Ah I see...Thanks for the advice...

Can you help me on this? for I might be misunderstanding their statement:

"If you came to the United Kingdom as a visitor, you cannot extend your permission to stay as a visitor beyond 6 months in most cases - however, in some circumstances you may be able to switch into a different immigration category. To find out about switching into a particular category, see the information about that category on this website, for example at the Working in the UK or Studying in the UK section."

http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/vi...eofconditions/

Thanks a lot!