2021年夏以降、イギリスの大学及び大学院卒業の方、2年間の就労可能に – The Graduate Route

The Graduate Route

From summer 2021, international students will be able to benefit from two years’ work experience in the UK upon graduation, through the new Graduate Route.

Here is everything you need to know:

• The Graduate Route will be available to international students who have a valid Tier 4 visa at the time of application and have successfully completed a degree at undergraduate level or above at a Higher Education Provider with a track record of compliance.
• Successful applicants on this route will be able to stay and work, or look for work, in the UK at any skill level for a maximum period of two years. Graduates will be able to switch into skilled work once they have found a suitable job.
• The new route will be launched in the summer of 2021, meaning that any eligible student who graduates in the summer of 2021 or after will be able to apply for the route. This includes students who have already started their courses. 
• The Graduate Route will require a new visa application.
• It will include the payment of a visa fee and the Immigration Health Surcharge. The exact fee will be set out in due course.
• Those who graduate and whose Tier 4 leave expires before the route is introduced will not be eligible, however, most of these students will have had no expectation of benefitting from such a route when they applied to study in the UK.

The UK Government has confirmed that if you begin your studies through distance learning in the 2020-2021 academic year, you will still be eligible to apply for the Graduate Route, provided you arrive in the UK by 6 April 2021.

【追記】2021.3.6

2021年3月4日、イギリス政府はGraduate Routeについて下記↓文書にて公表しています。

Graduate route to open to international students on 1 July 2021

注意事項として、申請の要件を満たすためには2020年の秋に留学を開始し、遠隔(英国以外から）授業を受けている人は2021年6月21日までに英国に入国しなければなりません。（※当初は2021年4月6日→2021年6月21日に変更）
また、2021年1月、2月に留学を開始した人は2021年9月27日までに英国に滞在する必要があるということです。