Right to Study in the UK

Enrolment Advice for New and Returning Students

If you’re enrolling on a new course this year, please read the following guidance carefully:

All students must complete Course Registration before starting their course.

If you are a non-UK/Irish national, with time limited leave ( not Settled status or Indefinite leave to remain), you must attend an in-person Right to Study document checkLink opens in a new window. This is a legal requirement to confirm your immigration status before you can be fully enrolled at the University of Warwick. T

Documents You Must Bring (Originals Only)

Please bring the following original documents to your Right to Study appointment:

1. Visa
   The visa you used to complete online registration.
   See Visa Type GuidanceLink opens in a new window for details on which documents to upload and bring based on your visa type.

2. Share Code
   You can generate this using the UKVI’s View and Prove service: Get a Share Code: GOV.UKLink opens in a new window

3. Passport
   The passport used during your online registration.

4. Home Office Decision Email
   This email confirms your visa has been granted and that you are permitted to travel to or remain in the UK.

5. UKVI Visa Application Payment Email (if you applied for your Student Visa in the UK)
   This confirms your full name and the date of your visa application.

Before Your Appointment

Please ensure you have completed Course Registration before booking and attending your Right to Study appointment. This helps us complete your enrolment as quickly as possible.

If you are enrolling based on evidence of an in-time visa application submitted in the UK, your documents will need to be assessed by an International Student Adviser or Compliance Officer.

For more detailed information, please visit: Visas for study

If you're planning to study at the University of Warwick, it's important to understand which visa types allow you to do so.

Learn more about eligible visa types:
Visas That Allow Study in the UK (link opens in a new window)

Find out what evidence you need to provide during enrolment:
Required Immigration DocumentsLink opens in a new window (link opens in a new window)

No need to worry. As long as you hold a valid visa or immigration permission that allows study in the UK, you should not encounter any issues when you arrive.

The documents you upload during online course registration will be checked against the information you entered. Any errors will be corrected during your in-person Right to Study document check.

You do not need to email the Immigration or Enrolment teams about this.

You’ll still be able to collect your Warwick ID card when you arrive on campus.

The online form asks for visa details from students whose nationality typically requires immigration permission to study in the UK.

If you hold a valid British or Irish passport that confirms your nationality as a British/Irish citizen, you do not need a visa to study at Warwick. However, if this isn’t reflected correctly in your University record, the system may still prompt you for visa details.

To resolve this:

• Email a scan of your passport data page to enrolment@warwick.ac.uk
• Include your full name and University ID number
• Request that your record be updated so you can complete online enrolment without entering visa details.

If your arrival plans change and you're arriving earlier than the date entered on your course registration form, you’ll need to upload updated immigration evidence.

Please upload:

• A copy of your eVisa (Share Code) or Temporary Travel Visa and Entry Stamp, if applicable
  OR
• Your current immigration permission

This page will be updated shortly with instructions on how to upload these documents.

What evidence can I provide to show when I entered the UK?

If you applied for your visa outside the UK, you must enter the UK within the validity dates of your visa to activate it and confirm your right to study.

You can provide evidence of your entry using one of the following:

Date Stamp

If you are entering the UK for the first time with an eVisa and do not have a vignette in your passport:

• A UK Border Force Officer will place a date stamp in your passport upon arrival.
• This stamp serves as proof of entry and is typically placed on a blank page in your passport.
• It is important to ensure your eVisa is correctly linked to the passport you are using for travel.
• No stamp will be issued if you use an eGate.

If you were issued a Temporary Travel Visa vignette (e.g., because you are a dependant or applied under a visa route still using vignettes):

• You will still receive a passport stamp on arrival.
• The vignette allows entry within a 90-day window, after which you must validate your stay (e.g. by confirming your eVisa).

Boarding pass from your flight.

Flight or travel ticket showing your full name and date of travel.

I am planning on entering the UK before my eVisa/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 period of your visa or Temporary Travel Visa for your Student visa to be activated.

If you enter the UK before your visa becomes valid, the University will not be able to enrol you.

Border Force Officers should not allow you to enter the UK to begin your studies before your Visa is valid.