I Am 16 Yochinese National With American Permanent Residency Next Month I Will Graduate From

I Am 16 Yochinese National With American Permanent Residency Next Month I Will Graduate From

Posted on July 19, 2016

I am a 16 y.o.Chinese national with an American permanent residency. Next month I will graduate from an American HS and have enrolled in a UK boarding school to do the IB (6th Form). I speak almost fluent English but to get a Tier 4 visa I need to meet an English language requirement. Will I need to be tested or is there a way around that? The main problem is time. If I am to be tested and get the results back I feel there won't be enough time to get my visa before school starts 1 Sept. I am far from SELT testing centers. Can I go to the UK on a tourist visa, start school, during school take the test and then convert to a Tier 4 visa? Thank you

I am a 16 y.o.Chinese national with an American permanent residency. Next month I will graduate from an American HS and have enrolled in a UK boarding school to do the IB (6th Form). I speak almost fluent English but to get a Tier 4 visa I need to meet an English language requirement. Will I need to be tested or is there a way around that? The main problem is time. If I am to be tested and get the results back I feel there won't be enough time to get my visa before school starts 1 Sept. I am far from SELT testing centers. Can I go to the UK on a tourist visa, start school, during school take the test and then convert to a Tier 4 visa? Thank you

Public Answer

Thank you for your question. Because you are not an American national it is likely that you will have to meet the English language requirement. In most cases you cannot switch from a Visitor Visa to a student visa. It may be best to apply for the Tier 4 visa straight away.
Please note, this answer cannot be taken as a legal advice until we have your full instructions. The answer provided above is for information purposes only, if you would like to proceed to full legal advice and consultation with our Immigration solicitors, please let us know your availability for an appointment by contact us on 0207 936 9960 or through our contact form.

I look forward to hearing back from you soon.

Best regards,

OTS Solicitors

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I had the pleasure of working with the lovely Sanae. To give some background of my situation, I was dealing with a student route visa last year (2022) from the US. Delays hit my application due to multiple reasons; some involving my faults, with not sending the passport for the vignette but rather uploading an image of my passport on the application portal. Then UKVI not providing clarity on my situation, it left me with a lot of uncertainty. Escalations after escalations were being raised and eventually, my course deadline day arrived. I was not able to attend my studies for the year, but luckily the uni was kind enough to be understanding and deferred me to this year (2023). This year I needed tranquility with the chaotic process that is immigration, due to the uni taking an extended amount of time with the CAS and also not knowing how my prior application would affect my new one. With all this, Sanae was the right person for the job. She's professional, thorough, very respectful and timely. A lovely person to work and talk with, she never made me feel like uncertain. If Sanae is a reflection of OTS as a firm, I can guarantee you that the entire office is full of capable professionals that are willing to help. I went through a lot of solicitors before I found OTS, but from the moment I contacted them I knew I was going to get the help and service I needed. I can't recommend this firm or Sanae enough to anybody needing help, sometimes it is worth paying a little bit more out of pocket to acquire things, especially immigration related needs. I wish Sanae all the best in her future work, I will surely use her as a first reference if I ever need representation again. Case Workers: Sanae Sahebjalal
I had the pleasure of working with the lovely Sanae. To give some background of my situation, I was dealing with a student route visa last year (2022) from the US. Delays hit my application due to multiple reasons; some involving my faults, with not sending the passport for the vignette but rather uploading an image of my passport on the application portal. Then UKVI not providing clarity on my situation, it left me with a lot of uncertainty. Escalations after escalations were being raised and eventually, my course deadline day arrived. I was not able to attend my studies for the year, but luckily the uni was kind enough to be understanding and deferred me to this year (2023). This year I needed tranquility with the chaotic process that is immigration, due to the uni taking an extended amount of time with the CAS and also not knowing how my prior application would affect my new one. With all this, Sanae was the right person for the job. She's professional, thorough, very respectful and timely. A lovely person to work and talk with, she never made me feel like uncertain. If Sanae is a reflection of OTS as a firm, I can guarantee you that the entire office is full of capable professionals that are willing to help. I went through a lot of solicitors before I found OTS, but from the moment I contacted them I knew I was going to get the help and service I needed. I can't recommend this firm or Sanae enough to anybody needing help, sometimes it is worth paying a little bit more out of pocket to acquire things, especially immigration related needs. I wish Sanae all the best in her future work, I will surely use her as a first reference if I ever need representation again. Case Workers: Sanae Sahebjalal

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