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I've been granted a Standard Visitor Visa to the UK, and now need to visit the UK to attend a master course interview at a UK university. Unfortunately the university cannot arrange an online interview due to the special type of the course that requires physical attendance so as to better observe candidates' suitability.

I've checked the official guidance on the government website https://www.gov.uk/standard-visitor-visa, enter image description hereit clearly states business activities such as meetings and interviews are permitted. Since my interview is not for business (it's not a job interview and I'm now unemployed), but for a master course, now I'm not entirely sure if I can visit the UK for the course interview on the visit visa?

Also I'm now unemployed, would it be problematic during my landing interview at the border?

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Note that the rules cannot cover every single scenario.To attend a masters course interview, a students visa is not the visa required. It does not meet the criteria for students visa. It can only be addressed by the visitor visa.

Being unemployed is not a positive, however I have visited the UK while unemployed and they did ask me however I had funds so it was not a problem.

Carry bank statements etc along with you plus some cash. The documents I usually carry can be found here.

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