Question to the Home Office:

To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to extend the short-term study visa from six months to one year.

Under the new simplified immigration rules which came into effect on 1 December 2020, study for up to six months at an accredited institution is permitted under the visitor route.

The Short-Term Student (English Language) route remains open for those wishing to study an English Language course for 6 -11 months. Any other study of longer than 6 months should be undertaken using the Student or Child Student routes.

There are no plans to allow study of longer than six months on the visitor route.