{"id":4203,"date":"2021-09-06T10:28:23","date_gmt":"2021-09-06T09:28:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.chi.ac.uk\/?page_id=4203"},"modified":"2024-02-15T16:06:23","modified_gmt":"2024-02-15T16:06:23","slug":"post-study-work-visa-options","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.chi.ac.uk\/study\/international\/visa-and-immigration\/post-study-work-visa-options\/","title":{"rendered":"Post-study Work Visa Options"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1>\n\t\tPost-study Work Visa Options\n\t<\/h1>\n\t<div class=\"sidebar-menu-wrapper\"><\/div>\n    <h2><strong>Information on the visa options for post-study work<\/strong><\/h2>\n    <p>If you want to work in the UK after you graduate, you will need to research your options well in advance.\u00a0Your options are as follows:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Graduate Route &#8216;Post-Study Work visa&#8217;<\/li>\n<li>Skilled Worker Route (formerly Tier 2)<\/li>\n<li>Tier 5 Youth Mobility Scheme visa<\/li>\n<li>Tier 5 Temporary Worker &#8211; Government Authorised Exchange visa<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3>\n\t\tVisa options\n\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"javascript:void(0);\" id=\"fl-accordion--label-0\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"fl-accordion--panel-0\">Graduate Route (post-study work) visa <\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" id=\"fl-accordion--icon-0\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"fl-accordion--panel-0\"><i>Expand<\/i><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n<li>You must apply online.<\/li>\n<li>You can only apply in the UK.<\/li>\n<li>You do not need a university or an employer to sponsor you.<\/li>\n<li>You must have completed your studies.<\/li>\n<li>You will need your CAS number from your last student visa application.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For more information, please read our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.chi.ac.uk\/app\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Graduate-Route-FAQs-Feb-2024.pdf\">Graduate\u00a0Route FAQs<\/a>[PDF]<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"javascript:void(0);\" id=\"fl-accordion--label-1\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"fl-accordion--panel-1\">Skilled Worker route (formerly Tier 2)<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" id=\"fl-accordion--icon-1\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"fl-accordion--panel-1\"><i>Expand<\/i><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>You can find lots of information relating to this visa route on the<a title=\"https:\/\/www.ukcisa.org.uk\/Information--Advice\/Working\/Working-after-studies#layer-6784\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ukcisa.org.uk\/Information--Advice\/Working\/Working-after-studies#layer-6784\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u00a0UKCISA website<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"javascript:void(0);\" id=\"fl-accordion--label-2\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"fl-accordion--panel-2\">Tier 5 Youth Mobility Scheme visa<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" id=\"fl-accordion--icon-2\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"fl-accordion--panel-2\"><i>Expand<\/i><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>You can apply for the Tier 5 Youth Mobility Scheme visa\u00a0is available for the following nationalities:\u00a0Australia, Canada, Hong Kong, Japan, Monaco, New Zealand, Republic of Korea or Taiwan.\u00a0It\u00a0is also open to British citizens overseas and British Nationals overseas.<\/p>\n<p>You need to be aged 18-30 and have \u00a31,890 in savings.\u00a0Check the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/tier-5-youth-mobility\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">full\u00a0eligibility requirements<\/a>\u00a0on the UKVI website.<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re from Hong Kong or the Republic of Korea, you must get a certificate of sponsorship reference number before you apply. This holds information about the job you do and your personal details. It&#8217;s not a certificate or paper document.<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re from Taiwan, you need to register your interest with the National Youth Commission.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"javascript:void(0);\" id=\"fl-accordion--label-3\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"fl-accordion--panel-3\">Tier 5 Temporary worker &#8211; Government authroised exchange visa<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" id=\"fl-accordion--icon-3\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"fl-accordion--panel-3\"><i>Expand<\/i><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>If you want to undertake a period of professional training or work experience, you can apply\u00a0for\u00a0\u00a0The\u00a0Tier 5 Temporary Worker\u00a0scheme<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/tier-5-government-authorised-exchange\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/tier-5-government-authorised-exchange<\/a>. 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