Before applying for a Student visa, we recommend that you read the guidance provided by the QMUL Advice and Counselling Service to see all relevant guidance to the process.
If you are in the UK with Student (formerly Tier 4 Student) Immigration permission (sometimes referred to as a visa) it is very important that you are aware of the rules that you need to follow and the responsibilities that the university has as a Student Sponsor.
Please carefully read the categories displayed below covering areas of your responsibilities while a student visa holder with us, you are expected to comply with the conditions listed below.
You must check your university email account regularly and respond to any e-mails from the university promptly. If you fail to do this you may be deregistered from your programme.
You can forward your university e-mail account to a personal e-mail address if you find this easier to access.
You must ensure that the university holds up to date contact details for you. You can check that your contact details are correct by visiting your 'My Details' section in MySIS.
Please make sure that the following details are always up-to-date and correct:
You must attend your lectures/classes/seminars and hand in work as outlined in your programme handbook. If you are not able to attend or engage with your studies you should inform your school or institute as soon as possible. If you are absent or unable to engage with your studies and you do not inform your school or institute, you may be de-registered from your programme and your immigration permission may be curtailed.
The conditions of your immigration permission will be printed on your immigration stamp, sticker or biometric residence permit or will be listed in the letter issued when your immigration permission was granted. You must make sure that you do not breach any of these conditions.
Your conditions will include:
For more information on the conditions that apply to your immigration permission, see this webpage from the UK Council for International Student Affairs.
If your immigration application is refused, you must inform the university immediately. You can do this by e-mailing a copy of your refusal notice to visavarification@qmul.ac.uk or visiting the Student Enquiry Centre with your refusal notice. If your immigration application has been refused, you can find advice about what you need to do next on the QMUL Advice and Counselling Service website.
If you request a CAS from the university, you must provide accurate and complete information.
We conduct regular audits of immigration and identity records for all students. You may receive an email from the University's Immigration Compliance Team asking you to provide evidence that you hold immigration permission with conditions that do not restrict you from undertaking your programme of study in the country or territory where you are studying or evidence that you are exempt from immigration control in the country or territory where you are studying.
The UK Government requires the University to undertake the following responsibilities as a Student (formerly Tier 4 Student) Sponsor:
If you do not provide these documents when we request them, your registration and enrolment will be terminated and you will cease to be a student. If you are unclear regarding any of the information above please contact immigrationcompliance@qmul.ac.uk.
Studying with immigration permission as a visitor may be an option if you only required to be in the UK for a short period. E.g. to undertake re-sit exams or to undertake a one-semester study abroad programme.
If your programme is longer than six months, we will not normally be able to allow you to study if you are in the UK with immigration permission as a visitor.
It is not possible to apply for immigration permission as a visitor from within the UK. To apply for this type of immigration permission, you will have to leave the UK and make an application at a British Application Centre. Non-visa nationals may be able to apply for immigration permission when entering the UK.
For more information, please read the guidance provided by the QMUL Advice and Counselling Service.
See more guidance on stages of the student visa process.