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1 Page 1 of 107 Published for Home Office staff on 06 April 2021 Student and Child Student Version Page 2 of 107 Published for Home Office staff on 06 April 2021 Contents Contents .. 2 About this guidance .. 8 Contacts .. 8 Publication .. 8 Changes from last version of this guidance .. 8 Validity for entry clearance and permission to stay applications .. 9 Representatives .. 9 Requesting more information .. 9 Translating documents .. 10 Switching .. 11 Switching into Student .. 11 Switching into Child Student .. 11 Dependants of overseas diplomats .. 11 Student : overstayers .. 12 Eligibility for entry clearance and permission to stay .. 13 TB certificate .. 13 Genuine Student rule .. 14 Entry clearance and permission to stay applications .. 14 Credibility: factors to be considered .. 14 The immigration history of the applicant and any dependant, in the UK and other countries .. 15 The applicant s education history, study and post-study plans.

2 15 The personal and financial circumstances of the applicant and any dependant 15 The qualification, course provider and agents .. 16 English language ability .. 16 Role of dependants .. 16 Pull factors .. 16 Commencing a course 17 Interviews .. 18 Failure to attend .. 19 After completion of the interview: applicant is a genuine Student .. 19 In-country applications .. 19 Out-of-country applications .. 19 After completion of the interview: applicant is not a genuine Student .. 19 Page 3 of 107 Published for Home Office staff on 06 April 2021 Abuse .. 20 Confirmation of Acceptance for Studies (CAS) .. 21 Check the validity of the CAS reference number .. 22 Check the information on the 22 Retrospective course start dates .. 22 Documents required to check the CAS .. 24 Recording the CAS as used .. 24 Expired CAS .. 24 Marking associated CAS as obsolete .. 24 Licensed Student sponsors .. 25 Zero Confirmation of Acceptance for Studies (CAS) allocated sponsors.

3 25 Student sponsorship duties .. 25 Student sponsor subject to UKVI sanctions, under investigation, licence revoked, surrendered or expired .. 27 Sponsor has been removed from the register of Student sponsors pending investigation .. 27 Sponsor has had their licence revoked, or the licence has surrendered or 28 Acceptable levels of study .. 31 Student : acceptable levels of study .. 31 Child Student : acceptable levels of study .. 32 Student : study abroad programmes .. 34 Study abroad programmes in the UK .. 34 Study abroad programmes overseas .. 34 Student : Student Union Sabbatical Officers .. 35 Student : part-time courses .. 36 Student : Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) courses .. 37 Student : flight schools .. 38 Student : financial requirement .. 39 Differentiation arrangements .. 39 Course fees .. 39 Living costs .. 40 Accommodation deposits .. 40 Boarding students .. 40 Child Student : financial 42 Differentiation arrangements.

4 42 Boarding students .. 42 Page 4 of 107 Published for Home Office staff on 06 April 2021 Non-boarding students .. 43 Course fees .. 43 Living costs for non-boarding students .. 43 Location of study and study that includes part of a 44 Main study site in London .. 44 Length of study that includes part of a month .. 45 Evidence of finance .. 46 How to meet the financial requirement .. 46 Evidence requirements .. 46 Requesting more information .. 46 Partially paid course and accommodation fees .. 47 Student : English language requirement .. 48 Student : academic progression .. 49 Exemptions .. 49 Demonstrating academic progression .. 50 Applying for an integrated course .. 50 Demonstrating course completion .. 51 Study at the same level .. 52 Sponsor duties .. 54 Changing course or finishing their course early .. 55 students and Child students who want to do a different course of study with their Student sponsor .. 55 The Student or Child Student has completed the course for which they were given permission to stay.

5 55 The Student or Child Student has not completed the course which their current permission was granted for .. 56 Changing A-level subjects .. 56 students : changing course, without needing permission from the Home Office .. 56 Pre-sessional courses .. 58 Student : postgraduate doctors and dentists .. 59 Documents required .. 59 Maximum period .. 59 Sponsors of postgraduate doctors and dentists .. 59 Work placements .. 59 Work placements .. 60 students : work placement requirements .. 60 Child Student .. 60 Page 5 of 107 Published for Home Office staff on 06 April 2021 students : Work placements involving professional performance .. 60 Sports-related work placements .. 60 Postgraduate doctors and dentists .. 61 Work placements on the Confirmation of Acceptance for Studies (CAS) .. 61 Student : Doctorate Extension Scheme (DES) .. 62 Doctorate qualifications .. 63 Student : time limits for study .. 64 Student : maritime courses.

