PART 3: PERSONS SEEKING TO ENTER OR REMAIN IN JERSEY FOR STUDIES
STUDENTS
Requirements for leave to enter as a student
- The requirements to be met by a person seeking leave to enter Jersey as a student are that he:
(i) has been accepted for a course of study at:
(a) a publicly funded institution of further or higher education; or
(b) a bona fide private education institution which maintains satisfactory records of enrolment and attendance; or
(c) a fee paying school outside the wholly maintained sector; and
(ii) is able and intends to follow either:
(a) a recognised full-time degree course of no more than 5 years duration at a publicly funded institution of further or higher education; or
(b) a weekday full-time degree course of no more than 5 years duration involving attendance at a single institution for a minimum of 15 hours organised daytime study per week of a single subject or directly related subjects, or
(c) a full-time course of study at a fee paying school; and
(iii) if under the age of 16 years is enrolled at a fee paying school outside the wholly maintained sector on a full-time course of studies which meets the requirements of current Jersey legislation; and
(iv) intends to leave Jersey at the end of his studies; and
(v) does not intend to engage in business or to take employment except;: and
(a) employment during term time of no more than 20 hours per week and employment (of any duration) during vacations, where the student is following a full-time degree course,
(b) employment as part of a course-related work placement which forms an assessed part of the full-time course provided that any period spent on the placement does not exceed half of the total length of the course; and
(vi) is able to meet the costs of his course and accommodation and the maintenance of himself and any dependants without taking employment (other than is permitted under paragraph 57 (v)) or engaging in business (other than is permitted under paragraph 57 (v)), or having recourse to public funds; and
(vi)(vii) has not anywhere in the United Kingdom and Islands been granted leave to enter as a student on a full-time degree course in the preceding 5 years; and
(viii) holds a valid entry clearance for entry in this capacity.
Leave to enter as a student
58. A person seeking leave to enter Jersey as a student may be admitted for an appropriate period depending on the length of his course of study and his means, and with a condition prohibiting employment (other than is permitted under paragraph 57 (v)), provided he is able to produce to the Immigration Officer on arrival a valid entry clearance for entry in this capacity.
Refusal of leave to enter as a student
- Leave to enter as a student is to be refused if the Immigration Officer is not satisfied that each of the requirements of paragraph 57 is met.
Requirements for an extension of stay as a student
- The requirements for an extension of stay as a student are that the applicant:
(i)
(a) was last admitted to Jersey in possession of a valid student entry clearance in accordance with paragraphs 57-62 of these Rules; or
(b) has previously been granted leave to enter or remain in Jersey to re-sit an examination in accordance with paragraphs 69A-69K of these Rules; or
(c) if he has been accepted on a course of study at degree level or above, has previously been granted leave to enter or remain in Jersey in accordance with paragraphs 128-135 of these Rules; or
(ii) meets the requirements for admission as a student set out in paragraph 57 (i)-(vi); and
(iii) has produced evidence of his enrolment on a course which meets the requirements of paragraph 57; and
(iv) can produce satisfactory evidence of regular attendance during any course which has already begun; or any other course for which he has been enrolled in the past; and
(v) can show evidence of satisfactory progress in his course of study including the taking and passing of any relevant examinations; and
(vi) would not, as a result of an extension of stay:
(a) spend more than 2 years on short courses below degree level (i.e. courses of less than 1 year’s duration, or longer courses broken off before completion) in the United Kingdom and Islands; or,
(b) spend more than 5 years on full-time degree courses in the United Kingdom; and Islands; and
spend more than 2 years on short courses below degree level (i.e. courses of less than 1 year’s duration, or longer courses broken off before completion); and
(vii) has not come to the end of a period of government or international scholarship agency sponsorship, or has written consent of his official sponsor for a further period of study in Jersey and satisfactory evidence that sufficient sponsorship funding is available; and
(viii) must not be in Jersey in breach of immigration laws except that any period of overstaying for a period of 28 days or less will be disregarded.
Extension of stay as a student
- Extension of stay as a student may be granted, subject to a condition prohibiting employment (other than is permitted under paragraph 57 (v)), provided the Minister is satisfied that the applicant meets each of the requirements of paragraph 60.
Refusal of extension of stay as a student
- An extension of stay as a student is to be refused if the Minister is not satisfied that each of the requirements of paragraph 60.
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