Student Immigration News

You must hold suitable immigration permission which permits study in order to sit an examination, even if you are only entering the UK for a short period of time. The type of visa you will require is a Short Term Student Visa  This visa category is suitable for those student entering the UK for a short period of time to re-sit an examination (or examinations).

As soon as you return to the UK please present your new immigration permission (your Short Term Student Visa)at the student Registry Reception prior to taking any exams.

If you would like to find out more about the strike which is ongoing please see the FAQ page here.

If you are an overseas student and you are required to come back to the UK just to resit exams, you will need to apply for a short-term study visa.

Once you have received your short-term study visa, you must bring this to the Student Immigration Compliance Team for inspection and scanning. Please come to the Student Reception, The Registry Building with your passport and visa, at least 2 days before your first exam.

If you then need to apply for more time in the UK to continue your course after passing your exams, you will need to leave the UK and apply for a Tier 4 (General) visa.

Please see the Central Student Administration website for more information on resits.

If  your  passport or Biometric Residence Permit (BRP) is lost or stolen, please read the guide from UK Visas and Immigration below so that you know what to do to replace it.

The guide tells you what to do if you are in the UK or overseas.

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Kent Union Student Advice Centre and the Student Immigration Team will be hosting a session on the Doctorate Extension Scheme (DES). This scheme is designed to give students who have almost finished their UK PhD or other doctorate qualification an additional 12 months of Tier 4 (General) immigration permission in which to look for and start work in the UK.

If you are a PhD student, sponsored under a Tier 4 visa, and interested in the DES please join our presentation for further information. You must register your place here.

The session will take place on Monday 13^th November at 10.30am in the Peter Brown Room in Darwin College. The session will take an hour with time for Q&A.

We will be holding an induction talk on Wednesday 8^th November 2017 at 2pm in the Clock Tower Lecture Theatre, for Medway students, to welcome you to the University of Kent and talk about your Tier 4 visa.

Your attendance to this event is mandatory.