申请者须年满16岁或以上。

You can apply for a Student visa to study in the UK if you’re 16 or over and you:

须已获得持牌学生担保方（licensed student sponsor）所授课程的录取名额。

have been offered a place on a course by a licensed student sponsor

须有足够资金支持自己并支付课程费用，金额视个人情况而定。

have enough money to support yourself and pay for your course - the amount will vary depending on your circumstances

须能说、读、写并理解英语。

can speak, read, write and understand English

16或17岁申请者须获得父母同意，申请时需提供证明。

have consent from your parents if you’re 16 or 17 - you’ll need evidence of this when you apply

16或17岁者也可能符合Child Student visa资格。

If you’re 16 or 17, you may be eligible for a Child Student visa instead.

该签证已取代Tier 4 (General) student visa。

This visa has replaced the Tier 4 (General) student visa.

从英国境外申请：最早可在课程开始前6个月申请。

The earliest you can apply for a visa is 6 months before you start your course.

从英国境内申请：最早可在课程开始前3个月申请。

The earliest you can apply is 3 months before your course starts.

从英国境内申请须在当前签证到期前提交；新课程须在当前签证到期后28天内开始。

You must apply before your current visa expires. Your new course must begin within 28 days of your current visa expiring.

通常决定时间：在英国境外为3周，在英国境内为8周。

You’ll usually get a decision on your visa within: 3 weeks, if you’re outside the UK 8 weeks, if you’re inside the UK

可能可以付费获得更快决定，申请时会被告知是否符合条件。

You may be able to pay to get a faster decision - you’ll be told if you can when you apply.

停留时长取决于课程长度及此前在英国完成的学习。

How long you can stay depends on the length of your course and what study you’ve already completed in the UK.

18岁及以上且课程为学位级别者，通常可在英国停留最多5年；低于学位级别者通常最多2年。

If you’re 18 or over and your course is at degree level, you can usually stay in the UK for up to 5 years. If it’s below degree level, you can usually stay in the UK for up to 2 years.

可延长签证（如继续在英国学习）、从其他签证转为Student visa，或转为Graduate visa。

extend your visa if you’re eligible, for example to continue your studies in the UK switch to a Student visa from another visa if you’re already in the UK switch to a Graduate visa

Graduate visa允许成功完成课程后留在英国：2026年12月31日或之前申请为2年，2027年1月1日或之后申请为18个月。

A Graduate visa will allow you  to stay in the UK after successfully completing your course for: 2 years if you apply on or before 31 December 2026 18 months if you apply on or after 1 January 2027

完成PhD或其他博士资格者，Graduate visa允许停留3年。

It will allow you to stay for 3 years if you completed a PhD or other doctoral qualification.

可在课程开始前抵达英国：课程不超过6个月者最多提前1周，课程超过6个月者最多提前1个月。

You can arrive before your course starts. This can be either: up to 1 week before, if your course lasts 6 months or less up to 1 month before, if your course lasts more than 6 months

无论课程何时开始，都不得在签证上注明的开始日期之前前往英国。

You must not travel to the UK before the start date given on your visa, no matter when your course starts.

费用：从英国境外申请Student visa为558英镑；从英国境内延长或转为Student visa为558英镑。

£558 to apply for a Student visa from outside the UK £558 to extend or switch to a Student visa from inside the UK

每位随行人员均须支付签证费。

You must pay the visa fee for each person that joins you.

申请时还须支付医疗附加费（healthcare surcharge），金额取决于签证时长。

You’ll also have to pay the healthcare surcharge as part of your application. How much you pay depends on how long your visa lasts.

可能可以携带伴侣和子女（dependants）。

You may be able to bring your partner and children (‘dependants’).

可以学习继续教育或高等教育课程，担任学生会sabbatical officer，通过Erasmus+项目在参与项目的持牌学生担保方处实习，或通过Erasmus+项目在参与项目的学院或地方当局资助学校（maintained school）学习。

study on a further or higher education course work as a student union sabbatical officer do a traineeship through the Erasmus+ programme with a participating licensed student sponsor study through the Erasmus+ programme at a participating academy or local authority-funded school (also known as a maintained school)

可能可以工作，工作时长取决于所学课程以及是否在学期内工作。

You may be able to work - how much depends on what you’re studying and whether you’re working in or out of term-time.

不得领取公共资金（福利）和养老金，不得从事某些工作（如职业运动员或体育教练），不得自雇。

claim public funds (benefits) and pensions work in certain jobs, for example as a professional sportsperson or sports coach be self-employed