Work During Studies
Work During Studies
Work During Studies
Masters (MSc) students are permitted to work full-time during Christmas and Easter vacations (see term dates above) and after their course end date (usually 31 August / 30 September). The only exception to this is on a work placement as described below. Postgraduate Research (PhD) Students: your vacation begins once you have completed all your academic requirements (i.e. submitted your thesis including final corrections). If your PhD supervisor agrees that you can take a short period of time off (as part of your annual vacation entitlement) and authorises this in writing, you can work full-time during this period.
be self-employed provide services as a professional sportsperson or entertainer take a full time permanent vacancy
Work placements
You can work full-time on a work placement if:
you have immigration permission (visa) as a Student/Tier 4 Student You must not spend more than 50% of the time on your course doing a work placement, or work placements. Your work placement must be an assessed part of your course, and it can take place at any point in your studies. Your employer is monitoring your attendance and reporting back to your department who remain responsible for you during the work placement.
Internships
Some UK companies offer students an opportunity to undertake an internship during their vacations. All student/Tier 4 student visa holders are permitted to undertake an internship during the Christmas and Easter holidays. However, only undergraduate students can undertake an internship during the summer vacation. MSc students who wish to undertake employment during the summer must adhere to the rules for work placements defined above.
Please be aware that any breach of your student/Tier 4 student visa (such as working more than 20 hours per week when you are not permitted to do so) is considered a serious immigration offence and must be declared on any future UK visa applications.
International Student Support, Room 301, Level 3, Sherfield Building South Kensington Campus, Imperial College London, SW7 2AZ Tel: +44 (0)20 7594 8040, Email: international@imperial.ac.uk, Website: www.imperial.ac.uk/international