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Normally the latest arrival date is a few weeks from course start date so that seems right. If you still need further clarification, your school is in the best position to answer your questions.

ahmadinho2010:
Please it’s on my cas that I still up to 14th of next month , I want to be sure this is right please as my class start on 17th of this month and I’m awaiting visa

You inform your school about the constraints around you meeting up with your arrival date and try to defer your admission to the next session. And apply ASAP for the next intake to avoid ukvi delays.

Affam:
Thank you, pls in cases like this, what can be done?

You need to have something in writing from the school showing that it's okay for you to arrive at the time that you plan to arrive. Online enrolment doesn't matter if you don't come within the timeframe communicated.

judithnze:
Hello, what about the schools that have an option of enrolling online and even starting lectures online. Does it also apply to them .
Or do we have to write to the school?

Your school will inform UKVI of non-enrolment/non-arrival and if you arrive beyond that date, you'll be denied entry into the UK.

Affam:
Good afternoon family,
Pls what is the implication of not arriving in the UK before your latest course start date as stated on the CAS?
Thank you

Below are healthcare Support jobs that have indicated work sponsorship on their job postings. The last 2 jobs are bank jobs and not up for sponsorship though they place you in a better opportunity for permanent, sponsored jobs in that area.

37.5 hours permanent Healthcare Support Worker Band 2 -
Derby and Burton:
https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Derbyshire/Derby_Burton/University_Hospitals_Derby_Burton_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Medicine_Surgery_Cancer/Medicine_Surgery_Cancer-v3829168?_ts=125165

37.5 hours permanent Mental Health Support Worker Band 3 - Poole:
https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Dorset/Poole/Dorset_HealthCare_University_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Mental_Health_Support_Worker/Mental_Health_Support_Worker-v3797199?_ts=129852

37.5 hours permanent part-time Clinical Support Worker Band 3 - Canterbury: https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/Canterbury/NELFT_NHS_Foundation_Trust//-v3774138?_ts=139982

18.75 hours permanent Physical Health Support Worker Band 3 - Wareham: https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Dorset/Wareham/Dorset_HealthCare_University_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Mental_Health/Mental_Health-v3797396?_ts=141279

37.5 hours permanent Specialist Support Worker NHS AfC: Band 3 - Derby: https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Derbyshire/Derby/Derbyshire_Healthcare_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Specialist_Support_Worker/Specialist_Support_Worker-v3794663?_ts=142821

37.5 hours permanent Support Worker Band 3, Leeds: https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/-v3807706?_ts=150544

37.5 hours permanent Mental Health Support Worker Band 3 - Poole: https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Dorset/Poole/Dorset_HealthCare_University_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Female_Treatment/Female_Treatment-v3786222?_ts=144838

37.5 hours permanent Mental Health Support Worker Band 3 - Dorset: https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Dorset/Dorset/Dorset_HealthCare_University_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Mental_Health_Service/Mental_Health_Service-v3751426?_ts=153174

37.5 hours permanent Health Support Worker Band 3 - Leeds: https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/-v3799253?_ts=158229

37.5 hours permanent Healthcare Worker Band 2 - Maidstone: https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Kent/Maidstone/Kent_Medway_NHS_Social_Care_Partnership_Trust/Forensic_Mental_Health_Services/Forensic_Mental_Health_Services-v3809608?_ts=174816

37.5 hours permanent Healthcare Assistant - New year, New career! Band 2 - Aylesbury, Wycombe, Amersham: https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Buckinghamshire/Aylesbury_Wycombe_Amersham/Buckinghamshire_Healthcare_NHS_Trust/Healthcare_Assistant/Healthcare_Assistant-v3782175?_ts=177321

Bank Health Care Support Worker (No sponsorship)- Band 2, Lincoln: https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Lincolnshire/Lincoln/United_Lincolnshire_Hospitals_NHS_Trust/Healthcare/Healthcare-v3821765?_ts=154090

