student staying in the uk
Description
One turkish person (19 yrs) came to the UK as a short term student. This person is finishing a 1 month course in a week, and wants to know how is it possible to stay in the country for three/four extra months.
According to gov.uk/study-visit-visa it is only possible to stay one month (after this course) if the whole stay isn't longer than 6 months.
Question
this question might be obvious but Id like to clear out all doubt:
- Is it possible to stay more than one month not as a student but changing the status just to visitor? (as someone just coming to visit england instead of studying)
- Is there any workaround (like enrolling to a new course) or this person should go back home after 1 month?
Best Answer
The answer to both 1 and 2 seems to be no.
In the How long you can stay section there is this statement.
Your visa will say how long you are allowed to stay in the UK.
It also says this:
Your visa will say how long you are allowed to stay in the UK.
Presumably your Turkish acquaintance has his visa and has read it and knows when he needs to leave the UK.
In the what you can and cannot do section there is this statement:
You cannot... extend this visa
English officialese is starting to evolve, primarily through its pomposity and circumlocution, into a language other than English but this is clear enough.
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