Donate to help Carol stay in the UK!

Thank you for taking the time to read this, you legend!

This is not my usual thing at all and I am not keen on asking for help in this way (i'm an aries), but I am running out of options.

As many of you know, I finished my Mountview course at the end of July and I am coming up on the expiration of my student visa in early November.

It has been really hard to make extra money past rent and living expenses since graduating as there are still a lot of restrictions on what I am able to do on a student visa.

I am in the final stages of making an application for a new visa, but -believe it or not- the application fees will total almost £2,000. So I have made this page to try and help come up with the money.

Getting this application submitted means I might get this new visa approved and be able to stay in the UK long-term. Also, while the application is pending, I will have more time to continue my search for a full-time job in the hopes of being sponsored for a work visa.

There are so many more important things going on in the world right now which makes this a difficult ask. This is an unbelievably stressful time for me and I feel VERY privileged that I have so many people rooting for me to stay here, which helps motivate me to not give up. I haven't been back to America in almost two years and I have made the UK my home. My friends, my girlfriend, and my work colleagues are all here. To say I would be devastated to leave would be an understatement.

So thank you so much for even considering donating to help me get this visa application submitted. I know it's rough out there for all of us right now financially and I appreciate any kind of support you can give. Please feel free to share far and wide.

Love you all,

Carol xx