Bank Veterans Healthcare Support Worker Band 3 (No sponsorship) - Trustwide (Bedfordshire and Luton, City and Hackney, Newham, Tower Hamlets):
https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/London/East_London_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Bank_Clinical/Bank_Clinical-v3729544?_ts=78026

The offer could still be withdrawn then. It mostly depends on the organisation and if they're willing to sponsor.
Example: one of the people I mentioned in my previous posts had about 4 job offers towards the end of last year and all of the jobs didn't state sponsorship but because her student visa was expiring in January, she was worried and reached out to them. 2 of them withdrew their offers as they said that she didn't have a valid work visa, one of them told her to apply for her PSW so that she could resume. The last one sent her a COS on Wednesday after she sent a mail to the recruiting manager about her student visa running out in a few days (she applied for her PSW after applying last year but never mentioned that she got it already because she really wanted a sponsored job) - apparently HR wasn't sure about what to do and they never escalated to the recruiting manager as promised. The recruiting manager liaised with HR immediately to make sure that she got the COS.

canadaishome:
So it makes sense to ask about sponsorship after there's an offer on the table?

Basically questions around the work culture, what the typical day is like and some other things that might not have made it to the JD.
The contact listed on the advert.

Bluetherapy:
What sort of questions could be asked during the informal chat? Is this informal chat with the HR or the contact person of the department?

I'm looking forward to your good news. Just don't ever give up. You can take breaks to relax and release the tension, but just hang in there. Your efforts will eventually pay off.

HollyMadison:
Congratulations to her. I tap into her blessing. Abeg they should call me back…

The NHS is pretty much a checklist process. If you meet all items on the checklist and the points add up, you're good. In situations where internal candidates are also applying, they may have the upper hand since they understand the position from the inside.
Also, having a an informal chat before interviews is strongly encouraged as it helps you make a fair assessment of the job before you attend your interview.
Always request for interview feedback to enable you know what you could have done better.

HollyMadison:
After all the praising and smiling, na unfortunately I Dey see. One day I’ll see congratulations. I’ve put more focus on NHS for now, looks like they have the same questions.

That's a line that is used quite frequently as people with prior NHS experience (Bank, FTC or Perm contracts) are preferred. This is why I mentioned joining NHS banks / Vaccination Programs (sometimes the vaccination bank is different from the regular Trust Bank).
Outside of that, if you really do well and they can't find someone with NHS experience, they'll pick you.

This happened to someone recently. She interviewed for an Asst Service Manager role but she was told that she didn't get it due to lack of NHS experience and she had already given up.
She was contacted weeks later with the job offer (seems like their candidate bailed on them) and told that the offer was due to her Nigerian managerial experience. After waiting for them to complete their checks, she applied for her PSW to avoid being out of status since it was taking some time. She got her COS last week and withdrew her PSW application as a result. She'll be resuming as soon as she gets her decision on her work visa.

HollyMadison:
last interview I did for band 5, they said I should go and get NHS experience and come back and apply for band 7. Na there I hook before I saw your postings, I’ve gotten offer letter for HCA sha. Make I see wetin they go talk again.

True!!!

Aprokodaughter:
This is very common even in my field they repeat questions. YouTube videos can help on how to answer difficult questions.

I'm glad that they gingered you. I'm rooting for you..

If you get out of an interview, please write down the questions immediately as most similar positions within an organisation (especially NHS) repeat same questions in different ways.

For newbies (ie students, spouses of students etc) who have a need for T2 sponsorship at some point, please apply part time to jobs similar to what you want If you can't get the full time ones immediately.
The NHS banks and the current Vaccination Programmes are very good avenues to get in and it kinda makes it easier to progress into more permanent positions that can sponsor.
Target the band 5 jobs as that's where most Trusts start with the work visa sponsorship for admin-related positions. For Healthcare support worker roles, you can get sponsorship from band 3 with enough opportunities for progression (ie. Trust-sponsored Nursing or AHP training).

Many Trusts don't really care if most of your experience is outside the UK as long as you can demonstrate that you meet the job criteria, have transferable skills and can hold your ground in an interview. I've had someone get a job on the 1st try with experience from a non-English speaking country despite being scared about not being proficient in English.

