Completing your Identity Check
You'll need to complete an Identity (ID) Check in order to enrol. An ID Check is an essential part of enrolment: it enables us to verify your identity, ensure that we have your correct personal details registered and confirms your right to study in the UK. Evidence of your right to study in the UK is usually a visa.
The required Identity Documents for international students (non-UK/Irish) are detailed in the below table. Your document(s) must be valid (in date and not expired).
Please check your CAS carefully for the latest date of arrival. If you are unable to arrive in the UK by this date, please see our 'failure to enrol webpage'.
You should complete your ID check as soon as possible and at the latest by your School's enrolment deadline.
See the table below for details on how to complete your ID Check and which documents are required based on the type of visa you hold.
Completing your ID Check
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| Students starting a course in January 2025 at the Egham campus |
You will need to complete an in-person ID Check. These will take place at the Student Services Centre (Egham campus) between 10am - 4pm, weekdays only, until Friday 31 January 2025. |
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| Students starting a course in January 2025 at the Central London Campus |
Complete your ID check using the Identity Check form for international students studying at the Central London Campus.
You will need to have received your enrolment email which has details of your IT credentials to be able to log in and submit the form.
Once you have submitted the form, a staff member will review it (from 06 January 2025) and your Start of Session Checklist will update after this.
If you have submitted your documents and there is an issue, you will be contacted by email.
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| Students starting a Non-standard course |
Submit your documents through the online ID Check form for 'Non-standard courses' if you are enrolling onto a course where the start date is not 23 September 2024 or 13 January 2025 e.g. Advanced Practice, IAPT.
You will need to have received your enrolment email which has details of your IT credentials to be able to log in and submit the form.
Once you have submitted the form, a staff member will review it and your Start of Session Checklist will update after this.
If you have submitted your documents and there is an issue, you will be contacted by email.
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Documents required for your ID Check
You should provide your document(s) which show that you have the right to study in the UK, irrespective of whether you have lived in the UK for a long time.
If you don’t have the documentation requested below, please contact the International Advice team for advice.
(Please note, if you are studying at the Central London Campus or studying a Non-standard course e.g. Advanced Practice, IAPT, then you will need to upload the required documents through the relevant online form above.)
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Nationality
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Visa type
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Documents required
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Non-UK or Non-Irish Nationalities
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Student Visa -Students with an Entry Clearance Vignette in their passport
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If you made your student visa application outside of the UK, the entry clearance sticker will be in your passport with the entry date stamp from when you have travelled to the UK.
You’ll need to provide the following:
- Your passport
- UK Entry Clearance Sticker (yellow)
- Evidence of the date that you entered the UK – evidence of your flight details or boarding pass.
- Share Code for e-Visa - to generate a share code, please go to 'View and Prove Your Immigration Status' at www.gov.uk/view-prove-immigration-status and follow the instructions from the 'Start Now' button.
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Student Visa -
e-Visa only - Digital immigration permission
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You will need to provide the following:
- Your passport
- Share Code for e-Visa - to generate a share code, please go to 'View and Prove Your Immigration Status' at www.gov.uk/view-prove-immigration-status and follow the instructions from the 'Start Now' button.
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Student Visa - New student visa application inside the UK |
If you were already in the UK on a student visa for a previous course and you have made a new application in the UK, then you will need to provide:
- Your passport
- Share Code for e-Visa - to generate a share code, please go to 'View and Prove Your Immigration Status' at www.gov.uk/view-prove-immigration-status and follow the instructions from the 'Start Now' button.
- Copy of the new visa application
Our International Advice Team can help you gather evidence that you have made a valid application and we strongly advise any student planning to apply for their new student visa from inside the UK to seek advice from them before submitting their application. You can contact the team by email.
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Non-UK or Non-Irish Nationalities
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Other visa types
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You will need to provide:
- Your passport
- Share Code for e-Visa - to generate a share code, please go to 'View and Prove Your Immigration Status' at www.gov.uk/view-prove-immigration-status and follow the instructions from the 'Start Now' button.
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