Students

Most students from non-EEA countries are permitted, on a student visa, to supplement their funds by working part-time while they study. If your visa reads:

  • ‘Work (and any changes) must be authorised by the Secretary of State’ or
  • ‘Able to work as authorised by the Secretary of State’

you can work a maximum of 20 hours per week during term-time and up to 40 hours per week during holidays.

If your visa reads ‘No work’, then you must not work while you study.

The University of Exeter strongly advises its students not to work more than 15 hours per week as extra work may adversely affect your studies. 

Postgraduate students

Postgraduate students should be aware that they may not be allowed to work unlimited hours during normal University holidays, as their courses do not necessarily follow the usual University calendar.

International students of the University of Exeter can seek advice from the International Student Adviser. For more information, see the International Student Support website. (Students at other Institutions should seek advice from their University’s International Student Adviser.) If your circumstances change (for example, you cease to be a student), you should inform your line manager and Human Resources at the earliest opportunity.

Students are not allowed to take up any full-time, open-ended work while they are on a student visa.