What is PSW?
Post Study Work Visa (PSW) is a Graduate Immigration route of a UK visa. International students who enrol to study for undergraduate level and above at a UK educational institute will be benefiting from this new post-study work visa. This visa has been termed “Graduate Route”, it will allow students to look for a job, work or stay for 2 years after they graduate. Previously, PSW had been eradicated by the UK government in 2012. However, the visa has successfully been re-introduced under a new name – the Graduate Immigration Route, which opened on 1 July 2021.
What Does PSW Allow:
All the international students studying in the UK, getting a graduate or a master’s degree will get a work experience of 2 years in the UK through the Graduate route. This is to mention that the students completing their PhD on or after the summer, of 2021 will get to stay and work in the UK for 3 years.
The Advantage to International Students of Post Study Work Visa:
- Opportunity to practice educational learning in the workplace
PSW will open a new window for students for applying their educational learning to real-life practice at the workplace, an opportunity to convert theoretical knowledge into practical tasks.
- Chance to start your own business in the UK
PSW visa will let students become self-employed. Students can start their own businesses in the UK and improve their entrepreneurial skills.
- Opportunity to gain work experience
PSW visa route will allow students to work full time at any level of the job in any company, in the UK. It is a big chance to gain work skills from companies operating in the UK. This could be a bull’s eye on the student’s professional profile to get access to the UK job market and convert to another skilled visa.
- Rights of working full time:
The PSW work visa will permit eligible students to work, or look for work, at any level, for a period of two/three years after completion of their courses. The student will be able to earn money and get a fruitful Return on Investment in higher education.
- Golden chance to connect with employers
Goal-oriented and ambitious students can use this chance to connect with potential employers as per their career target and eligible candidate may see them in top professions at international companies.
- Opportunity for networking with professionals
During the work period, ambitious students may use the platform to build up the network and connect with professionals from their chosen industries and develop their opportunity fields for future benefits.
- Potential opportunity for Tier 2 work visa by employers
When working at the company during the PSW visa, the employer company may offer Tier 2 skilled visa if they of sponsoring rights. Even graduates will be open to seeking Tier 2 visas or another skilled job visa at other companies in the UK.
- Opportunity to gain transferable skills
The UK graduates will have the opportunity to work with their chosen industries or sectors; they will gain transferable skills including effective communication, analytical, teamwork, leadership, decision-making, organisation and planning, self-awareness and other soft skills necessary to succeed in a career.
- Flexibility to switch to student visa again or other types
At the end of the PSW visa, graduates will be able to switch back to a student visa or they will have the chance to switch to other visa types if they accomplish the eligibility criteria from inside the UK.
- Great take-away to home country
The UK Degree and work experience will be a great takeaway for students who will return to their home country where potential employers will be benefitted from graduates’ world-class knowledge and skills to influence competitive advantage for them and for the country.
Therefore, we can say that Post Study Work (PSW) work visa under the Graduate Immigration route will open many paths for international students to the UK, a top higher education destination and profitable commercial hub of the world. The UK Government lovingly welcomes international students to grab the opportunity of this Graduate route.
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