u/CaseOk2395

I’m on a UK Student visa completed course officially and have a short-term contractor role. The contract uses a standard “Individual/Sole Trader” template, but the company completed HMRC CEST and issued an SDS stating “Employed for tax purposes” and inside IR35. Tax/NI will be deducted before payment.
The company confirmed in writing that the sole-trader wording is just their standard contractor template.

Would this arrangement be considered self-employment/business activity for Student visa purposes?

I have interview with hiring manager ( SVP special project) i feeling so nervous, its for data engineer(forward deployed).