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Student Administrative Services Enrolment

Right to Study in the UK

Page last reviewed on: 20th March 2025

Section 1: Purpose and Contents of this page:

Section 2: Enrolment advice for new and returning students:

Please refer to the following advice if you are expecting to enrol on a new course this year:

All students must complete course registration before they can start the course.

For non-UK/Irish students, there is an additional in person 'right to study' document check which means you will need to provide a copy of your immigration documents (visa) to demonstrate your right to study before you can be fully enrolled at the University of Warwick.

You must bring the following ORIGINAL documents:

  • Original visa which you used to complete the online registration process - See Visa type to choose during online course registration (warwick.ac.uk) for a full list of documents you need to upload and bring with you to the event depending on your visa type.
  • Original passport which you used to complete the online registration process
  • Original Home Office decision email. This is the email that the UKVI will send to you to confirm your visa has been granted and that you are allowed to travel to, or stay in the UK.
  • Copy of the UKVI visa application payment email which also confirms your full name and date of visa application (This is only if you applied for your Student Visa in the UK)
  • Share code. You can get one through the View and Prove service. Click this link to take you to the right page: View and prove your immigration status: get a share code - GOV.UK

You should have completed Course Registration prior to making an appointment and attending one of these events to help us to complete your enrolment as quickly as possible. You can find access to Course Registration via www.warwick.ac.uk/welcome/enrol/

If you are enrolling based on evidence for submitted an in-time visa application in the UK

The relevant evidence would need to be assessed by and International Student Adviser or Compliance Officer. For more detailed information, please follow this link: Visas for study

Section 3: Visas which allow studies in the UK:

Please see HERELink opens in a new window to learn about all the visas which allow studies in the UK and the EVIDENCELink opens in a new window you will need to provide to register on the course

Section 4: Errors when completing online course registration:

I made a mistake when I entered some of my passport and visa details, will this be a problem when I arrive at the University?

Provided you hold a valid visa, or other immigration permission which permits study, you should not encounter problems when you arrive at the University.

The documents that you upload at online course registration will be checked against the data that you have entered. Any mistakes you made on the online enrolment form will be corrected when you attend the in person right to study document check event. You do not need to email the immigration or the enrolment team.

You will still be able to collect your Warwick ID card as soon as you arrive at the University.

I have a British/Irish passport but the online course registration form is asking for my visa details, what should I do?

The online enrolment form asks for visa details from anyone being of a nationality that would normally require immigration permission to study in the UK.

If you hold a current valid British/Irish passport which states your nationality as a British/Irish citizen, then you do not require a visa to study at Warwick, however, if this is not reflected in your University student record, the online enrolment form will ask for details of your visa.

You will need to email a scan of your passport data page to enrolment@warwick.ac.uk including your name and University ID number and request that your University record is updated; once this has been done you will be able to complete online enrolment without needing to enter visa details.

I made a mistake when completing the expected date of arrival or have since changed my plans to arrive earlier than indicated on the online course registration form, what should I do?

If your plans change or you decide that you will arrive on campus before the expected arrival date you have indicated on your online course registration form, please upload a copy of your Temporary Travel Visa and Entry Stamp where applicable / Or your current immigration permission. This page will be updated with information on how you can upload these documents shortly.

Section 2: Entering the UK: Proof of Entry:

If you apply for a visa outside of the UK, you must enter the UK within the dates of the visa to validate it and ensure you have 'right to study' There are several ways that you are able to provide evidence of the date you entered the UK:

  • Date stamp on temporary travel visa vignette in your passport if you have one, by a Border officer ( These types of visas are being phased out, so you may not get a stamp)
  • Boarding pass from your flight
  • Flight or travel ticket: This must have your name on and show the date of travel.

I am planning on entering the UK before my Visa vignette/Temporary Travel Visa is valid, will I be able to enrol?

NO! you will not be able to enrol, please refer to the section above on proof of entry.

You must enter the UK within the validity of your visa/temporary travel visa for your Student visa to be activated.

Failure to do this will mean the University is unable to enrol you.

Border Force Officers should not allow you to enter the UK to commence your study before your Temporary Travel Visa is valid.

Section 6: Latest course start date:

What is my latest course start date?

The latest course start date is the final date by which you must have completed online course registration (online) and arrived on campus.

If you have been assigned a CAS by the University in order to apply for a Warwick Student visa then your CAS will include your latest course start date.

By ‘fully enrolled’ we mean you have completed online course registration, provided all required immigration permission which has been verified by a member of the Compliance team at a right to study document check event and physically arrived on campus. Once you have provided all the information and checked by the compliance team, you will be sent an email confirming you are "fully enrolled"

After the latest course start date has passed you will not be permitted to join your course and may have to defer your place until the following academic year, if possible.

You should contact your academic department if you need to request an extension of your latest course start date due to mitigating circumstances.

Section 7: If you have further queries :

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