. An application for switching into student visa is made in accordance with requirements as set out in Appendix Student of the Immigration Rules. You can apply for switching into student visa through fast track service to get a faster decision on your application. An application made through Priority Service is decided by the Home Office UKVI within 5 working days and an application submitted to the Home Office UKVI through Super Priority Service is decided by the Home Office UKVI within 24 hours

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Immigration Status Requirement For Switching Into Student Visa

An applicant who is in the UK on the date of application must not have, or have last been granted permission:
as a Visitor;
as a Short-term Student;
as a Parent of a Child Student;
as a Seasonal Worker;
as a Domestic Worker in a Private Household;
outside the Immigration Rules.
An applicant who is in the UK on the date of application must not be on immigration bail.
Anyone who is lawfully in the UK other than under the immigration status mentioned above is allowed to switch into student visa from inside the UK.

Eligibility Requirements For Switching Into Student Visa

To qualify for switching into Student Visa from inside the UK, you should meet the following requirements of the Immigration Rules:

You should meet the immigration status requirement and must be permitted to switch into student visa. You are permitted to switch into student visa unless you are someone who cannot switch into student visa.

The applicant should make a valid application for switching into student visa;

An application for switching into student visa must be made no more than 3 months before the start date of the course on the Confirmation of Acceptance for Studies.

An application for switching into student visa must be for study on a course with a start date no more than 28 days after the expiry date of the applicant’s previous UK visa (leave to remain).

The applicant must meet all the requirements related to Confirmation of Acceptance for Studies (CAS);

The applicant must all the requirements related to course of study;

The applicant must meet the points based criteria and score 70 points to qualify for switching into student visa;

The applicant must be a genuine student and meet the genuineness test for student visa;

The applicant's application for switching into student visa should not fall for refusal under

general grounds for refusal as set out in part 9 of the Immigration Rules;

The applicant must not be in the UK in breach of immigration laws, except that, where paragraph 39E applies, any current period of overstaying will be disregarded.

Valid Confirmation Of Acceptance For Studies (CAS)

For an application for switching into student visa to be successful, the student's Confirmation of Acceptance for Studies (CAS) must be valid. According to Immigration Rules, student must satisfy the following requirements for the Confirmation of Acceptance for Studies (CAS) to be valid:

The Confirmation of Acceptance for Studies (CAS) must have been issued by a student sponsor whose licence is still valid on the date on which the application is decided;

The Confirmation of Acceptance for Studies (CAS) must not have been issued by the student sponsor more than 6 months before the date of application;

The Confirmation of Acceptance for Studies (CAS) must not have been used in a previous application which was either granted or refused (but could have been relied upon in a previous application which was rejected as invalid, made void or withdrawn);

The student sponsor must not have withdrawn the offer to the applicant after the date that the Confirmation of Acceptance for Studies (CAS) was issued;

The Confirmation of Acceptance for Studies must contain the necessary information to confirm all the following requirements are met:

o the course requirement; and

o the Approved qualification requirement; and

o the level of study requirement; and

o the place of study requirement.

The Confirmation of Acceptance for Studies must state the cost of accommodation and fees (and any payment already made) so that the financial requirement can be assessed;

The Confirmation of Acceptance for Studies must show how the English language requirement has been met, and where the sponsor has assessed the applicant’s language ability, must include the information in ST 13.3. and ST 13.4.

The student sponso must provide all the following information about the course of study on the Confirmation of Acceptance for Studies:

o title of course; and

o academic level of course; and

o course start and end dates; and

o hours of study per week, including confirmation on whether the course is part-time or full-time; and

o the address of the main place of study;

o the cost of accommodation and fees; and o if the student sponsor has assessed the applicant by use of one or more references, the Confirmation of Acceptance for Studies Checking Service entry must include details of the references assessed;

o if the course involves a work placement, details of any work placement relating to the course;

o if the course will be provided by an education provider that is not the student sponsor, details of the partner institution;

o if the ATAS requirement in Annex ATAS applies; and