Guidance

Short-term students: caseworker guidance

Immigration staff guidance on how short-term student applications for entry clearance or leave to enter are considered.

• From: UK Visas and Immigration
• Published: 27 April 2015
• Last updated: 1 October 2021 — See all updates

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Short-term students caseworker guidance

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UK Visas and Immigration guidance on how staff consider applications for the Short-term Student (English Language) route under Appendix Short term student of the immigration rules. The previous short-term student (6 months) and the short-term student (Child) routes have been incorporated into the permitted activities on the visit route.

Read guidance for Student sponsors, migrants and short-term students on temporary concessions in response to the outbreak of coronavirus.

Published 27 April 2015
Last updated 1 October 2021 + show all updates

1. 1 October 2021

   Updated guidance on short-term students.

2. 6 April 2021

   Updated guidance for use on or after 6 April 2021.

3. 1 December 2020

   Updated guidance for new 1 December changes.

4. 5 October 2020

   Updated guidance on short-term students.

5. 30 April 2020

   Replaced the Short-term student document.

6. 20 April 2020

   Added a link to guidance for Tier 4 sponsors, migrants and short-term students on temporary concessions in response to the outbreak of coronavirus.

7. 22 August 2019

   New Short-term students guidance document added.

8. 21 June 2019

   Updated guidance document

9. 17 June 2019

   Added the 'Guidance for institutions with non-visa national students' document.

10. 22 January 2019

    Updated guidance.

11. 6 July 2018

    Updated guidance.

12. 19 January 2018

    Updated guidance.

13. 11 January 2018

    Guidance updated.

14. 6 April 2017

    Updated guidance.

15. 7 December 2016

    Updated guidance.

16. 6 April 2016

    Updated guidance.

17. 28 April 2015

    Updated guidance

18. 27 April 2015

    First published.