Graduate Route

The Purpose of This Visa Application

This route is for students who has successfully completed an undergraduate or post-graduate education programme at a higher education institution in the UK. You have to have accomplished your education at a higher education provider with a track record of compliance. You also must have a valid student visa to be able to apply.

Graduate Visa Route

When you have successfully completed your undergraduate or post-graduate education programme through your valid student visa, you may be eligible to work in the UK by the graduate route. If you have graduated from an undergraduate or master programme, you can stay up to 2 years in the UK in order to work. If you are a doctoral student, you can stay up to 3 years by the graduate route. During your stay, you can search for a job that is suitable for your education, experience and expertise, after which you can start to work in the UK.

You can consider the graduate visa route as a continuation of your valid student visa. However, you are, of course, expected to apply for the visa to the Home Office. The visa application must be made inside the UK.

It is not possible for you to apply for the settlement route by the graduate visa. However, you might be eligible to switch to the Skilled Worker visa if you find a suitable job. You can check our Skilled Worker Visa page or request information from us for more details.

Eligibility and The Basic Criteria

According to the current statement made by the Home Office, the graduate route has a points-based evaluation system similiar to most of the visa types published after Brexit. You are expected to receive a total of 70 points according to the table below.

• Successful Completion Requirement

It is a must that you hold a valid student visa while applying to the graduate route. In this case, you will have already had a student sponsor, which is the higher education institution you graduated from. Your sponsor must notify the Home Office regarding your graduation status before you apply for the graduate route.

• Qualification in the UK Requirement

If you successfully complete an undergraduate or post-graduate degree from a higher education institutiton the UK, you meet the qualification requirement. You have to complete your education just before applying for the graduate route. In addition to the undergraduate and post-graduate education programmes, there are also some exceptional courses which are accepted for the graduate visa. You can contact us for more detailed information.

• You studied in the UK

You must have studied in the UK for the required minimum period. Please see the table below.

There are some exceptional applications for students who continued their education outside of the UK between January 2020 and September 2021 due to the Covid-19 pandemic. This does not prevent you from applying for the graduate visa route. You can contact us for more detailed information.

The Visa Duration & Rights

• The duration of the visa varies according to the degree with which you graduated. Undergraduate and master graduates can stay in the UK for up to two years on the graduate visa. This period is three years for doctoral graduates.
• You cannot extend your graduate visa when it expires. However, you may switch to another visa type through the company/business you are working for.
• While you can be a salaried employee at a company, you can also set up and manage your own business.
• If you already have dependants under your student visa staying in the UK with you, they can apply as your dependants through the graduate visa route and can continue to remain in the UK. It is not possible for dependants to apply outside of the UK.

Costs

There are 2 different main issues that you need to consider in terms of finance:

1. The amount to be paid to the British Government as a Visa Application Fee
   The application fee is £700.
2. Additional fee to be paid to the British Government for health services
   This fee is determined as £624 for each year of stay. For example, if you are applying for a 3-year visa, you must pay 624 x 3 = £1872 for health care. To complete your visa application, you must complete the healthcare payment stage.

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