Pre-Departure Checklist

Your pre-departure checklist can be viewed below:

  • Before you leave home, make sure you have returned the following documentation to the University:
    • Proof of your results or any other conditions you may have been asked to meet (for a conditional offer)
    • Accommodation application form by the due date
    • Pre-Sessional English Language course application form, if appropriate
    • Booking forms for International Welcome Service and Programme
  • Ensure you have made arrangements for:
    • Immigration - including obtaining passport/identity and card and all visas that may be required
    • Travel
    • Money to cover all your costs, both long- and short-term
    • Health insurance, if appropriate
    • Insurance of your personal belongings (this can be done on your arrival, but you might like travel insurance for your journey)
    • Passport photos (you will need a few for the start of term)
    • Chest X-ray, if applicable
    • Medical/dental check
    • Details of all your previous inoculations
  • Remember to pack in your hand-luggage:
    • Passport, including any student and transit visas necessary
    • Original letter from the University saying you have been unconditionally accepted onto a full-time programme of study
    • Documentary evidence that you can meet the cost of your programme of study and all of your living expenses. (This can be a banker's draft, written evidence of having been awarded a scholarship, or a letter from your sponsor)
    • Travel insurance
    • About £250 in travellers’ cheques and cash for your costs during the first few days. Some of this should be in small notes, for buying bus and/or train tickets and food.
    • Evidence of a recent medical check-up and chest X-ray (if this was recommended when you applied for your visa)
    • A copy of your 'offer of accommodation' from the Accommodation Office to help you gain access to your accommodation
    • A copy of our International Students Handbook!