Attend your Right to Study check
Once you’ve completed your online pre-registration tasks, you must attend an in-person Right to Study check to have your immigration documents verified. You’ll then be able to complete your registration with the University.
Overview
If you're a distance learning student you don't need to attend an in-person right to study check. You’ll be prompted to upload any immigration documents online as part of your pre-registration steps.
You’ll receive an email from preregistration@sheffield.ac.uk at the beginning of September asking you to book an appointment to attend a Right to Study Check.
Appointments will be available from Monday 11 September - Friday 22 September 2023 and will take place at:
Sports Hall 1
Goodwin Sports Centre
Sports Sheffield
Northumberland Road
S10 2TY
If you have limited mobility or you’re a wheelchair user
Contact disability.info@sheffield.ac.uk in advance of attending your Right to Study check so we can assist you with any alternative access arrangements.
What happens at your appointment
- A member of staff will verify your identity and scan your immigration documents;
- We’ll issue your Biometric Residence Permit (BRP) if you chose to have this posted to the University and we’ve received it;
- You’ll be asked to complete your final registration steps;
- Once you’ve completed registration, we’ll print your student UCard.
Before you attend your appointment
You must have:
- completed all of the online pre-registration tasks outlined on this page
- uploaded a passport style photo for your UCard via pre-registration
- applied for your Student Visa, if you’re being sponsored by the University
What immigration documents you must bring
Most visa categories do not prohibit or restrict study.
At your Right to Study Check, you’ll be referred to International Student Support, Advice & Compliance (ISSAC) who will check your documents and confirm whether you can study your course with the immigration permission that you have.
If you’re an EU/EEA student
You must provide:
- Your passport (scans and photocopies are not accepted); or
- Your National Identity card if you have pre-settled or settled status under the EU Settlement Scheme;
- Your share code to prove your immigration status; and
- evidence of the date you travelled to the UK (e.g flight details) if you have Student digital status and applied overseas.
If you didn’t use the UKVI ID check app and you have not received a digital immigration status, see the information below on what you’ll need to provide.
If you have a student visa and applied outside the UK
You must provide:
- Your passport (scans and photocopies are not accepted)
- Your Home Office decision letter (sample, PDF 132KB), showing the date your visa expires
- Your Biometric Residence Permit (BRP) if you’ve already collected it
- Your travel vignette showing your entry stamp to the UK (this is printed in your passport)
If you have a student visa and applied inside the UK using the UKVI ID check app
You must provide:
- Your passport (scans and photocopies are not accepted)
- Your share code to provide your immigration status
If you have a Student Visa and applied inside the UK attending an appointment at a Visa Application Centre
You must provide:
- Your passport (scans and photocopies are not accepted)
- Your Home Office decision letter (sample, PDF 132KB), showing the date your visa expires
- Your Biometric Residence Permit (BRP)
If you haven’t received your student visa
You must provide:
- evidence of a pending Student Visa application submitted inside the UK; and
- evidence of your previous visa
If you’re a non-visa national* studying a course of 6 months or less and entered the UK using an electronic passport gate
You must provide:
- Your passport (scans and photocopies are not accepted)
- evidence of the date you travelled to the UK (eg flight details)
*A non-visa national means any individual who does not require entry clearance to travel to the UK. If your nationality isn’t listed on the below webpage you are classed as a non-visa national.
Immigration rules by nationality
If you’re a non-visa national studying a course of 6 months or less and entered the UK after getting a stamp at the UK Border
You must provide:
- your passport, including the page containing your stamp (scans and photocopies are not accepted)
If you’re a visa national and have a visit visa to study a course of 6 months or less
You must provide:
- Your passport (scans and photocopies are not accepted)
- Your travel vignette showing your entry stamp to the UK (this is printed in your passport)"
If none of the above categories apply to you
You must provide all of the documents you have from the list below, which apply to your immigration status:
- Your passport if you have one (scans and photocopies are not accepted)
- Your Home Office decision letter (sample, PDF 132KB) showing the date your visa expires
- Your travel vignette showing your entry stamp to the UK if you applied for your current visa outside the UK (this is printed in your passport)
- Your Biometric Residence Permit (BRP) if you have one
- Your share code to provide your immigration status
Questions
If you have any concerns about studying with the type of visa you have, contact ISSAC.
If you have any questions about the Right to Study check process, contact the Registration and Records team.