One Trust that does well with training is Guy's & St Thomas. They also encourage professional development in many ways:
1. They have an internal Graduate Trainee Scheme (similar to the national scheme) which is open to staff with permanent contracts or contracts that cover the program duration. This enables you to progress to senior mgt positions within the Trust.
2. They have fully-sponsored apprenticeship programs (project management, Data analysis etc) for staff with permanent contracts or contracts that cover the program duration. Also loads of clinical and non-clinical trainings.

Outside healthcare, if you want jobs in an industry and it seems a tad difficult, try getting in via the internship routes. Get as much experience as you can in that sector, do free courses on LinkedIn, EDX, Coursera and the likes if you feel that you need to brush up or build familiarity in the lingo of your target industry. I know someone who got a Snr Analyst job with Nigerian finance sector experience.

If you see a job that you can do but you doubt that you'll get it, get into a corner and gas yourself so much that you'll start relating the job criteria to situations in the past where you demonstrated similar skills. If you don't get it, on to the next one with better prep.

HollyMadison:


Since nobody did it.

I just want to rant please… interview don tire me. One excuse after the other, I’m taking notes and getting better sha(in my mind). Work visa sponsorship no be small thing o,

I’m tired, but we move

@mimilyrics thank you for posting those jobs, they gingered me.

https://www.gov.uk/visa-fees

Nkemosarodion65:
Good evening house.please how much to apply for visa ...for UK.

Aprokodaughter:
Disadvantages of responding to old messages now people are confused lols

Bluetherapy just copied and pasted Kode12's question from 2020. I guess Bluetherapy's scam statement was just to say that Kode12 said that he was asking for a friend when he infact was the one faced with the situation at the time.

LagosismyHome:
Scam?... typo ?

KBS is quite good. As long as you meet all requirements, you're good. They'll require your POF before CAS is issued though. If there's any delay, just mail them and they will get on it ASAP.
For the WAEC, you need to discuss with the admissions team and if they are satisfied with it, you should be able to use it.
What course are you looking at there?

Miaanita:
Pls is university of Kent (Kent business school) a good school that issues CAS as fast as possible and also they can’t collect my WAEC.

Any other schools with cheaper tuition deposit please?

You don't need to worry about cost. All you need is your COS from them - if you pass the interview and it's a job up for sponsorship, they'll process it and you should have it once they've concluded their checks.

TuniLove:
Good Afternoon Everyone!
Happy New Year!

Please does anyone know how much it cost NHS to sponsor someone that has been offered a job and already in the UK?

Thank You.

Sigh! If you calmed down enough, you'd notice that I wasn't arguing with you. Just stating what I know obtains and in my initial comment, I stated it was obtainable up till a year ago except it's now changed. That's not to discount the experience of the people who had issues getting their CAS from the school. The essence of having these discussions is to shed light on issues from every angle possible so no need to get worked up over it.

Zoey1:
This isn’t an argument thread.
If 4/5 people said same thing about a school and it doesn’t apply to you doesn’t it rule out their own.

It was quite warm from Nov-1st week in Jan. It's gradually become colder at my end in the past week. Temp's been between 5 and -1 over the past week

mizGene:
While I am sure there are good areas, I never did get a good impression of Luton the few times I drove through in November....too many derelict houses left and right...

Meanwhile, is it me or is the weather warm for winter?( it felt much colder early Dec...)
Will it get colder in later Jan/Feb?

Same as adult dependants - £475.

pete3000:
I co-ask. Has anyone answered you?

Yes, it goes to the BHC.

weensteen:
Quick question. Does the passport ever leave the Visa Application Centre?

I did my undergrad there years ago and I've guided a few others through getting into ARU up till about 1 year ago so I'm speaking based on what I know.

Zoey1:
If about 4/5 people said same then I’m not alone.

No. See attached screenshot.

ck123:
Please can one use a pensions account for proof of funds?

Anglia will and has up till recently except if that's now changed.

