Status letter request for immigration purposes

If you require a status letter to use for immigration purposes (except travelling overseas or applying for indefinite leave to remain) you should complete the form below.

Please note that if you are applying for a Tier 4 visa or Tier 4 visa extension, you no longer require a status letter because the CAS (Confirmation of Acceptance for Studies) has replaced the status letter.

Please also note that if you have successfully completed your course, and hold a valid Tier 4 visa, you may now use your Tier 4 visa to re-enter the UK to attend the Graduation Ceremony. Please find more information here: https://warwick.ac.uk/study/international/immigration/current/reentry

Status letters for Schengen visas and general purposes (for example, as evidence of address) should be requested from the student reception desk on the ground floor of Senate House. These can be prepared while you wait. There is no need to contact the International Student Office about one of these. You can also request one using the following link: http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/services/academicoffice/studentrecords/srforms/statusletter.

If you are on a distance learning MBA course (including the Executive MBA) and require a letter in support of your application for a General Visitor Visa to attend Graduation Ceremony, please contact dlmba@wbs.ac.uk and they will be able to produce the letter for you.

Letters should be ready for collection from 2.30pm five working days following the request from the International Student Office. You will be contacted by email as soon as your letter is ready to collect. If you have requested us to post the letter to you, you should also allow time for the document to be delivered. As no charge is made for this service, we will always use second class post to local addresses in the UK. Standard airmail will be used for the rest of the world. Please do not ask us to post a letter by courier or expect a tracking number.

We aim to process all requests within 5 working days. If we are unable to do so, because of the need for further information, we will email you to inform you about what we need to find out, using the email address on your form.

Are/were you: *

an undergraduate student

a postgraduate taught student

a postgraduate research student

A visiting/exchange/JYA/Erasmus student

Your Warwick ID number *

Full Name (as it appears on your Passport) *

Email Address *

A contact telephone number *

Your date of birth. This is requested for additional security *

Your degree course *

Year you started your course *

Current VISA expiry date *

For What Purpose Do You Require This Letter

. *

Our Ref: IO/IMMWORK3:

To confirm your student status and visa details for UK employers while you are studying, or, shortly after you have completed your studies but still holding a valid Tier 4 General Student visa (NOT for confirmation of annual leave for research students).

Our Ref: IO/IMMDES:

To confirm that you currently hold a Tier 4 DES (Doctorate Extension Scheme) visa and the dates of its validity.

Our Ref: IO/STATUSSAW or IO/IMMT2PHD*:

To use with a Tier 2 (General) application, or, other visa applications (e.g. indefinite leave to remain) as evidence of English language.

For Undergraduate and Postgraduate Taught students, who have completed their course and have had their degree conferred.

PLEASE NOTE:

Your degree must have been conferred before this letter can be produced, unless you are a PhD student and have completed at least 1 year of your course

Other options are available, please click on the following link for more details:

https://warwick.ac.uk/study/international/immigration/othervisas/tier2/

Our Ref: IO/AAWAL:

Letter to confirm your request for annual leave has been approved and recorded as ‘authorised absence’ and that you are allowed to work full time during this period.

PLEASE NOTE:

Maximum of 28 days per academic year.

For PhD and Research students only.

How Would You Like The Immigration Service to Send You This Letter?

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Collect from the International Student Office.

You will receive a scanned copy along with collection instructions when your letter is ready.

Have the letter posted to me.

Please enter the address below in English.

Receive a scanned copy ONLY

PLEASE NOTE:

As of January 2019, the UKVI has stated they do not need Original Documents for most UK VIsa Applications and therefore, a PDF copy is acceptable in most cases – Please request a Hard Copy if you are unsure.

If you have requested to have your application posted:

Please enter below the full address, including country and post/zip code, of where you would like the letter to be posted.

PLEASE NOTE:

By providing an address you are giving the University your consent to post the contents of the status letter to the address provided.

The University cannot be held responsible for the information contained in the letter once it has been placed into the external mail.

If your address is overseas, you will automatically receive a scanned copy also.

If you have requested to have your application posted:

Please select the number of letters you require.

* indicates a required field

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The student status letter will state your name, details of the course you are studying, the start and end date of your course plus information relevant to the type of letter you have requested. If you happen to request a letter that is the incorrect letter for the purpose you require, the International Student Office is unable to accept any responsibility for this or for the outcome of any immigration application you make.

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