{"id":10422,"date":"2021-06-10T21:32:36","date_gmt":"2021-06-10T19:32:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mzansimirror.com\/?p=10422"},"modified":"2021-06-11T21:07:16","modified_gmt":"2021-06-11T19:07:16","slug":"how-south-africans-apply-for-uk-post-study-work-visa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mzansimirror.com\/how-south-africans-apply-for-uk-post-study-work-visa\/","title":{"rendered":"How South Africans can apply for a UK Post-Study work visa"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>South Africans can now apply for the new UK Post-Study work visa which is a route for international students who want to work following the successful completion of a course of study at UK bachelor\u2019s degree-level or above.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mzansimirror.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/UK-post-study-visa.jpg\" alt=\"How South Africans can apply for a UK Post-Study work visa 2021\" class=\"wp-image-10431\" title=\"How South Africans can apply for a UK Post-Study work visa 2021\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mzansimirror.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/UK-post-study-visa.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.mzansimirror.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/UK-post-study-visa-300x180.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The UK government announced that the new post-study work visa will open for applications on Thursday 1 July 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The visa will allow international students to stay in the UK for two to three years after successfully completing their studies. Applicants for this new visa must have completed an eligible course at a UK higher education provider, with a track record of compliance with the government\u2019s immigration requirements to apply to the Graduate route. Students on the Graduate route will be able to work or look for work after their studies for a maximum period of 2 years, or 3 years for Doctoral students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The launch of the new Graduate route shows that the government is continuing to deliver on its key manifesto promise to implement a points-based immigration system, which will attract talent and ensure that businesses can recruit the most highly qualified from across the globe to drive the economy forwards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Graduate route will work for all corners of the UK, ensuring that communities in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland can benefit from talented individuals who want to stay after their studies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Minister for Future Borders and Immigration Kevin Foster said:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>As we rebuild from the global pandemic we want the world\u2019s brightest talent, who aspire to a career at the highest levels of business, science, the arts and technology to see our United Kingdom as the natural place to fulfil their aspirations.<\/p><div class=\"a17b8461aa8852e9804489a09abe77ee\" data-index=\"2\" style=\"float: none; margin:10px 0 10px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6320557125022566\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Responsive Ad -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6320557125022566\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1510235538\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>The changes announced today will ensure once they have received a gold standard qualification from one of our world leading education institutions they can easily secure the status they need to continue living, working and fulfilling their dreams in the UK.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>As detailed in the Immigration Rules laid in Parliament today (4 March), the new route\u202fwill open for applications on 1 July 2021, to international students who successfully complete a degree at undergraduate level or above in the UK.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Graduate route will be unsponsored, meaning applicants will not need a job offer to apply for the route. There will be no minimum salary requirements nor caps on numbers. Graduates on the route will be able to work flexibly, switch jobs and develop their career as required.\u202f\u202f<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The new route will help the government to achieve the ambition set out in the International Education Strategy to increase the number of international students in higher education in the UK to 600,000 by 2030.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Coronavirus concessions for students unable to travel to the UK due to the pandemic have also been extended, recognising the continuing disruption many\u202fface\u202fdue to international travel restrictions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Applicants who began their studies in Autumn 2020 will now have until 21 June 2021 to enter the UK (updated from 6 April 2021) in order to be eligible for the Graduate route. Students who began their studies in January or February 2021 will need to be in the UK by 27 September 2021.\u202f<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Graduate route comes as the government also unveiled plans to launch another new immigration route that will help start-ups and fast-growing firms recruit the talent they need to innovate and grow at yesterday\u2019s Budget as part of a range of measures for highly skilled migrants. 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