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With exam season in full swing and the summer break approaching, many students are beginning to plan ahead by looking for temporary summer jobs.
However, if you are an international student in the UK on a Student visa, you should check if you are allowed to work in the UK before taking on a job. Most sponsored students are permitted to work in some capacity, but there are restrictions.
The main purpose of the Student and Child Student routes is for students to come to the UK to study. Where a student is permitted to work, the intention is that this should be to supplement their income whilst studying or as part of a work placement provided it is an integral and assessed part of the course.
If you are studying a full-time course at degree level or above and the study is at a higher education provider (HEP) with a track record of compliance or an overseas higher education institution and you are on a short-term study abroad programme in the UK, then the following work is permitted:
Part-time during term time (up to a maximum of 20 hours a week)
Full-time during vacations, including the period before the course starts
On a work placement as part of the course
Full-time as a postgraduate doctor or dentist on a recognised foundation programme
As a Student Union Sabbatical Officer for up to 2 years.
