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What education or training is this pathway designed for?

This route is leave to enter as a student under Part 3 of the Immigration (Bailiwick of Guernsey) Rules 2008, granted for a period appropriate to the length of the course and the applicant's means and subject to a condition prohibiting employment.

See recorded sources
Limits of the record
  • Consolidated text published by the Guernsey Law website; the site states it is not authoritative and has no legal effect.

What type of institution/course must accept or enrol the applicant?

The applicant must have been accepted for a course of study at a bona fide private education institution that keeps satisfactory enrolment and attendance records, or at a fee-paying school not wholly maintained by the States of Guernsey, and be able and intend to follow a weekday full-time course of at least 15 hours of organised daytime study a week in a single subject or directly related subjects, or a full-time course at such a school; an applicant under 16 must be enrolled at such a fee-paying school.

See recorded sources
Limits of the record
  • Consolidated text published by the Guernsey Law website; the site states it is not authoritative and has no legal effect.
  • Guernsey — Immigration (Bailiwick of Guernsey) Rules 2008 (consolidated), Student
    **57.** The requirements to be met by a person seeking leave to enter the Bailiwick of Guernsey as a student are that he – (i) has been accepted for a course of study at – (a) a bona fide private education institution which maintains satisfactory records of enrolment and attendance, or --- (b) a fee paying school not wholly maintained by the States of Guernsey, and (ii) is able and intends to follow either – (a) a weekday full-time course 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 (b) a full-time course of study at a fee paying school not wholly maintained by the States of Guernsey, and (iii) if under the age of 16 years is enrolled at a fee paying school not wholly maintained by the States of Guernsey on a full-time course of studies which meets the requirements of current Bailiwick of Guernsey education legislation, and

What are the most important financial or study-related conditions: tuition, funds, insurance, full-time study, attendance or equivalent?

No amount is fixed: the applicant must be able to meet the costs of the course and accommodation and maintain themselves without taking employment, engaging in business or having recourse to public funds, must not intend to work or run a business, must intend to leave at the end of the studies and must hold a valid entry clearance for this capacity. The applicant must be able and intend to follow a weekday full-time course of at least 15 hours of organised daytime study a week. The official source does not state a health insurance requirement.

See recorded sources
Limits of the record
  • Consolidated text published by the Guernsey Law website; the site states it is not authoritative and has no legal effect.
  • Guernsey — Immigration (Bailiwick of Guernsey) Rules 2008 (consolidated), Student
    (iv) intends to leave the Bailiwick of Guernsey at the end of his studies, and (v) does not intend to engage in business or to take employment, and (vi) is able to meet the costs of his course and accommodation and the maintenance of himself without taking employment or engaging in business or having recourse to public funds --- (vii) holds a valid entry clearance for entry in this capacity.
  • Guernsey — Immigration (Bailiwick of Guernsey) Rules 2008 (consolidated), Student
    **57.** The requirements to be met by a person seeking leave to enter the Bailiwick of Guernsey as a student are that he – (i) has been accepted for a course of study at – (a) a bona fide private education institution which maintains satisfactory records of enrolment and attendance, or --- (b) a fee paying school not wholly maintained by the States of Guernsey, and (ii) is able and intends to follow either – (a) a weekday full-time course 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 (b) a full-time course of study at a fee paying school not wholly maintained by the States of Guernsey, and (iii) if under the age of 16 years is enrolled at a fee paying school not wholly maintained by the States of Guernsey on a full-time course of studies which meets the requirements of current Bailiwick of Guernsey education legislation, and

Can the student work? Under what major restrictions? What is the family position where clearly stated?

The applicant must not intend to engage in business or take employment, and leave to enter as a student is granted with a condition prohibiting employment. The official source does not state the family position.

See recorded sources
Limits of the record
  • Consolidated text published by the Guernsey Law website; the site states it is not authoritative and has no legal effect.
  • Paragraphs 57-62 make no provision for a student's family members and no settlement route from the student category.
  • Guernsey — Immigration (Bailiwick of Guernsey) Rules 2008 (consolidated), Student
    (v) does not intend to engage in business or to take employment, and (vi) is able to meet the costs of his course and accommodation and the maintenance of himself without taking employment or engaging in business or having recourse to public funds --- (vii) holds a valid entry clearance for entry in this capacity. ## Leave to enter as a student. **58.** A person seeking leave to enter the Bailiwick of Guernsey 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, provided the Immigration Officer is satisfied that each of the requirements of paragraph 57 is met.

How long does the status last, how is it renewed, and what officially documented post-study work or residence possibilities exist?

No fixed maximum is set: admission is for a period appropriate to the length of the course and the applicant's means, and an extension of stay may be granted, again with a prohibition on employment, where the applicant was admitted with a valid student entry clearance, still meets paragraph 57(i)-(vi) and shows enrolment, regular attendance and satisfactory progress. The official source does not state any post-study work or residence option.

See recorded sources
Limits of the record
  • Consolidated text published by the Guernsey Law website; the site states it is not authoritative and has no legal effect.
  • Paragraphs 57-62 make no provision for a student's family members and no settlement route from the student category.
  • Guernsey — Immigration (Bailiwick of Guernsey) Rules 2008 (consolidated), Student
    **58.** A person seeking leave to enter the Bailiwick of Guernsey 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, provided the Immigration Officer is satisfied that each of the requirements of paragraph 57 is met. ## Refusal of leave to enter as a student. **59.** 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. **60.** The requirements for an extension of stay as a student are that the applicant – (i) was admitted to the Bailiwick of Guernsey with a valid student entry clearance, and (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 he 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 ## Extension of stay as a student. **61.** An extension of stay as a student may be granted, subject to a prohibition on his freedom to take employment, provided the Lieutenant Governor is satisfied that the applicant meets each of the requirements of paragraph 60.

These are the answers currently recorded in the catalogue. A missing or partial answer is not an eligibility decision.

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