Our Student Visa Advisers support students on matters related to their UK immigration status. Advisers can offer guidance to prospective and current students. Advisers help students ensure they meet UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) requirements and rules. Read our Statement of service.
We recommend that all Student visa holders read the following important information to ensure they understand the conditions of their visa:
- Student visa essential information
- Working during your studies
How we support our students
We provide information, support and advice on:
- Student visa
- Changes to your course and visa implications
- Working in the UK during your studies
- Dependant of a Student visa
- Lost BRP card
- Standard Visitor visa for short-term studies
- Graduate route visa
- Working in the UK after your studies – please note that we provide general information and details of where to get further advice regarding working after studies
We are also able to produce a number of letters for students, please refer to this page for more information.
We do not advise on the following:
- Absences of study in term time – although we do not advise on absences of study, please see our website for Engagement and Attendance Monitoring information for details about attendance monitoring
- EU Settlement – although we do not advise on EU Settlement, we provide some information on our website for EU, EEA and Swiss nationals and where to obtain further advice
- Schengen visas – find out more about Schengen visas from the UK Council for Internal Student Affairs (UKCISA)
- Visas for other countries
- UK citizenship, UK settlement or other types of UK residency including family visas for family members of UK nationals
- Fee status – read the UKCISA advice on fee status. The University admissions team assesses your fee status as part of the admissions process. If you are a registered student and believe your fee status has changed, please contact your Faculty Office so that they can refer your case for re-assessment
General information for living in Bristol
Although we cannot advise on the following, we have included the information below as resources that could help whilst living and preparing to live in Bristol.
Cost of Living
Citizen’s Advice Bureau
NUMBEO Cost of Living in Bristol
Save the Student rent calculator
UCAS Student Budget Calculator
UoB Student Support Living Expenses calculator
Household resources
Love Food Hate Waste
Save the Studentadvice on bills
Trussell Trust – Find a Foodbank
Please read International Supermarkets in Bristol (PDF, 163kB) to try and find some of your favourtie foods from home!
How we support staff
We support colleagues to ensure that we comply with our Student visa (Previously Tier 4) sponsor licence. Please do not give visa advice to students, contact us.
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