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.

If you require a status letter to confirm your degree conferral, you can download the status letter from your Evision Portal.

PHD students - You can download a status letter from your Evision Portal to confirm you have completed 12 months of studies

PLEASE NOTE:

If you are applying for a Student Visa visa or extending it, you no longer require a status letter because the CAS (Confirmation of Acceptance for Studies) has replaced the status letter.

If you have successfully completed your course, and hold a valid student visa, you can use your student 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 Immigration Service about one of these.

You can also request one using the following link:

http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/services/academicoffice/studentrecords/srforms/statusletter.

DISTANCE LEARNING MBA & EXECUTIVE MBA

If you are on a part-time MBA course, and require a letter in support of your application for a General Visitor Visa to attend the Graduation Ceremony, please contact your Programme Team and they will be able to produce the letter for you.

For Distance Learning MBA students:

For Executive MBA students:

Once you have received this letter you should follow the guidance provided in the Graduation Portal.

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.

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/T4WORK:

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 a Student visa (NOT for confirmation of annual leave for research students).

Our Ref: IO/IMMDES:

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

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

Please note that during the Covid-19 office restrictions, while staff are working from home, we cannot post your letter or arrange for you to collect it.

We will send you a scan of the letter via files.warwick and you will be able to download it.

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.

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