Find out which visa permission is suitable for your study at Edinburgh, and how to apply. There is the Student route, Standard Visitor and also other types of permission. Student visa If you are a non-UK or Irish national coming to the UK to study a full-time programme for more than 6 months, you will need to apply for a Student visa. If you have or want to do a work placement as part of your programme or do part-time work, you will need a student visa. Other types of visas Find out what type of visa you need, if your programme is less than 6 months long, an English language course with a duration of up to 11 months or if you are a British National Overseas (BN(O)) resident in Hong Kong. What you need to do - GOV.UKCheck if you need a UK visa - GOV.UK This article was published on 2024-07-29