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US Citizen Withcitizen with UK Tourist Planstourist plans made prior to receiving study offer in UK: Will I be allowed to enter the country prior to my program start date?

I am a US citizen who booked a flight in December 2023 to visit a friend in the UK from July 11 to August 7, 2024. In January, I decided to apply to study in the UK, starting in September 2024. 

Today, I received an offer for one of the programs, conditional on my ability to get a study visa. Upon researching visas further, I found that I cannot enter the country earlier than one month prior to my start date. 

Because I had this trip scheduled and booked before I applied to these programs, I figured I could maybe still get into the UK, at the very least, to catch a flight into the EU where my friend and I could spend our time together. 

I have reached out to immigration, who has been absolutely 0 help, saying that I am essentially at the mercy of the Border Force once I fly out. This is a very risky situation for me, as I would be traveling 16 hours to possibly be sent back to the US. 

So I'm hoping someone can advise me on what I should do and if there are any shared experiences here (I'm sure there are).

US Citizen With UK Tourist Plans made prior to receiving study offer in UK: Will I be allowed to enter the country prior to my program start date?

I am a US citizen who booked a flight in December 2023 to visit a friend in the UK from July 11 to August 7, 2024. In January, I decided to apply to study in the UK, starting in September 2024. Today, I received an offer for one of the programs, conditional on my ability to get a study visa. Upon researching visas further, I found that I cannot enter the country earlier than one month prior to my start date. Because I had this trip scheduled and booked before I applied to these programs, I figured I could maybe still get into the UK, at the very least, to catch a flight into the EU where my friend and I could spend our time together. I have reached out to immigration, who has been absolutely 0 help, saying that I am essentially at the mercy of the Border Force once I fly out. This is a very risky situation for me, as I would be traveling 16 hours to possibly be sent back to the US. So I'm hoping someone can advise me on what I should do and if there are any shared experiences here (I'm sure there are)

US citizen with UK tourist plans made prior to receiving study offer in UK: Will I be allowed to enter the country prior to my program start date?

I am a US citizen who booked a flight in December 2023 to visit a friend in the UK from July 11 to August 7, 2024. In January, I decided to apply to study in the UK, starting in September 2024. 

Today, I received an offer for one of the programs, conditional on my ability to get a study visa. Upon researching visas further, I found that I cannot enter the country earlier than one month prior to my start date. 

Because I had this trip scheduled and booked before I applied to these programs, I figured I could maybe still get into the UK, at the very least, to catch a flight into the EU where my friend and I could spend our time together. 

I have reached out to immigration, who has been absolutely 0 help, saying that I am essentially at the mercy of the Border Force once I fly out. This is a very risky situation for me, as I would be traveling 16 hours to possibly be sent back to the US. 

So I'm hoping someone can advise me on what I should do and if there are any shared experiences here (I'm sure there are).

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US Citizen With UK Tourist Plans made prior to receiving study offer in UK: Will I be allowed to enter the country prior to my program start date?

I am a US citizen who booked a flight in December 2023 to visit a friend in the UK from July 11 to August 7, 2024. In January, I decided to apply to study in the UK, starting in September 2024. Today, I received an offer for one of the programs, conditional on my ability to get a study visa. Upon researching visas further, I found that I cannot enter the country earlier than one month prior to my start date. Because I had this trip scheduled and booked before I applied to these programs, I figured I could maybe still get into the UK, at the very least, to catch a flight into the EU where my friend and I could spend our time together. I have reached out to immigration, who has been absolutely 0 help, saying that I am essentially at the mercy of the Border Force once I fly out. This is a very risky situation for me, as I would be traveling 16 hours to possibly be sent back to the US. So I'm hoping someone can advise me on what I should do and if there are any shared experiences here (I'm sure there are)