Zoey1:
Every school has their rules.
Anglia Ruskin
Bedfordshire would not give you a CAS if you have ever had any denial from any country.
These schools are simply protecting their license, they believe that “such student has a higher chance of another refusal which isn’t correct”.
And the more student refusal a school gets on their license the more susceptibility to license withdrawal.
IMO , check other schools.

As far as I know, no. This is based on situations between 1.5-5 years ago
Kent will have you full a form with the refusal details and will ensure that you have everything that you need for your application before your CAS is issued to avoid a refusal based on/similar to the previous.
Same with ARU.

saintchuks9:
are they not strict with visa refusals and I want to know if it's TRUE what university of Sunderland said about visa refusal

Try UniKent and Anglia Ruskin

saintchuks9:
Good morning guys!
Please I want to ask as I tried to appeal to my school about the decision on not awarding me my CAS and they are saying that they operate a strict policy where by anybody that has been denied visa before from other country or US that the chances of the person getting visa in UK is slim and I want to know how true this is, if anybody knows anybody that had visa refusals and was still able to get UK and also which school did the person apply to.
Am so sad right now and confused.thanks for the help

Same with my part of London. It's so calm, clean and quiet, no druggies. Wasn't always like that though. It was not so calm when we had a large estate used as council houses and load of young people who didn't have a care in the world. Council housing gone from there now but estate remains looking fab.

LagosismyHome:
Only worse

London is big so not everywhere oooo. I don't see druggie or poo in my area. Even the train station area is quite neat . You have some good areas in West London.

As long as you can defend your choice if need be, no problem.

OluAjo:
Thank you for replying.
I'm contemplating not deferring but withdrawing from the University and applying to another university but the course remains the same.

I prefer this university because the Masters is for 2 years and it includes work placement.
I'm wondering if this won't cause the UKVI to question the change.

Speak to your school. If they say you have to be in the UK by a certain date and you're not, they'll report to UKVI and you wouldn't be allowed in the country after that date even with a valid visa.

sebomi:
Good day house, please i need help. The school is asking us to enrol before 17th of January and resume in person by 21th of January. They also said the 50% payment has to be made before we enrol or the course will be withdrawn, at this stage can i negotiate installment payment with the school on arrival ? our visas application is in process already, we have appointments for 17th of January for Biometric. Please i need advice if our visa comes out can we go to the UK without the enrolment ?

Central London-based Personal Assistant position with sponsorship, if successful: https://www.guysandstthomas.nhs.uk/careers/our-vacancies.aspx?_ts=361182#!/job/UK/London/London/Guys_St_Thomas_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Oncology/Oncology-v3810611?_ts=166

Project Manager and Proposal Writer with sponsorship, if successful: https://www.guysandstthomas.nhs.uk/careers/our-vacancies.aspx?_ts=1021907#!/job/UK/London/London/Guys_St_Thomas_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Commercial/Commercial-v3742635?_ts=865

Personal Assistant, Public Health England. National offices. with sponsorship, if successful: https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/Leeds/Health_Education_England/PA_Director_Education_Funding_Deputy_Director_Finance/PA_Director_Education_Funding_Deputy_Director_Finance-v3821030?_ts=1157629

Yes, you will. Even though your AR was successful, if you don't get to the UK before your latest date of arrival, you can't use it and if you try, you'll be denied entry at the POE.

To get on your course for the next session if you defer, your school will process a new CAS for you to use in a new application from 6 months before your course start date.

OluAjo:
I don't understand.

Will I reapply even after a successful administrative review and valid visa vignette?

No, you won't. As long as your schools says that you can't come to the UK after a certain date, you'll be turned back at the POE even with a valid visa vignette.
All you can do is to wait and reapply as early as possible next year taking care to address every area that might confuse the ECO.

OluAjo:
Sigh,
It has been 7 weeks.

There's a possibility I'll miss my enrolment and resumption date.
The University is telling me to defer till September if I don't resume on time.
I'm just wondering if I can travel to the UK even though I've deferred till September.
Will I be allowed to stay in the UK for 6 months without studying?