Student Visas

Student visa information

Visa Status

The UK government provides this algorithm to check your visa status.

Short Course Visas

The following two visas are for students who want to do a short course, or an English language course of up to 11 months:

  • Child visitor visa: For students of 17 years old or less who wish to study in the UK for up to 6 months.
  • Student visitor visa: For students of 18 years old or more who wish to study in the UK for up to 6 months. English language course students can apply for an extended student visitor visa to stay for up to 11 months.

Long Course Visas

The course must be at a school, college or university on the register of licensed sponsors. Download an up to date PDF with the complete list of 1400+ sponsors here.