Among others, here are certain Graduate route visa UK requirements that you must meet to be eligible:

• The applicant must be in the UK when applying
• You must apply before your current visa expires
• Your current visa must be a student visa or Tier-4 (General) student visa
• You studied for a UK bachelor’s degree, a postgraduate degree or other eligible courses
• Your education provider (University or college) must acknowledge you have completed your course.

• The visa is applicable from the day your Graduate route UK visa application is approved.
• The UK Graduate visa doesn’t have an option of extending the visa, however; you can switch to a different visa route like a Skilled Worker visa
• The applicant’s partner and children can join them in the UK, as long as they are eligible
• The application fee for a Graduate visa UK costs £700 usually
• Additionally, you are to pay a healthcare surcharge which is usually £624, for each year you are living in the UK.

Every visa route has certain restrictions on what you can and cannot do, while in the UK. Similarly, the Graduate route UK has certain can and cannot do points set up by the UK Home Office.

• Work most jobs
• Be self-employed
• Seek employment
• Voluntary work
• Travel overseas and return to the UK

• Work as a professional sports person
• Apply for most benefits like public funds, or the State Pension.

Also known as the Post graduate visa UK, the Graduate route UK allows students in the UK to continue living there for the next 2 years, to work or seek employment, after the course is completed.

It gives foreign students in the UK, the opportunity to try their skills and begin their career in one of the most economically stable countries around the globe. The holder can also switch to a ‘Skilled Worker Route’ once they get a job, since the graduate visa route does not qualify for an extension.

Know more about UK Skilled Worker Visa.

If you are looking to apply for a Graduate route visa UK, first you will have to get a firm hold of how the route works, the eligibility criteria, requirements and other important details. And if you don’t know much about it, you can look for a reliable and reputed UK Graduate visa expert to represent you.

We at The SmartMove2UK are a team of UK study visa experts and consultants including immigration lawyers and have been helping clients with many students and post-study work visas for the UK. We operate out of all the major cities in India. Our team has been consulting clients from around the globe via Zoom and Skype and have clients visiting our offices in Mumbai & Delhi for in-person visits.

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