Additional responsibilities of international students studying on campus

If you are an international student you have additional responsibilities. You must:

• Have a valid visa. You will provide this to us at central registration at the beginning of each academic year. In addition, if your visa expires during your course you must renew it and bring your new visa to the Information Hub. Email visas@le.ac.uk for more information.
• Tell us of a change in your immigration permission. If your visa changes during your course you must bring it to Student and Library Information Services. Email visas@le.ac.uk for more information.
• Complete central (face-to-face) registration in addition to course registration.
• Meet the attendance requirements of your course and meet any formal checkpoints required of you.
• Inform your school if you are unable to attend a class/classes.
• Inform your school if you want to leave the UK (for example, on a holiday or conference). Your leave must be approved in advance by your school and must not affect your ability to meet your attendance requirements.

Changes to your registration status may affect your immigration status. Discuss your immigration concerns with an Student Immigration Adviser, visas@le.ac.uk.

Student route visa holders

If you have a student visa then the University is classed as your 'immigration sponsor' for the duration of your study. This means we are legally obliged to:

• Keep an up-to-date record of your personal contact details
• Keep a copy of your passport and your visa
• Report certain information to UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI).

If we have issued you with a Confirmation of Acceptance for Studies (CAS) that you used to make your student visa application, we must report to UK Visas and Immigration if you:

• Defer the start date of your course
• Do not start your course
• Do not complete registration
• Suspend your studies (i.e. temporarily withdraw from your course)
• Leave the University without completing your course (i.e. permanently withdraw from your course)
• Change to a course that does not meet your student visa requirements (e.g. part-time study)
• Complete your studies early
• Have your course of study terminated
• Breach any conditions of your leave.

UK Visas and Immigration can bring your permission to be in this country to an end if the University notifies it that one or more of these changes in circumstance apply. It is very important therefore that you notify your department immediately if there is anything that will affect your ability to attend your course. Discuss your immigration concerns with a Student Immigration Adviser, visas@le.ac.uk