Switch from Tier1 PSW to Tier4 General Student & Dependa

[surajchain]

Hi,

I am currently on a Tier 1 Post Study Work (PSW) visa (my visa expires on Nov 2013) and my wife is on PSW dependant visa.

I plan to enrol for a MSc course (Masters in Computer Science) and apply for Tier 4 General Sudent Visa.

I had a few questions -

1. Can Myself and my Wife both together apply to switch into Tier 4 General Student and Tier 4 General Student dependant respectively ?

2. Can we apply in country itself without exiting the UK ?

3. How many hours can my wife work when she gets the Tier 4 General Student dependant visa?

Your response is highly appreciated.

Many Thanks in advance.

Suraj

[godistrue]

Hi,

I am currently on a Tier 1 Post Study Work (PSW) visa (my visa expires on Nov 2013) and my wife is on PSW dependant visa.

I plan to enrol for a MSc course (Masters in Computer Science) and apply for Tier 4 General Sudent Visa.

I had a few questions -

1. Can Myself and my Wife both together apply to switch into Tier 4 General Student and Tier 4 General Student dependant respectively ?

2. Can we apply in country itself without exiting the UK ?

3. How many hours can my wife work when she gets the Tier 4 General Student dependant visa?

Your response is highly appreciated.

Many Thanks in advance.

Suraj

1. Can Myself and my Wife both together apply to switch into Tier 4 General Student and Tier 4 General Student dependant respectively ? YES

2. Can we apply in country itself without exiting the UK ? YES

3. How many hours can my wife work when she gets the Tier 4 General Student dependant visa? NO LIMIT

[surajchain]

Thanks for the reply. Would request a senior member to also advice on my questions.

Had one more query -
Prior to getting psw visa I was on tier4 general and did Mba in International management from july 2010 to july 2011

Now my psw is going to expire in November 2013
Can I enroll for MSc IT - Master of science IT and apply for tier4 general student or will that create an issue with academic progresion?

Many thanks for your replies.

[Spidery_thread]

Thanks for the reply. Would request a senior member to also advice on my questions.

Had one more query -
Prior to getting psw visa I was on tier4 general and did Mba in International management from july 2010 to july 2011

Now my psw is going to expire in November 2013
Can I enroll for MSc IT - Master of science IT and apply for tier4 general student or will that create an issue with academic progresion?

Many thanks for your replies.

@surajchain,

How long have you been on student visa prior to PSW?

[surajchain]

Hi Spidery_thread

Student visa from July 2010 till October 2011 doing Mba (12 month) course then got psw in nov 2011

Thanks

[sheraz7]

Just to correct you that your dependent wife cannot switch into tier 4 student dependant inside the country and due to academic progression reason your new course must be higher in level or if at same level then it must complement/enhance the scope of your existing degree otherwise it will not meet the criteria.

[surajchain]

Hi sheraz7

Thanks for your response

I have just read the pbd dependant policy anf found the following on page 10 -

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Switching into the route for Family Members of Tier 4 (General) Migrants

32. If you are the family member of a Tier 4 (General) applicant, whether or not you are permitted
to switch into the PBS Dependant category, depends on the type of permission to stay that you
have and type of course the Tier 4 (General) student is or will be studying.
33. Switching is permitted when you have previously held leave as:
• the dependant of the lead applicant in another immigration category and the lead applicant has since been granted leave as a Tier 4 (General) migrant or is applying for leave at the same time as the lead applicant;
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hence I request you to recheck your response about my wife not being able to switch in-country.

Can you please have a re-look?

Many thanks

[sheraz7]

The policy guideline is saying 100% truth based on your circumstances be sure that from 4 july 2011 only the students at higher education institutes (i.e university but not private HTS colleges) can sponsor/extend their dependent visa even from inside the country and moreover, the lead/main applicant need to meet all tier 4 especially the academic progression requirement too in order to assist its dependants as well.

[surajchain]

Hi Sheraz7

Thanks for your reply, I am still not clear, on page 10 of the PBS dependant it says -

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The main applicant must also:
• be a Government sponsored student who has or is applying for leave for a course of study that
is longer than 6 months; or
• be studying a course of study that is 12 months or more at a recognised body or a UK HEI which
is at post-graduate level; or
• have or have last had leave as a Tier 4 (General) migrant or as a Student for a course of study
that more than 6 months long, and:
PBS (Dep) Guidance (version 04/2013) - page 7
PBS (Dependant) Policy guidance
○○ have had this leave within the 3 months immediately preceding the date of the application,
○○ be applying for a course of study of more than 6 months, and
○○ be applying for leave at the same time as the family member.

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So what means - • be studying a course of study that is 12 months or more at a recognised body or a UK HEI

What is Recognised body ? any idea ?

Many thanks
Suraj

[surajchain]

With reference to my earlier post, I am still unclear about two items -

1. How to ensure I meet the academic progression requirements of UKBA ?

2. What is the list of Recognised body or HEI, where I can get this and are colleges not part of these?

Any help is welcome !

[sheraz7]

With reference to my earlier post, I am still unclear about two items -

1. How to ensure I meet the academic progression requirements of UKBA ?

For example BBA student move to MBA, MBA student moves to Mphil/PHD.

2. What is the list of Recognised body or HEI, where I can get this and are colleges not part of these?

HEI means those bodies who have direct power to award degrees such as Universities.

Any help is welcome !