I came into the UK with a student tier 4 visa for two and a half years, my visa runs out in december this year however
i wish to stay for another five years or stay indefinately in the country because of my sport career as I currently play
for a division 5 team as a goal keeper and I am the number 1 goaly my team needs me as much as i need them. I have been a

commited to my foortball for a long time and now finally made it to a premier amateur division as i still look forward to getting a

contract into a bigger league . Please advise me on how to get a 5 years extension on my visa or a new visa or ultimately an

indefinate leave to remain.
I appreciate your help and look forward to your helpful replies.

Luxythere: I came into the UK with a student tier 4 visa for two and a half years, my visa runs out in december this year however
i wish to stay for another five years or stay indefinately in the country because of my sport career as I currently play
for a division 5 team as a goal keeper and I am the number 1 goaly my team needs me as much as i need them. I have been a

commited to my foortball for a long time and now finally made it to a premier amateur division as i still look forward to getting a

contract into a bigger league . Please advise me on how to get a 5 years extension on my visa or a new visa or ultimately an

indefinate leave to remain.
I appreciate your help and look forward to your helpful replies.

The best people to advice you is your club, they will know if its possible for them to sign you without you going back to Nigeria.

Though i got the feeling that you will be asked to go back to Nigeria to apply for appropriate visa

justwise:

The best people to advice you is your club, they will know if its possible for them to sign you without you going back to Nigeria.

Though i got the feeling that you will be asked to go back to Nigeria to apply for appropriate visa

Thanks Justwise. I am asking for a friend so will let him know. Not the news he wants though but honesty is it.

If your friend (or you) is only playing for an amateur (unpaid) hobby team then there is no way that they will qualify for working visa.
If you stay as illegal then you will never get profesional place.
The first thing that they will do is check your status and you will be deported with ban.
You will not get visit visa to look for job even playing football.
In your story you are desparate not to go home.
This is very bad as visa officer needs proof that you will go home or proof of well paying job offer.

worry 359: If your friend (or you) is only playing for an amateur (unpaid) hobby team then there is no way that they will qualify for working visa.
If you stay as illegal then you will never get profesional place.
The first thing that they will do is check your status and you will be deported with ban.
You will not get visit visa to look for job even playing football.
In your story you are desparate not to go home.
This is very bad as visa officer needs proof that you will go home or proof of well paying job offer.

Thanks for your response...

In my own opinion, it would be difficult getting a visa through that route as someone on a student visa. Let him follow justwise's advice ie speak to the club and see if there is anyway they can help him. Switching from tier 4 to routes that lead to permanent residency is now pretty difficult but still doable. If he can get a job with a company that has got a tier 2 sponsor licence, that would he great or alternatively if d bobo can gather 50k (50k no b beans o) he can go for tier 1 entrepreneur visa. That's what my friend is pursuing. Marriage is still an option for those that are interested.