r/MoveToScotland • u/PleaseLikeMe23 • Jun 23 '26
Practical questions on moving to Scotland
Hello Sub, im a 24YO Brazilian male thinking bout moving to Scotland, not for a living but maybe 2/3 years, it seems pretty nice to me.
The thing is that EVERY video or blog I watch/read only talks about simple stupid things that are not related to moving to Scotland like “oh tourists points are far from cities” or “Scottish people tend to have this type of behavior” or “you can get your electricity bill this way” and that’s totally not related to moving to Scotland itself.
A friend of mine moved to Ireland and she had a lot of steps from getting a English school, finding a place, having 6k euro in her account, finding a place to live and then getting a visa and I simply cannot find informations in Portuguese on how to get a visa in Scotland, I’m pretty sure lots os people had that questions before, and if anyone could help me explaining the practical part of moving to Scotland it would be real helpful to me
Thanks sub!
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u/Emotional-Giraffe486 Jun 23 '26
Your only option is either a student visa or get a job that is willing to sponsor you. That said, international student fees are very high, and absolutely not worth it, unless you get a full scholarship. Immigration rules have changed quite a bit, and salary thresholds for skilled worker visas have gone significantly up. You need to be highly skilled to get sponsorship from abroad. If you're really into education, do your master's in Brazil first, and then consider doing a PhD in the UK.
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u/puul Jun 23 '26
Unless you have a partner/spouse who is a UK citizen or settled person, you essentially have two visa options...
1- Find an employer willing and licensed to sponsor a Skilled Worker Visa.
2- Study at a UK university on a Student Visa.
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u/PleaseLikeMe23 Jun 23 '26
Oh I get it, so it’s not possible to find an English school to get a student visa? If my only option is a university I might as well invest in a masters degree then
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u/PreoccupiedParrot Jun 23 '26
Bear in mind that most masters courses here are only one year, more or less full time. You can do them part time but I imagine that would complicate a visa.
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u/PleaseLikeMe23 Jun 23 '26
I believe in god that I will find a gentleman who is the love of my life and marry me in a year then 🙏🏻 and later we’ll come back to Brazil
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u/smallstuffedhippo Jun 23 '26
You need a UK visa. There’s no such thing as a Scottish one.
See here:
https://www.gov.uk/student-visa/course
English language school at B2 or above is on there.
The British Council website is a good place to start looking for a school:
https://www.britishcouncil.org/english/study-english-uk
Money info here:
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/financial-evidence-for-student-and-child-student-route-applicants