Enrolment

Northumbria University is a UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) licensed visa sponsor. As part of this role we are required by law to confirm that our students have the correct immigration permission to study in the UK. We perform this duty via the Right to Study check. It is your responsibility to upload the required information (as detailed below) so that we can complete the Right to Study check and verify that you have the correct immigration permission to study at Northumbria. You cannot enrol at the University until the Right to Study check is complete.

You can start your Right to Study check from your home country but it can only be completed when you arrive in the UK and upload your proof of entry.

Once you have uploaded all the information required for the Right to Study check, the University will review and verify your documentation. When we have completed this, we will email you to confirm you have the right to study in the UK and can now enrol. Please be aware that it can take up to 5 working days to verify the immigration information provided by you in the Right to Study check, so please complete this as soon as you arrive in the UK.

You will be instructed to complete your Right to Study check using either CAS Shield (if you have used this system throughout your visa application process) or the Student Portal.

If you are unsure about which system to use please log into your Student Portal using your Northumbria username and password. Select Enrol from the main menu - a new page will open. You will then be directed to CAS Shield if this is the system you should use or instructed to 'Upload your visa documentation' if you should use the Student Portal.

Please then upload the following documents to the relevant system:

• A copy of your passport: Please upload a copy of the photograph page of your passport.
• eVisa Share Code and expiry date OR Visitor visa / ETA: Your eVisa Share Code will begin with the letter S folllowed by 9 characters. You can obtain a Share Code from the UKVI's View and prove service. If you do not have an eVisa, please upload a copy of your Visitor Visa or Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA).
• Proof of entry to the UK - Boarding Pass: You should upload a copy of your boarding pass to confirm your date of entry to the UK. An electronic boarding pass is also acceptable. This is essential if:
  • You travelled to the UK on an eVisa and do not have a transit visa inside your passport.
  • You have a transit visa inside your passport but entered the UK via an eGate and/or do not have an arrival date stamp on your transit vignette.
• Proof of entry to the UK - Stamped Transit visa: If you have been issued with a transit visa vignette - a visa sticker inside your passport - please upload a copy of your stamped visa vignette to evidence your UK arrival date. If you arrived via an e-gate or did not receive an arrival stamp, please upload a copy of both your visa vignette and boarding pass.

Once you have submitted them, we will review and verify the documents and information you have submitted. It is important that you are aware that this process can take up to 5 working days during busy periods.

We will email you if you need to provide additional information or documents. If this happens, please follow the instructions in the email as soon as possible after you receive it.

Once your Right to Study check is complete, we will email you to confirm. You will then be asked to log back into your Student Portal to complete your University enrolment. Please see below for guidance on how to enrol.

Important Information

Please DO NOT travel to the UK after the enrolment deadline recorded on your Confirmation of Acceptance of Studies (CAS), as you will not be permitted to enrol. If you are concerned you will be unable to arrive in the UK and enrol by the CAS deadline, please contact the University as soon as possible - see the article Managing your delayed arrival on your Student Portal for details or contact our Ask4Help service via this contact form.