Short answer
Graduate route enquiries should identify the Student visa, course, CAS, completion confirmation, sponsor status, application date, biometrics route, dependants and any deadline before leave expires. Legal4U cannot decide eligibility or whether another immigration route is better.
Quick checklist
Start with these
Collect Student Visa, CAS And Course Records
Save your passport, eVisa or BRP information, Student or Tier 4 visa details, CAS reference, course title, provider correspondence, completion confirmation, transcripts or award letters and scholarship or sponsorship letters where relevant.
- passport
- Student visa
- CAS reference
- completion confirmation
- award letter
Organise Application Timing And Status Evidence
Prepare a timeline covering visa expiry, provider reporting, travel plans, online application steps, biometrics or app identity checks, dependants, fee payments and any Home Office messages or document requests.
- visa expiry
- provider report
- application step
- biometrics
- Home Office message
Flag Compliance And Alternative Route Questions
Tell Legal4U whether you have changed course, repeated study, spent time outside the UK, had sponsor withdrawal issues, have dependant questions or may need another visa route. An immigration specialist must review eligibility and timing.
- course change
- absence record
- sponsor issue
- dependant
- alternative route
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Content governance
Editorial and source information
- Author
- Legal4U Editorial Team
- Professional review status
- Pending. Immigration-law solicitor, barrister or regulated specialist review required before publication as legal guidance.
- Jurisdiction
- England and Wales
- Date published
- 1 September 2026
- Regulatory status
- Legal4U is a legal enquiry intake and professional matching platform, not a law firm.
- Sources
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- Graduate visa GOV.UK. Checked 8 September 2026.
- Graduate visa: Documents you'll need to apply GOV.UK. Checked 8 September 2026.
- Immigration Rules Appendix Graduate Home Office. Checked 8 September 2026.
- Editorial policy
- Legal4U guides are written to help users prepare structured enquiries. The professional-review status and reviewer details are shown separately on each guide.
- Correction process
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- Information and advice
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