Changing to a New Place of Study

Student visa permission is specific to a place of study, if you change University you have to apply for a new visa.  On admission to º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ you will be sent a new Confirmation of Acceptance for Studies (CAS) for visa purposes.

Obtaining further visa permission whilst remaining in the UK normally at least requires:

    • satisfying the UKVI ‘academic progression’ requirements including the successful completion of your previous studies 
    • the new course starting no later than 28 days after current visa permission expires 
    • making the application before visa permission expires. 

Most often it is not necessary to have received a visa extension decision before starting new studies, using the º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ issued CAS in an application can allow initial registration, a later decision to grant the visa extension would allow studies to continue. 

If it is not possible to successfully apply to extend a visa whilst in the UK the alternative would be to return home to submit the application from there.

Last Updated: 15th September 2022