My supervisor is willing to give me a PhD and has a grant which would cover the national fees and pay me a stipend. However, he wanted to know if according to UKBA he can offer the grant to an overseas student straight away or will he have to advertise the position, take interviews from UK, EU and overseas student applicants and then select me through the interview of the advertisement based on my skills.

Please help!

hi there
your supervisor should go through the university because for you to start a phd the university needs to sponsor you. He can advertise IF the university is a qualified Tier 4 sponsor, because of visa regulations. In the UK, there must be an advertisement so that the application is open to all--so that you are not depriving the position from others.

The university needs to know that your supervisor has a grant to fund your phd otherwise you may end up illegal and your university will get in trouble with UKBA.

love satchi