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Post Study: Working in the UK
All non-European students who graduate from the University of Stirling with an undergraduate or postgraduate degree can now take up employment anywhere in the UK for up to two years after completing their studies.
This outstanding opportunity (previously known as the Fresh Talent Initiative) will allow you to develop your graduate career whilst working in the UK.
Read a Fresh Talent Case Study - Lei Jing from China studied at the University of Stirling. She now runs her own business in Scotland.
Under the UK's new immigration system, international students who graduated from a UK institution can apply to stay on in the country as Post Study Workers. You do not need to have a specific job offer, but you will need to pass a points-based assessment to be eligible to apply. Successful applicants will be granted permission to work in the UK for up to two years without a work permit.
Once your two years with Post Study have finished, you may be allowed you to stay and work longer if you have been with the same employer for six months and you pass a further point-based assessment.
When to apply
You can apply for Post Study up to one year after you have completed your studies. You can apply:
- after you have received your academic award from the UK, and before your current permission to stay in the UK expires
- from your home country if you return home
Help applying
Through the work of Student Support Services, the Career Development Centre and the International and Study Abroad Office, the University hopes to offer all the support you need to apply for the Post Study Workers scheme (and for jobs afterwards).
More information
For further details see the Post Study Workers page of the Home Office website.
