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How long they can stay will depend. They can stay for up to five years if studying for degree-level courses and up to two years for courses underneath degree level. For longer stays, GOV.UK/student-visa helpfully tells us that you can switch from a student visa to another sort of visa if you are already here. The website also explains the charge for the visa application, the health charge, and so on. I want to know—and it is something I would like the Minister to give me a hand with—what happens at the Home Office in respect of student visas and any extension of stay, if it is an extended stay, and the figures for those who change to a work permit. This is not in my amendment, but it would be very interesting to know these figures. I understand they are tracked, but if there could be a statement releasing that data, it would be very helpful. Another question is whether students who come on a student visa remain in their courses and finish them.