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General job sites weren’t built for your visa
Indeed and LinkedIn show every job to everyone. Here is what changes when the tool knows you are on a Student visa.
Your problem
Indeed, LinkedIn
UniWorks
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Who is behind UniWorks
Built by Global Talent Education
A team of international students and graduates who made the same move. We check every rule against GOV.UK and show the date we last checked it.
UniWorks gives general information, not immigration advice. For advice on your own case, ask your university’s international student team, UKCISA or a registered adviser.
Council Tax exemption, GP, Railcard, deposit protection and the scams to avoid.
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Arrive. Start here if you are still at home.
Before you fly
The essential steps between your offer and the UK border, in four stages. Add your dates and your country: the plan shows what to do now and hides steps that don’t apply to you.
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Checked against GOV.UK on 13 November 2026. General information, not immigration advice: fees and rules change, so confirm on GOV.UK or with your university before you apply.
No offer letter (LoA), CAS or visa yet?
Get help applying with Global Talent Education
The team behind UniWorks helps you choose a university and course, apply until you receive your offer letter (LoA), and check your Student visa documents before you submit. The first consultation is free.
University and course choice, and your application up to the LoA
Personal statement and CV review, and interview practice for scholarships
These sites do not let other websites copy their listings, so each button opens their own search, already filled in. Paste any ad you find into the checker below before you apply.
Paste the ad from Indeed, StudentJob, a shop window or a WhatsApp group. It is checked against your {{limit}}-hour limit, the self-employment ban and the minimum wage before you apply.
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These were on the same Reed pages. They are hidden from the list above because they would likely break Student visa rules.
Breaking a work condition can end your visa and affect future applications, and your university must report it. Your eVisa shows the conditions that apply to you.
UniWorks gives general information, not immigration advice. Immigration advice in the UK is regulated by the Immigration Advice Authority. For your own case, speak to your university’s international student adviser or a registered immigration adviser.
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General information, not immigration advice. Check GOV.UK Student visa and UKCISA, and ask your university’s international student team about your own case.
Part-time jobs.
UK CV builder
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Screening check
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Want a person to check it?
A mentor who has job-hunted in the UK goes through your CV with you in a 45-minute video session and sends you a written list of changes. £15.
How to get past CV screening in the UK
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Hours and pay
Log every shift so no week goes over your limit, check each payslip, and plan what is left each month.
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Enter the hours paid and your gross pay to check you got at least the minimum wage, the right tax code and the right hours.
After graduation.
After graduation
Part-time work during your course needs no sponsor. Staying after your degree usually does. Work out your Graduate visa clock, learn the Skilled Worker rules in plain English, and check any employer and offer before you say yes.
UniWorks gives general information, not immigration advice. Immigration advice in the UK is regulated by the Immigration Advice Authority. For your own case, speak to your university’s international student adviser or a registered immigration adviser.
Finishing your course in 2026? Apply by 31 December 2026.Graduate visa applications made on or before 31 December 2026 get 2 years. From 1 January 2027 the same visa gives 18 months. You can apply as soon as your university reports that you have completed; you don’t need to wait for the ceremony.
Your dates, the cost and everything to have ready before you apply, in one place. Change your course end date in the timeline and the pack updates.
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1. Your dates
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2. What it costs
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4. Reminders
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3. What to have ready
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From the GOV.UK Graduate visa guidance, checked on 13 November 2026.
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What each item means, a tick list that saves your progress, and a printable pack to take to your university adviser.
Documents list on GOV.UK. General information, not immigration advice: ask your university’s international student adviser about your own case.
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Sponsor job alerts
Most graduate jobs can’t lead to a work visa. Alerts send you only the ones that can: the employer holds a Skilled Worker licence and the salary meets the new entrant rate of £33,400.
What an alert looks like
EXAMPLE, NOT A REAL JOB
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Until alerts open, do the same three checks by hand.
The new entrant rate: a lower salary bar for graduates
Most Skilled Worker jobs must pay at least £41,700 a year. If you count as a new entrant, the employer only needs to pay £33,400 or 70% of the job’s going rate, whichever is higher. That is up to £8,300 less, and it is the reason many first graduate jobs can be sponsored at all.
Standard rate£41,700
New entrant£33,400
You count as a new entrant if one applies
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The limits people miss
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Three worked examples
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What a Skilled Worker visa needs
All five must be true. The salary is only one of them.
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How to get sponsored, step by step
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Other ways to stay and work
Not every route needs an employer. Compare them before you plan your job search.
Global Talent visa: stay in the UK on the strength of your work
For leaders and future leaders in academia or research, digital technology, arts and culture, and design. You do not need a job offer or a minimum salary, and you can work for anyone. The hard part is the endorsement: an expert body must agree you are exceptional.
£766total fee (£561 endorsement + £205 visa)
Up to 5 yearsper visa; extend as often as you need
3 or 5 yearsto settlement, depending on field and level
3 / 8 weeksusual visa decision outside / inside the UK
Three ways in
Everyone must be 18 or over. Most graduates apply for endorsement as Exceptional Promise.
Exceptional Promise
Potential leader · early career
You are already recognised as a rising talent, usually within the last 5 years. In tech and arts, settlement comes after 5 years.
Exceptional Talent
Established leader
You are already a recognised leader in your field. Settlement can come after 3 years.
Prestigious prize
No endorsement needed
If you personally won a prize on the Home Office list (for example a Nobel Prize or Turing Award), you skip endorsement and pay the full £766 at the visa stage. Other prizes from the same organisers do not count.
