Although the University will look to support students to apply for the Graduate Route where possible, any necessary extension to a course end date may mean you become ineligible for the Graduate Route.
It is important that students ensure they understand any impact that their results may have on future plans - including their ability to apply for the Graduate Route.
In order to apply for the Graduate Route, eligibility requirements include a student being awarded at degree level or above (PG Cert and PG Dip exit awards are not eligible courses). Students must also have received their final results and be in the UK on a valid Student Route visa at the time of application. Full details around eligibility and timings can be found here.
If your results state that your official course end date has been moved forward, it may be necessary for you to make a Student Route visa extension. This is to ensure that you have enough time on your visa to receive your results and make a Graduate Route application in the UK. Students should check with their Faculty when their final results are due and check whether this falls before their existing visa is due to expire. If it does not, they should email SCS, with the subject line ‘CAS for GR purposes’.
Please note: UKVI regulations prohibit Universities from issuing CAS for a course that has already finished. Therefore, any Student Visa extension application must be made before your course ends. If you do not do this in time - there will be nothing the University can do to extend your immigration status under the Student Route and you likely will not be able to apply for the Graduate Route.
Students who are offered a final academic attempt to redeem as an External student, cannot be issued a CAS to extend their Student Route visa further. They may need to be prepared to leave the UK before their Student visa expires (see External Students' section above). External students who do not have enough time on their existing Student Route visa to undertake their study and receive their results will likely not be able to apply for the Graduate Route.
If you successfully pass your degree and intend to apply for the Graduate Route; please check the comprehensive University support information, including eligibility, timings and the application process, which can be found here.