What to pack
To make life easier for you, you can purchase the following from our shop:
- Stationery
- Kitchen items including kitchen pack and rice cooker, toaster or rice cooker
- Bathroom towels
- Bedding pack
Important documentation
- Proof of ID for ID check/visa checkpoint
- UK students: passport or UK long birth certificate
- EEA or Swiss students: passport or national identity card plus your Student Visa if a Share Code has not been provided in advance
- International students: passport and visa
- Official University of Leicester documents, including your acceptance letter
- Finance and bank information – such as a bank statement or sponsor’s letter
- Accommodation documents – such as confirmation of your confirmation, arrival slot and address details
Daily life essentials
- Money
- Phone charger
- Mobile phone
- UK plug adapter
- Clothes
Health and wellbeing essentials
- Medication and medical information
- Face covering
Bedroom essentials
- Bedding and sheets
- Mattress protector
- Clothes airer
- Laundry basket
- Coat hangers
- Decorations to make it feel like home
Bathroom essentials
- Towels
- Toiletries
Kitchen essentials
- Mugs
- Cutlery
- Plates
- Bowls
- Glasses
- Tea towels
- Oven gloves
- Pots and pans
Course essentials
- Notebooks
- Folders
- Pens
- Electronic essentials
- Laptop
- USB stick
- Headphones
- Extension lead
If you are an international student, a list of items you cannot bring into the UK, including meat, milk products and weapons, has been created by UK Border Force.