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Apply for a Child Student visa to study in the UK if you're under 18 - eligibility, documents, how to apply, extend or switch, where you'll live, how long it takes and how much it costs

• Overview

  You can apply for a Child Student visa if you’re between 4 and 17 years…

• Your course

  You must have an unconditional offer of a place on a course with a…

• Where you'll live

  You must have a suitable place to live in the UK. You can live: at school…

• Money you need

  You must have enough money available to you to pay for your course and…

• Documents you'll need to apply

  When you apply for your Child Student visa you must provide: a current…

• Apply

  You must apply online for a Child Student visa. Check which documents…

• Extend your visa

  You may be able to apply to extend your Child Student visa to stay longer…

• Switch to this visa

  You may be able to change (‘switch’) to a Child Student visa from another…

The Month of the Military Child celebrates Service children each April.

• Updated: 21 January 2026

What to do if you need to get child maintenance and one of the parents lives abroad.

• Overview

  There are different rules for child maintenance if a parent lives abroad.…

• If the other parent lives abroad

  How you get a child maintenance decision depends on whether the other…

• Enforcing a child maintenance decision if you live abroad

  You can still enforce a child maintenance decision if the other parent…

The rules for child car seats and booster seats - height, weight, age, type of vehicle, car, minibus, licensed taxi

You can apply for a Parent of a Child Student visa if your child attends an independent school in the UK.

Apply for a British National (Overseas) visa (known as a BNO visa) to live, work and study in the UK if you or a family member are from Hong Kong and registered as a British national (overseas).

Schools can sanction pupils or exclude them - find out what schools are allowed to do, like search pupils for knives or drugs

Indoor airborne allergens are particles present in indoor environments that can trigger allergic reactions or exacerbate respiratory conditions such as asthma.

• Updated: 7 August 2025

The law does not say an age when you can leave a child on their own, but it's an offence to leave a child alone if it puts them at risk

Indefinite leave to remain or enter the UK if your relationship has broken down because of domestic violence or abuse - fees, who's eligible, how to apply.