Student Employment Restriction/How many hours students allowed to work
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Can you work while you are a Tier 4 (General) student?
As an adult student under Tier 4 (General), you are allowed to:
- do part-time work during term time (see below);
- do full-time work during vacations;
- do a work placement as part of your course;
The maximum amount of part-time work you can do during term time is:
- 20 hours per week if you are studying a course at or above UK degree level or a foundation degree course, and/or if you made your application to study under Tier 4 (General) on or before 2 March 2010;
or
- 10 hours per week if you are studying a course that is below UK degree level and is not a foundation degree course, and you made your application to study under Tier 4 (General) on or after 3 March 2010.
The work you do must not fill a full-time permanent vacancy (other than on a recognised Foundation Programme), and you must not be self-employed employed as a doctor in training (except on a recognised Foundation Programme) or as a professional sportsperson (including coach) or entertainer.
You can work full-time during vacation periods, within the above limits. If you have completed your course and you make an application to remain in the UK under the points-based system before your existing permission to stay expires, you can work full-time (within the above limits) until your application is decided.