Your field, your endorsing body
Pick your field to see who decides, the fastest path and what to collect.
Example: one person, 3-year visa = £766 + £3,105 health surcharge = £3,871. You may be able to pay extra for a faster decision.
What you can and cannot do
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If you are on a Student or Graduate visa
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Why applications get refused
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Refused? You can ask for an endorsement review if you think the rules were not followed. Not ready yet? Compare the .
Settlement rules are changing
On 2 November 2026 the government confirmed its “earned settlement” plan. Most work routes move towards 10 years, but eligible Global Talent holders keep a 3-year path, with new mandatory requirements. New rules are expected in December 2026 and to apply during 2027. Check GOV.UK before you plan your settlement date.
Not sure your evidence is strong enough?
Talk it through with a Global Talent Education mentor before you pay the £561 endorsement fee.
Checked against GOV.UK on 13 November 2026. UniWorks gives general information, not immigration advice. For advice on your case, speak to a regulated immigration adviser.
Company check
Search every organisation on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors. Only these employers can give you a Certificate of Sponsorship. {{spMetaLine}}
A licence means the employer can sponsor, not that every job will be sponsored. Ask before you apply: “Do you sponsor Skilled Worker visas for this role?” B-rated sponsors are on a Home Office action plan and usually can’t assign new certificates until they are A-rated again. Register on GOV.UK
Would a job offer qualify?
Five questions. The employer is checked against the sponsor register as you type.
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A guide, not immigration advice. The employer confirms eligibility when it assigns your certificate.
Not sure what to do next? A mentor who went through the same switch can help you plan how to negotiate, or which roles to target instead. Career guidance, not immigration advice.
Salary check
Your minimum is the higher of a fixed floor and a share of the job’s going rate. Find the going rate for your occupation code in the Skilled Occupations table.
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Going rates assume 37.5 hours a week and are adjusted for other hours; the fixed floors are not. Only guaranteed basic pay counts, not overtime or most allowances. Since April 2026 pay is checked in every pay period, not just as a yearly total.
Money.
Your student money plan
The only budget built around a Student visa: your hour limit, money from home in any currency, and the cost of staying after you graduate.
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Family support or stipend
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0 to 40 hours. The red mark is your {{limit}}-hour term-time limit.
Tax-free Personal Allowance
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An estimate: it assumes tax code 1257L, the same hours every week and England, Wales or Northern Ireland tax bands. See income tax rates on GOV.UK.
How your costs compare with UK students
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Averages from Save the Student’s 2025 surveys of UK students: living costs £1,142 a month (£1,269 in London), rent £563 (£812 in London).
Money from home
See what a transfer from home is worth in pounds, in any currency, and how much fees take.
Staying after your degree costs money up front: the application fee plus the health surcharge for every year of the visa. Start saving a little each month now.
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Your Graduate route pack puts this next to your dates and the documents to have ready.
Split the house bills
For shared houses that pay their own bills. Enter each monthly bill and how many of you live there.
Council Tax: a house where everyone is a full-time student is usually exempt, but you must apply. A TV Licence is only needed for live TV or BBC iPlayer.
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Partners for shared houses
Octopus Energy: one of the cheaper energy suppliers; joining through this link adds credit.
Virgin Media: broadband for the house; match the contract to your tenancy.
uhomes: still looking for a room? Compare places and get cashback when you book.
Ways to spend less
Small savings that add up over a year. Partner links are labelled; they never change what we recommend.
A 45-minute video session with a mentor who made the same move you did, in English or your home language. You leave with a written plan for your next three steps. Mentors are ready now for Indonesia and Malaysia; for every other country, join the waitlist and we open it as mentors join.
£15
per 45-minute session
Video call at a time that suits UK and home
Written summary and plan after the call
Pay only after your slot is confirmed
Why a mentor, not another guide
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Mentors share their own experience and career guidance. They do not give immigration advice. Immigration advice in the UK is regulated by the Immigration Advice Authority. For your own case, speak to your university’s international student adviser or a registered immigration adviser.
Money. Deals for your first year in the UK
Partner deals
A bank account, money from home, a room, bills, essentials and cheap food. Each deal says when you need it and what to watch out for.
Cards marked “Referral link” are referral links: UniWorks may get a reward when you sign up, at no cost to you, and some give you a reward too. Each company sets its own rewards and terms, and can change them, so check them before you sign up. Partners never change our visa checks or advice.
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Free. Save your course end date and we email you before the deadlines that decide whether you can stay: your Graduate visa window, your sponsor search and your offer deadline.
Your details
Your reminders
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Owner view: fake-door test
The numbers that show whether UniWorks works: activation, return visits, leads and the fake-door test. Only you see this panel.
When you can work, for example evenings and weekends
Leave out
A photo of yourself
Date of birth or age
Marital status, religion or nationality
Passport or visa numbers
Under the Equality Act 2010, employers must not choose candidates on age, religion or marital status, so UK recruiters prefer not to see them. UK GDPR also means they should not collect personal data they do not need. Keep it to one or two pages.
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12 months, no subscription. Less than 20 minutes of minimum-wage work.
Free official advice: your university’s international student team, and UKCISA. For immigration advice on your own case, use a registered immigration adviser.
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It opens full screen with its own icon, and keeps your plan, shifts and dates on this phone.
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Jargon buster
UK words you will meet in your first month, in plain English.
