UK jobs, timelines and visa routes, explained simply.
I am Priyanshu. I help international students in the UK with their dates, with finding employers that sponsor, and with what comes after a degree.
Every guide links to gov.uk. This is general information, not regulated immigration advice.
Free checkers
Quick tools for questions students ask a lot. They run in your browser and nothing you type is sent anywhere.
SOC code checker
Type a code or a job title and see its status on the gov.uk list of eligible occupations.
Check a code → 02Graduate dates
How long your Graduate leave would be, and how many days you have before your Student visa ends.
Check my dates → 03Work hours counter
Add up the week across every job and see how far you are from your limit.
Count my hours →Where are you right now?
Most students go through the same stages. Read the guide for yours, and the next one.
Student visa timeline
Write your visa end date and course end date side by side, then plan your job search backwards from them.
While you studyGraduate route
Two years of Graduate leave for applications on or before 31 December 2026, 18 months from 1 January 2027.
Course endsSOC codes and sponsor jobs
Learn how occupation codes work and build a shortlist from the Home Office register of licensed sponsors.
Job huntingSkilled Worker route
How a Certificate of Sponsorship, an eligible occupation and a minimum salary fit together.
Job offerInnovator Founder route
What an endorsing body looks for, and how to prepare the idea and plan before you meet one.
Own businessHow a call works
Choose a call
Pick a call of 10 to 30 minutes, then a day and a time. It is all clicks, no long forms.
Bring your dates
Your course end date, visa end date and the jobs you are looking at. Please do not send passport or ID numbers.
Know what to do next
You get a list of steps, the official pages to read, and questions to take to a regulated adviser.
Latest posts
After your course ends: a plain-English Graduate visa timeline
The order of events from course completion to Graduate leave, with the January 2027 change in mind.
Student visaWhat the Student visa lets you do and what it does not
A plain list of the permissions and limits that come with Student leave.
Skilled WorkerWhat is a SOC code, and why should you care before you apply?
How occupation codes sit behind every sponsored job, and how to use them to search smarter.
Student visaHow many hours can you work on a Student visa?
Term-time limits, vacation rules and how to find your own limit.
Student visaPart-time jobs that fit around a degree
Common roles students take and what to check before saying yes.
Not sure where to start?
Book a short call, or send your dates and your question.