6 64 Degree level study .. 65 Exceptions .. 65 Above degree level study .. 65 Calculating time limits .. 66 Deciding whether the application complies with the time limit requirement .. 67 Date calculators .. 67 Documents for assessing Confirmation of Acceptance for Studies (CAS) .. 68 Child Student applicants under the age of 16 .. 68 Child Student applicants aged 16 or 17 and Student applicants .. 68 Evidential documents used .. 68 Assessments based on references .. 69 Assessments not based on qualifications or references .. 69 Evidence of English language ability .. 69 Verifying documents .. 69 Documents from institutions which have had their licence revoked .. 70 Requesting more information .. 71 Translating documents .. 72 Assessing the academic level of a translated certificate .. 72 Verifying documents and risk profiles .. 73 Verification checks .. 73 Age requirements and Child welfare .. 75 Parental consent for students and Child students under 18.

7 75 Proof of relationship .. 75 Safeguarding Child welfare .. 76 Child students living in a private foster care arrangement or receiving care from a close relative .. 76 Close relatives .. 77 Parents accompanying children under 12 .. 77 Private foster care .. 77 Page 6 of 107 Published for Home Office staff on 06 April 2021 Differential evidence requirement .. 79 Requirements for nationals who benefit from differential evidence .. 79 Documents not required under the differentiation arrangements .. 79 Mandatory documents .. 79 Applicants who apply under the differentiation arrangements but submit 80 Sponsor requirements .. 80 Requesting supporting documents .. 80 Dual or multiple nationality .. 80 Student : Academic Technology Approval Scheme (ATAS) .. 82 Exemptions to the ATAS requirement .. 82 ATAS requirements .. 82 The ATAS clearance certificate .. 82 Grant or refuse .. 84 Digital status .. 84 Grant or refuse entry clearance.

8 85 Student : grant entry clearance .. 85 Child Student : grant entry 85 Student : refuse entry clearance .. 86 Child Student : refuse entry clearance .. 86 Rights of appeal and administrative review: out-of-country 86 Student : refusal paragraphs .. 87 Child Student : entry clearance refusal paragraphs .. 89 Grant or refuse extension .. 90 Student : grant of permission .. 90 Student : period to grant .. 90 Student : period to grant for courses comprising separate, independent modules 90 Child Student : grant of permission .. 91 Child Student : period to grant .. 91 Student and Child Student : refuse application .. 91 Student : dependants .. 91 Student : Doctorate Extension Scheme - grant permission .. 92 Work conditions .. 93 Professional sportsperson .. 94 Engaging in business activity .. 95 Doctorate Extension Scheme students .. 95 Child Student .. 96 Page 7 of 107 Published for Home Office staff on 06 April 2021 Student and Child Student : Prohibited work.

9 96 Volunteering .. 96 Student : dependants .. 98 Assessing applications for dependant partners and dependant children .. 98 Switching .. 98 When Student dependants are permitted .. 98 Proof of relationship for dependant partners .. 99 Proof of relationship for dependant children .. 100 Care requirement for dependant children .. 101 Dependant children aged 16 and over .. 101 Dependant of a Student : financial requirement .. 102 Calculating funds needed for a dependant of a Student .. 102 Evidence that can be used to demonstrate funds for the dependant of a Student .. 103 Student : differential evidence requirement for dependants .. 104 Differentiation arrangements: requirements for dependants .. 104 Documentary requirements .. 104 Requesting supporting documents .. 104 Grant permission: dependant partner or Child of a Student .. 105 Conditions of leave .. 105 Employment for dependants of a Student .. 105 Professional sportsperson.

10 106 Study in a discipline covered by Appendix ATAS of the Immigration Rules .. 106 Endorsement for entry clearance applications .. 106 Dependant of a Student : refusal paragraphs .. 107 Page 8 of 107 Published for Home Office staff on 06 April 2021 About this guidance This guidance tells caseworkers how to consider applications from people who wish to enter or remain in the UK to study under the Student or Child Student routes of the Points-based system . This guidance is based on Appendix Student , Appendix Child Student , Appendix English Language, Appendix Finance and Appendix ATAS of the Immigration Rules. Paragraph 6 of the Immigration Rules contains a list of defined terms in the rules. Contacts If caseworkers have any questions about the guidance and their line manager or senior caseworker cannot help them, or if they think that the guidance has factual errors, then email the Student Migration Policy team. If caseworkers notice any formatting errors in this guidance (broken links, spelling mistakes and so on) or have any comments about the layout or navigability of the guidance then they can email the Guidance Rules and Forms team.