Short Term Study Visa UK - Specialist Student Visa Solicitors

: Written by: Arshad Mahmood; Last Updated: 09 May 2026

You can apply for a Short-term study visa to study the English language in the UK. The short-term study visa is for English language courses lasting up to 11 months at an accredited institution. You can stay in the UK for the length of your course plus an extra 30 days as long as your stay is no longer than 11 months. An application can only be made by a person outside the UK. You will also have to pay the Immigration Health Surcharge (IHS) as part of your online application.

A visitor under Appendix V: Visitor can study an English-language course of less than 6 months at an accredited institution.

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Requirements for Short-Term Study Visa UK

To qualify for a UK short-term study visa, you should meet the following requirements of the Immigration Rules:

Valid Application: You must submit a valid application for a short-term study visa from outside the UK in accordance with the requirements for a valid application as set out in the Immigration Rules.

Age Requirement: You must be aged 16 or over to apply for a short-term study visa in the UK.

English Language Course Requirement: You must prove that you have been accepted onto an English language course that lasts 11 months or less and includes no other subjects.

The applicant must not intend to do any of the following during their time in the UK as a Short-term Student:

undertake a course of study longer than 11 months; or
study at an academy or state-funded school; or
make the UK their main home; or
work in the UK; or
engage in any business or professional activities in the UK.

The applicant must intend to leave the UK within 30 days of the end of their English language course, or within 11 months of the end of the course, whichever is sooner.

Accredited Institution Requirement: Your English language course must be with an ‘accredited institution’.

This can be either:

an accredited UK institution
an eligible overseas provider, if you’re studying in the UK as part of an overseas course

An accredited institution must either have a student sponsor licence or have a valid accreditation and be listed by one of the following:

You can also apply for a Short-term study visa if you’re studying at an overseas higher education institution and part of your English language course is in the UK.

Your institution must:

hold its own national accreditation
offer no more than half of its educational programme in the UK
offer programmes that are equivalent to a UK degree

Financial Requirements For A Short-term Student: The applicant must be able to maintain and accommodate themselves adequately without receiving public funds.

The applicant must have enough funds to meet the cost of their return or onward journey from the UK.
At the date of application, the applicant must have paid their course fees or have sufficient funds to pay them.
Funds must be shown as specified in Appendix Finance.

both parents; or
one parent, if that parent has sole legal responsibility for the applicant; or
the applicant’s legal guardian.

The written consent must confirm support for all of the following:

the application; and
the applicant’s living and care arrangements in the UK; and
the applicant’s travel to, and reception arrangements in, the UK.

Suitability Requirements: The applicant must not fall for refusal under Appendix Part Suitability of the Immigration Rules.

Tuberculosis Certificate Requirement: A person applying for entry clearance as a Short-term Student for more than 6 months must, if Appendix Tuberculosis (TB) of the immigration rules apply, provide a valid medical certificate confirming that they have undergone screening for active pulmonary tuberculosis and that this tuberculosis is not present in them.

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Our specialist team of student visa solicitors specialises in short-term study visas for the UK. Our student visa solicitors can represent you in your application for a UK short-term study visa and carry out all the work on your application until a decision is made by the Entry Clearance Officer (ECO) on your short-term study visa UK application. The immigration casework to be carried out by our specialist student visa solicitors will entail the following:

Our student visa solicitors will assess your eligibility for a UK short-term study visa by considering all the relevant information and evidence.
Our student visa solicitors will advise you on the weaknesses and strengths of your UK short-term study visa application.
Our student visa solicitors will advise you on the relevant documents to be submitted in support of your UK short-term study visa application.
Our student visa solicitors will assess your documents to ensure they meet the requirements of the Home Office UKVI immigration Rules.
Our student visa solicitors will complete and submit the online application form for a UK visa entry clearance, gathering all relevant information from you.
Our student visa solicitors will help you pay the student visa application fee online.
Where necessary, our student visa solicitors will prepare a detailed witness statement of the applicant explaining how the applicant is a genuine student and other relevant factors pertaining to the UK short-term study visa application.
Our student visa solicitors will prepare a detailed cover letter to introduce and support your UK short-term study visa application, explaining in detail how you satisfy all the relevant requirements of the Immigration Rules for the grant of a student visa.
Our student visa solicitors will upload all relevant supporting documents online and schedule an appointment for the submission of your passport and enrolment of your biometrics.
Our student visa solicitors will liaise with the Entry Clearance Officer (ECO) for a timely decision on your UK short-term study visa application.

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