, it is necessary to pay the internship salary not lower than the minimum standard (in practice, many companies prefer to provide small transportation and lunch subsidies for short-term interns rather than formal wages). After the internship training, I am very satisfied with the interns and want to formally apply for a work visa, but the cost and threshold of taking the restricted path are too high. It's best to recruit graduates who have undergone rigorous interviews or short-term internships directly from China (generally, student visas will increase for 3-4 months after the end of the course). The shortcomings of reality are really obvious.

The above is a brief introduction to the T5 visa in the UK, hoping to help China students who are interested in applying for studying in the UK.