Hello All

I have finally made up my mind to start fresh and after going back and forth between the UK and Canada I decided on the UK. Any advice would be appreciated.

Welcome.  What will be bringing you to the UK (work, school, love)?

I have a few more months to go for my degree and coming out of a 3 year relationship that was going nowhere. I am on to bigger and better things and hopefully I can start fresh in the UK. I am doing research now but my head is spinning lol. I fell into that trap of believing it would be easy but nooooooo lol.

Yeah, unfortunately, it can be difficult to qualify for a visa.  The UK is currently trying to reduce immigration, and they've made it more and more difficult for people to be able to move over.

A work visa is tricky to qualify for because for a UK company to sponsor you, they must demonstrate that no one in the UK and EU can fill the position first.  This typically means that the only people who can get work visas are those with postgraduate degrees doing a higher level job, and/or people who work in a very niche/specialized area.  If your occupation is on the shortage list, the resident labor market test does not need to be met; however, jobs on this list are again usually rather specialized.

You could get a student visa to further your education in the UK, but the issue here is likely to be cost.  If you're accepted to a UK university, you will need to pay international tuition fees, and these can be prohibitively expensive for some people.

If you're Canadian and under 30 you can apply for the Youth  Mobility Scheme which is a 2 year visa.  Do you have any UK ancestry?  If so you may be eligible for an Ancestry visa.  As you're on a student vusa if you can get a job before your student visa expires an employer doesn't have to do a resident labour market test.

Anonymiss has a point; lynn - what is your nationality?  Are you already in the UK with a student visa and want to stay?  Or are you an American in the US looking to make a move to either the UK or Canada? 

@ Aquila, I am African Amreican and I am looking to move to the UK. I am just trying to get all the information I can so I can know how to proceed. I would like to know if there is an age restriction on student visa's though. Any advice is appreciated thanks in advance 

@ Aquila, I am African Amreican and I am looking to move to the UK.

So your nationality is US citizen then?

The purpose of that question was to determine if:

a) You hold citizenship for Canada, Australia, Japan, Monaco, New Zealand, Hong Kong, Republic of Korea and Taiwan - because if you do, and are under 30, you could qualify for a 2-year Tier 5 Youth Mobility Scheme visa

or

b) you might have claim to UK or EU citizenship... because if you did, you could just apply for a UK or EU passport and you wouldn't need a visa at all.

If you are only a US citizen though (and don't hold any other nationality), you will need a work or student visa to move to the UK.

I would like to know if there is an age restriction on student visa's though. Any advice is appreciated thanks in advance 

No, there is no restriction on student visas (it would be discrimination if there was).

Anyone can be a student at any age and get a student visa to study in the UK, as long as they can get accepted onto a course and can afford the required fees and living costs.

Also as a heads up, a student visa will not allow you to remain in the UK permanently on its own.  Once your studies are finished, you will need to leave the UK unless you qualify for another visa.  A benefit though is that if you're in the UK on a student visa and wish to apply for a work visa to remain in the UK after your education, the UK employer does not need to pass the resident labor market test.

You might find going to Canada a lot easier, if you just want to work and you have the appropriate qualifications for a NAFTA visa, though it is not a permanent visa:
http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/work/special-business.asp#nafta
And Canada does have a up to 3 year work permit for graduates of Canadian post secondary institutions:
http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/study/work-postgrad.asp