You can apply for a Graduate visa if you’re on your current Student visa or Tier 4 (General) student visa because you’re a Student Union Sabbatical Officer.
To be eligible, you need to have successfully completed one of these courses in the UK just before you started your current visa.

You need to have studied in the UK for either:
at least 12 months, if your course’s total length is more than 12 months
the total length of your course, if its total length is shorter than 12 monthsYou must also be in the UK when you apply for a Graduate visa.

Studying your course in the UK means that you were in the UK when your education provider needed you to be there - for example, to go to lectures or meet with a tutor.

If you were taking a 1 year master’s degree, but left the UK during term breaks or on weekends, that would still count as studying in the UK for 1 year.

The rules on how long you need to have studied your course in the UK may not apply if you needed to study outside the UK because of COVID-19.

Your Student visa or Tier 4 visa was for more than 12 months

You can count any time spent studying outside the UK between 24 January 2020 and 30 June 2022 as time spent studying in the UK.

Your Student visa or Tier 4 visa was for 12 months or less

You can apply if either of the following are true:
you started your course before 21 June 2021 and you entered the UK on a Student visa on or before 27 September 2021
you started your course between 21 June 2021 and 30 June 2022 and you entered the UK on a Student visa on or before 30 June 2022

When you apply for a Graduate visa, you’ll need to:
pay the £822 application fee
pay the healthcare surcharge - this is usually £1,035 for each year you’ll be in the UK

You’ll be told how much you need to pay when you apply.

Healthcare surcharge

You’ll also have to pay the healthcare surcharge when you apply.

If you’re eligible for a Graduate visa for:
2 years - it will cost £2,070
3 years - it will cost £3,105

If you work in public sector healthcare

If you get a job in public sector healthcare after you have paid the healthcare surcharge, you may be able to get a refund.

When you apply you’ll need to provide:
a valid passport or other travel document that shows your identity and nationality
your biometric residence permit (BRP), if you were given one when you applied for your Student visa or Tier 4 (General) student visa
your Confirmation of Acceptance for Studies (CAS) reference number from when you applied for your Student visa or Tier 4 (General) student visa

Your CAS reference number was sent to you by your education provider when they offered you a place on the course you completed with your Student visa. If you cannot find it, ask your education provider what it is.

Depending on your circumstances, you might be asked to provide:
proof of your relationship with your partner or children if they’re applying with you
a letter from your scholarship or sponsorship provider approving your application, if they paid for both your course fees and living costs in the last 12 months

If your documents are not in English or Welsh you’ll also need to provide a certified translation.

You must apply online for a Graduate visa.
Check which documents you’ll need to apply.
Your partner or children will need to apply separately.

As part of your application, you’ll need to prove your identity.
You usually do this by scanning your biometric residence permit (BRP) with the ‘UK Immigration: ID Check’ app. If you’re from the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein, scan your passport instead.
You’ll need to sign into an existing UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) account, or create a new one.
If you cannot scan your BRP or passport with the app, you’ll be asked to get your fingerprints and photograph taken at a UK Visa and Citizenship Application Services (UKVCAS) service point.
You’ll be told what you need to do when you apply.
If you do need an appointment, the centre may need to keep your passport and documents while they process your application.

You must not travel outside of the UK, Ireland, the Channel Islands or the Isle of Man until you get a decision. Your application will be withdrawn if you do.