Visa Extensions
Visa Extension Applications
If you intend to extend your Visa to continue your studies, it is your responsibility to:
→ Start preparing a minimum of 4 months before your Visa expires, so that you can gather all the required documents and complete the necessary forms for your Visa Extension Application;
→ Submit your application before your current Visa expires;
→ Provide evidence of your pending application to the University;
→ Keep the University updated on the progress of your application.
Applying for a Visa Outside the UK: Entry Clearance
If you need to extend your Visa to continue your studies but intend to apply outside the UK, you are not required to:
→ Submit evidence of your Visa Extension Application to the University;
→ Submit your Visa Extension Application before the expiry of your current Visa.
However, you must leave the UK before your current Visa expires.
Upon your return to the UK, you must:
→ Upload a copy of your new BRP and the new Entry Clearance Visa inside your passport to our form on the Helpdesk;
→ Ensure that you have permission from your School/Institute to leave the UK if you are doing so during term-time.
Starting a New Course AFTER Submitting a Visa Extension Application
If you have applied for a Student Visa, when you attend Visa Registration, you must provide a copy of your Checklist. If you have applied for a different type of Visa that is not submitted online, you must provide your postage receipt and any acknowledgement letters received from UKVI. If you have not studied at the University before, you must also provide your current passport and most recent Visa.
The evidence of your Visa Extension Application must show that you submitted it in-time (i.e. before your previous Visa expired). If you fail to provide evidence of an in-time application, the University will be unable to verify your immigration status and may therefore be required to suspend you from your studies.
You will be able to commence studies on your course while you await the outcome of your Visa Extension Application.
Starting a new course on your existing Visa BEFORE you submit your Visa Extension Application
If you are starting a new course of study following completion of a previous course at the University of Glasgow (e.g. a PhD following an MSc), you are permitted to use your existing University of Glasgow Visa to begin your new course.
However, you must submit your Visa Extension Application within 6 weeks of commencing your new course, or before your existing visa expires, whichever is earlier.
Please note: This arrangement only applies if you used your current Visa to complete a course at the University of Glasgow. If your current Visa was issued to complete another course at any other institution, you must submit your Visa Extension Application prior to commencing your course at the University Glasgow.
Invalid, Returned & Rejected Applications
Please check your Visa Extension Application carefully before submitting it to UKVI.
If they deem your application to be incomplete or invalid, they will return it to you unprocessed.
If this happens after your existing Visa has expired, you will not be able to submit another in-time application, which will lead to you being suspended from your studies.
Refused Applications
If your Visa Extension Application is refused, you must:
→ Send every page of your Refusal Notice to immigrationcompliance@glasgow.ac.uk
→ Seek advice from International Student Support
If you have been refused for a Student Visa, and at the time of receiving your refusal notice...
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You have existing leave on your old Visa that was obtained against a CAS issued by the University of Glasgow
You will be able to apply in-time again if your Visa is still valid.
However, you must require a new CAS for this; you cannot reuse the one that was refused. You must also have your documents checked by International Student Support prior to submission.
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You have existing leave on your old Visa that was obtained against a CAS issued by a different institution
You will revert back to the conditions of this Visa.
As this Visa does not allow you to study at the University of Glasgow, you will be suspended until you can submit a new in-time Visa Extension Application with a new CAS from the University of Glasgow; you cannot reuse the one that was refused. You must also have your documents checked by International Student Support prior to submission.
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Your old Visa has already expired
You should have the right to submit an Administrative Review if you wish to contest the refusal. If you submit an Administrative Review within the required timeframe given in your refusal notice, you can continue your studies while it is in progress. However, if UKVI uphold their original decision, you will need to leave the UK and apply for a new Visa to return.
If you choose not to request Administrative Review but wish to submit a new Visa Extension Application with a new CAS inside the UK:
→ The University will only issue a new CAS if you have the correct documentation as checked by International Student Support;
→ You will only be able to to submit a new Visa Extension Application during the Administrative Review period as detailed in your refusal notice;
→ You will be suspended once your new Visa Extension Application is submitted and until it is granted, which means you must submit a Premium Service Application.
→ If you do not wish to or cannot submit either Administrative Review or a new Premium Service Application, you will need to leave the UK and apply for Entry Clearance to return.
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