Overlapping General Visitor Visa and Student Visitor Visa

[kr1s]

Hi

This is a bit long winded so I'll say thanks now to anyone who has the patience to read it all and even more to anyone who can answer!

My GF is a Chinese national currently working as an au-pair in Belgium.
Eventually she wants to come to UK on a Tier 4 Student Visa to study accounting, but at the moment her English is not up to the required IELTS 5.5 (It's 4.5).
One option is for her to come here on a Student Visitor Visa and study English for a few months starting in October 2013.

BUT she is currently having difficulties with her host family and wants to apply for a General Visitor Visa to come and stay with me for a few weeks before that (in August), then return to China to apply for Student Visitor Visa.

So the question is, if she gets a General Visitor Visa (say, from August 2013 till January 2014), would she still be able to get a Student Visitor Visa starting in October 2013 until July 2014 to allow her to study?

Many thanks in advance

Chris

[INSIDER]

Yes she will, shouldn't be a problem.

[kr1s]

Thank you!