Immigration advice for medical and dental students

If you need to extend your visa during your course, please read our information on Extending your visa and contact Visa & International Advice to talk through your options.​​​​

Students on an undergraduate Medical, Dental, or Veterinary programme, either at King’s or another institution, can undertake an intercalated degree during their studies.

Whether you're intercalated degree is at King's or at another Student sponsor, as long as you have enough immigration permission to undertake the intercalation, you don't need to submit a new Student visa application before you start the intercalation.
 

If you need further leave to intercalate (at the same or a different sponsor) or to complete your course (having completed a period of intercalation), this will be considered as academic progression and you'll be able to extend your Student Visa from within the UK.

If you have further questions about this, please contact Visa & International Advice. 

If you're coming to the UK to attend an elective with the School of Medicine, Dental Institute, or IoPPN, following the relevant immigration rules updated on 11/01/2018, you're now permitted to enter the UK on a Standard Visitor visa as long as your elective is less than 6 months. Please check with your faculty in the first instance.

If you have further questions about this, please contact the Visa & International Advice Team and we will provide further guidance on the appropriate visa route for you. 

If you are coming for a Clinical Attachment or as a Dental Observer, you should enter as a Standard Visitor (this visa type has replaced the Business Visitor visa, including visas for academics, doctors and dentists). ​​​​​