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Who can register as a student at Lancaster University

** EEA and EU citizens have free right of movement within the UK and there is no condition that prevents us from registering you as a student.

If you have a current General Student Visa (Pre-Tier 4) there is no condition that prevents us from registering you as a student.

If you have a current student visa issued before 31 st March 2009 there is no condition that prevents us from registering you as a student.

If you applied for your current Tier 4 Student Visa between 31 st March 2009 and 4 th October 2009 and you have requested permission from the UK Border Agency to change institution and you can provide us with evidence of your request to change institution to Lancaster University, we can register you. Please see notes above.

If you applied for your current Tier 4 student visa on or after 5 October 2009 and you have applied for a new Tier 4 visa to study at Lancaster University and can provide us evidence of your application. Please see notes above.

If you have a current Tier 4 student visa with Lancaster University's sponsor licence number we can register you.

At the moment, if you have leave to remain in a work category, such as Tier 1 (HSMP) or Tier 1 (Post Study Work) visa or a Tier 2 (General) visa there is currently no condition that prevents study that fits around your main purpose for the visa (i.e. work) You are free to undertake work as well as study and we are not prevented from registering you as a student. If you have a visa that is in a work category your conditions do not prevent you from studying full time. However, you should be aware that if you encounter an immigration official, for example, if you leave the UK and re-enter at any point during your stay, an Immigration Officer may consider that your circumstances have changed since you last applied for immigration permission in a work category and might cancel or curtail that leave on the basis that you should be here with Tier 4 (Student) permission.

If you have a Dependants visa there is currently no condition that prevents study and we are not prevented from registering you as a student.

If you have a Tier 5 Youth Mobility Visa there is currently no condition that prevents study and we are not prevented from registering you as a student.

If you have Indefinite Leave to Remain there is currently no condition that prevents study and we are not prevented from registering you as a student.

If you have Asylum Status there is no condition that prevents us from registering you as a student.

If you are applying for a new course of study and your current visa expires more than one calendar month before the start date of your new course, you CANNOT apply to extend whilst in the UK. You must leave and make a fresh application for a Tier 4 visa from outside the UK. If you apply from inside the United Kingdom, your application will be refused. A month will be considered a calendar month (for example, if your leave expires on 14 January then the new course must start no later than 13 February).