Working in the UK during your studies

Can I pay for my studies through work?

Usually, you must be able to pay your tuition fees and living costs without having to work in the UK. If you are making an immigration application to extend your stay in the UK, you can refer to your work and you will have to provide evidence of your wages, usually through wage slips, but it must be clear that you could afford to pay for your fees and living costs even if you did not work.

However, in two specific situations only, you can rely on your earnings in the UK to show that you have, or will have, enough money to support yourself.

1. You are doing a sandwich course and your institution provides you with a letter that guarantees a work placement is available for you and states how much you will earn.
2. You are studying at a publicly-funded institution of further or higher education (not a private college or university) and the institution can confirm in writing that it will offer you work and specify your hours and wages.

Student immigration before you come to the UK

I want more in the UK as a student. What do I do about immigration?

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