Prospective Student
Prospective students are those applicants who have still to obtain admission in any educational institution, but have a clear idea of the type and purpose of studies they want to take and are already in touch with the educational institutions in the UK. For example, the applicant may already have been provisionally accepted at an establishment with final acceptance dependent on an interview.

Applicants must be able to demonstrate that they will start studies within 6 months of arrival in the UK. Such applicants are generally granted visa for a period of 6 months and the same can be extended later. To qualify for the grant of a visa the applicant must

(i) Demonstrate a genuine and realistic intention to undertake a course of study within 6 months of his/her date of entry.