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United Kingdom UK Short-Term Study Visit
The Standard Visitor visa used to study a short course of up to 6 months at an accredited UK institution.
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The UK Short-Term Study Visit is the Standard Visitor visa used for study. It lets you visit the UK for up to 6 months to study at an accredited UK institution — including English language courses — to do a short piece of research relevant to a course you study overseas, or to sit an exam, do an elective, or take the OSCE or PLAB test.
The accredited institution cannot be a state-funded school or academy. For courses longer than 6 months you need a different route — a Short-term study visa for English courses up to 11 months, or the UK Student visa for longer programmes run by licensed sponsors.
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