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If you are enrolled on a full-time course that lasts for at least six months, you are permitted to work up to twenty hours during term time, and full time during holidays.
According to the latest changes to Tier 4 (student) visa , only students attending certain type of institutions such as universities or publicly funded further education colleges will be allowed to work during term-time, all other students will be excluded from working.
Entry clearance authorities will put a sticker or stamp in your passport or ID card-the hours you are allowed to work will be stated on your visa.
If you come to UK to study on a course which is 6 months or longer at the University of Chester you will generally be able to work part-time (no more than 20 hours a week) during the semesters and full-time during vacations (Note: postgraduate students are not permitted to work full-time during the summer vacation if they have not submitted their dissertation and completed their course of study).
Careers and Employability together with the Students' Union and Student Development, can help you to find part-time or voluntary work, and can assist you to use these experiences in developing your employability skills.
Further information about working during your studies can be obtained from the UKCISA website
Working after your studies
The British government made a series of announcements on 22 March and 31 March 2011 outlining changes that will be made to Tier 4 (student) and Tier 1 (post study work) rules. These changes will affect international students coming to the UK. The changes will be implemented in three phases: 21 April 2011, summer 2011 and April 2012.
The current post-study work route will remain unchanged until April 2012. After April 2012 it will be replaced by a new scheme which will allow UK university graduates to switch into Tier 2 category. You will only be able to switch to Tier 2 if you secure a graduate level job and meet all the UK Border Agency requirements. Please keep checking the UKBA website for more details.
