You will be required to re-enrol on your course at the start of every academic year.

If you do not enrol by the deadline date given, you will be withdrawn from your course. We will be obliged to report this to the Home Office and your visa will be curtailed so you will be required to return home.

Undergraduate and Postgraduate taught students will have their attendance monitored as per the University Engagement Policy. Failure to attend regular classes on campus will result in curtailment of your visa.

If you are a research student, your supervisor will log every meeting with you each month, and your engagement will be monitored through these records. If you are on a full time work placement, your Faculty or the Workplace will monitor your attendance, depending on your course and placement type.

Police Registration has been suspended with immediate effect. If you have been issued with a visa with the requirement to register with the Police, you do not need to go to a police station to register.

If you are a Current student you are no longer required to update your Police Registration Certificate

If you need to extend your Student Route visa, we advise that you start to make preparations to submit your application 3 months before your current visa expiry date. We will contact you during this time to remind you to submit your application and offer assistance. It is extremely important to prepare in advance to make sure you can submit your visa application before your current visa expires.

The University of Wolverhampton will not be able to support your application if it is not made before your current visa expires. It is therefore extremely important to prepare well in advance in case you are required to return home to apply for a new visa.

You can book an appointment with a Visa & Immigration Support Officer by emailing visa-enquiries@wlv.ac.uk for advice, help with your application.

Information about applying for a visa can also be found on link to Applying for a Visa page.  If your visa application is unsuccessful, you must contact the Visa and Immigration Support Officer immediately for further advice.

It is important to maintain the validity of your passport in case you need to travel urgently or need to extend your stay in the UK.

The website for the embassy of your home country will have advice about applying for a new passport or extending your current one. Each embassy will have different procedures so it is important to check their advice early in case the process may take some time or may require you to travel home.  If you need help with transferring your visa to a new passport please contact the Visa & Immigration Support Officer or more advice can be found on the Visas & Immigration webpages.

When you have applied for your new passport or applied to extend the validity of your current passport, you must provide the Visa & Immigration team with evidence of the application.

When you receive your new passport/extension to your current passport you must bring the documents to MX Student Centre, City Campus so that can copies can be kept on your student record.

What is an eVisa?

Visas are changing. In Autumn 2024 the government will be replacing physical immigration documents such as Biometric Residence Permits (BRP cards) with a digital form of immigration status – an eVisa.

An eVisa is an online record of your immigration status and the conditions of your permission to enter or stay in the UK. As the government transitions to a digital immigration framework you may need to take action to be able to access your eVisa.  

What BRP card holders will need to do

Students who currently hold a Biometric Residence Permit which expires on 31 December 2024, and who have immigration permission to be in the UK beyond this date do not need to apply to renew their visa.

Instead students must visit the following website now to create a UKVI account and access their eVisa

Get access to your eVisa: Overview - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

You will then be asked to confirm your identity using the UK Immigration ID Check App. You will receive an email when you can access your eVisa in your account.

• Creating a UKVI account is free and will not require BRP holders to send the Home Office either their passport or BRP. It does not affect your immigration status or the conditions of your visa.
• Even if your BRP has been issued recently, you must still create a UKVI account.

What you will need to create your account

• access to a smartphone
• your mobile phone number
• your email address 
• your BRP card
• your valid passport
• or a visa application number

Your visa application number is the global web form (GWF) or unique application number (UAN) from your visa application.

After you have registered for a UKVI account your immigration permission (your eVisa) can be viewed through this account.

How to prove your immigration status

You will be able to share that permission with other organisations, such as the University or your accommodation landlord. Further information about this will be updated shortly.

Students whose BRP card is due to expire before 31 December 2024

You do not need to take any action at present but if you have questions about your visa please contact the Visa and Immigration Support team by email visa-enquiries@wlv.ac.uk.

eVisas and International Travel

Students should continue to carry their physical immigration documents (passports and BRP cards) with them when they travel internationally, if they have been issued with such a document, until the expiry date of the BRP card. Students who already have an eVisa should keep their account updated with details of any new passport. They can do this using the ‘Update your UK Visas and Immigration account details’ service at www.gov.uk/update-uk-visas-immigration-account-details  . 

If you intend to travel home for the Christmas vacation it is particularly important that you create your UKVI account and obtain your eVisa to minimise the risk of delays when you return to the UK.

Problems with eVisas

If you notice an error with your eVisa such as your permission start or end date, your work conditions, an incorrect institutional sponsor licence number, or errors relating to matching your details with your dependent, please contact the Visa and Immigration Support team by email visa-enquiries@wlv.ac.uk. There is a temporary eVisa correction process in place and we may be able to notify the Home Office of the errors on your behalf.  

Who does not need to take action

Students who already have an eVisa, including anyone granted status through the EU Settlement Scheme, do not need to do anything other than keep their UKVI account up to date with their latest passport and contact details. Customers who already have an eVisa should ensure that their UKVI account is kept up to date with their latest contact information and any passport which they intend to travel with.

British passport holders and Irish citizens, including those who previously held an immigration status but have since acquired British citizenship, do not need to do anything. British citizens who do not have a British passport because they are dual nationals (excluding Irish passport holders) may need to take action in future regarding how they prove their right of abode. Updates on this will be provided by the Home Office in due course.

For further information relating to the eVisa rollout please click on the following weblinks:

www.gov.uk/evisa

How to create a UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) account and get access to your eVisa )

UKCISA - international student advice and guidance - eVisas