VISA REQUIREMENTS

You will be required to show that you have been accepted into a recognized course of study at an approved institution, can financially support yourself whilst in the UK and will not undertake employment except for permitted part time work and vacation work. The benefit of the Student Visa is that as well as studying in the UK, you are permitted to work up to 20 hours a week part time during term periods and full time in the vacation periods without seeking further permission from the Home Office.
Graduate level students may also be entitled to switch into a working Visa category in some circumstances that could lead to settlement in the UK.
Although students studying here are not normally allowed to work in the UK, they can work without permission as long as they do not work for more than 20 hours per week or start a business and the work they do is not a full time job.
What can you do after your course is completed?
You can do this by:
Obtaining a sponsored work permit.
Obtaining as HSMP visa.