BA to MA visa question
Hello all!
Three years after my last contribution to this community (under the alias amalia-slava) I am returning with further questions perhaps someone will have had a similar experience.
I've just finished my BA at UCL, and have been accepted in to an MA program beginning 24 September. I understand I can apply for a Tier 4 visa extension without any problems. However here's my issue: my visa runs out 8 August, and the UKBA website says I can't apply from within the country if the period between the expiration of my current visa and commencement of new course is more than one month, and I need to go back to the States to apply for a visa from there which begins no more than one month before the beginning of studies.
Problem:
1. I don't have a permanent address in the States so I don't even know where I would apply from.
2. It's bloody expensive to rush to the US at such short notice.
3. I have a part time job here which I would quite like to keep during my MA program, but they can't really keep me employed without the appropriate visa.
Main concern: Can I still apply from within the UK, do they make any exception for such situations?
Don't judge to harshly that I haven't done my application earlier since I didn't (and still don't) have all of my documents.
Many thanks!
Three years after my last contribution to this community (under the alias amalia-slava) I am returning with further questions perhaps someone will have had a similar experience.
I've just finished my BA at UCL, and have been accepted in to an MA program beginning 24 September. I understand I can apply for a Tier 4 visa extension without any problems. However here's my issue: my visa runs out 8 August, and the UKBA website says I can't apply from within the country if the period between the expiration of my current visa and commencement of new course is more than one month, and I need to go back to the States to apply for a visa from there which begins no more than one month before the beginning of studies.
Problem:
1. I don't have a permanent address in the States so I don't even know where I would apply from.
2. It's bloody expensive to rush to the US at such short notice.
3. I have a part time job here which I would quite like to keep during my MA program, but they can't really keep me employed without the appropriate visa.
Main concern: Can I still apply from within the UK, do they make any exception for such situations?
Don't judge to harshly that I haven't done my application earlier since I didn't (and still don't) have all of my documents.
Many thanks!