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Perplexity for language schools: visa rules, sourced

Research visa routes and accreditation changes for international students, with links to GOV.UK and the accreditor's own pages. Free.

At a glance

  • What it costsFree

  • Worth, in extra profit or time saved in the worked example$100£75€89A$144C$141 a month

  • Pays for itselfFree to run

  • Sign up and configure; no technical skills neededEasy to set up

Figures come from the worked example below, using its stated assumptions. Tool prices checked . How we check prices

The problem

International students ask which visa they need for a course of a given length, and visa and accreditation rules change. If the director of studies spends 4 hours a month answering these questions and checking for changes in GOV.UK pages and old emails, that's time away from teaching, and an out-of-date answer can cost a student a place.

What the AI does

Perplexity answers with inline citations on every plan, the free one included. The director asks a specific question, such as which visa route covers a 10-week English course, or what changed in the accreditation scheme's latest handbook, and asks for GOV.UK and the accreditor's own pages as sources. The director opens each source, reads the current guidance and replies to the student with the link to the official page. The school doesn't advise on anyone's individual immigration case; it points students to the rules and to a regulated adviser for anything complex.

A worked example

A language school in Brighton with about 120 adult students a term, many from outside the UK, answers visa questions before enrollment. The director of studies uses Perplexity's free plan to find the current rules.

Before

About 4 hours a month answering visa and accreditation questions and checking for changes

After

About 1.5 hours, including reading the official pages linked

What it's worth

About $100£75€89A$144C$141 a month in director of studies time saved, on Perplexity's free plan. 2.5 hours saved a month, at an assumed $40£30€36A$58C$56 an hour.

How to set it up

  1. Create a free Perplexity account; cited answers are on every plan.
  2. Ask one specific question at a time about course length and route, and ask for GOV.UK and the accreditor's own pages.
  3. Open each source, read the current guidance and check its 'last updated' date.
  4. Reply to the student with the link to the official page rather than your own summary of the rules.
  5. Each term, ask what has changed in the relevant visa routes and the accreditation scheme, and brief staff.

What goes wrong

  • Giving immigration advice to an individual is regulated in the UK. Point students to GOV.UK and a regulated adviser; don't tell them which visa to apply for.
  • Visa rules change often and old pages stay online. The GOV.UK page, not the summary, is what counts.
  • Some accreditation documents are only available to members, so Perplexity can't see them. Check anything that matters in the scheme's own documents.
  • Keep students' passport and personal details out of it; general questions are enough.

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Last updated October 17, 2026.