Right to Study Check

On campus BRP card collection:

If you used the University's ACL code (2HE272) in your visa application to collect your card on campus you will be e-mailed when your card arrives and invited to book a collection slot to attend the Student Services Centre (number 57 on the campus map) to collect your BRP card. You must bring your passport when you come to collect your BRP card.

If you are under 18 and collecting your BRP card on campus, you do not need a responsible adult to attend the appointment with you.

Post Office BRP card collection:

Your decision letter will tell you which Post Office you need to attend to collect your BRP card. You will not need an appointment to collect your card. If your card has been sent to the Post Office at Piccadilly Plaza you can view the opening hours here. You must take your passport with you to collect your BRP card.

If you are under 18, you will need an approved responsible adult with you to collect your card. If you have travelled independently, please contact visa@manchester.ac.uk and we will make arrangements to collect your card for you.

When you have collected your BRP card, you must e-mail a scan of the following to visa@manchester.ac.uk with the subject line 'Right to Study check':

• The biometric page of your passport (this is the page with your personal information and photo)
• The front and back of your BRP card

If you password protect any document scans that you send us you must e-mail from your University email adress and use your University of Manchester student ID as your password.

What happens next

We will check your documents and reply to your e-mail to either confirm that you have completed Right to Study check or to advise you of additional information that is needed.

If you are studying a course of less than 6 months' duration on a student visa (e.g. single semester study abroad student), you must e-mail a scan of the following to visa@manchester.ac.uk with the subject line 'Right to Study check':

• The biometric page of your passport (this is the page with your personal information and photo)
• The visa vignette sticker in your passport

If you password protect any document scans that you send us you must e-mail from your University email adress and use your University of Manchester student ID as your password.

What happens next

We will check your documents and reply to your e-mail to either confirm that you have completed Right to Study check or to advise you of additional information that is needed.

If you are a Tier 4 or Student visa holder who is eligible to apply for a visa extension in the UK, you must e-mail the following to visa@manchester.ac.uk before the start date of your course:

• A copy of your passport personal data page
• A copy of your current visa
• A UKVI document which confirms your 'date of visa application', for example, a UKVI Document Checklist (.pdf) or payment receipt, which shows your online visa application date (or equivalent)

We will assess the evidence provided and confirm by email whether you are permitted to start studying.

Important: If your course requires ATAS clearance, you will not be permitted to start your course without ATAS clearance even if you can evidence the submission of your visa extension application.

If you already have a BRP card for an immigration category that permits study (e.g. dependant, skilled worker), you must e-mail a scan of the following to visa@manchester.ac.uk with the subject line 'Right to Study check':

• The biometric page of your passport (this is the page with your personal information and photo)
• The front and back of your BRP card

If you password protect any document scans that you send us you must e-mail from your University email adress and use your University of Manchester student ID as your password.

Please note if you are working full-time with a skilled worker visa we would only expect you to study part-time. In most cases it is not possible to work and study full-time.

Study with a graduate visa is not permitted, even on a part-time course.

What happens next

We will check your documents and reply to your e-mail to either confirm that you have completed Right to Study check or to advise you of additional information that is needed.

Digital Immigration Status

If you have digital visa status such as BNO visa or skilled worker visa, you need to obtain a share code from the UKVI website and email it to visa@manchester.ac.uk along with your student ID number and your date of birth. Once we have obtained your share code we can verify your immigration status online and update your student record with your visa information. 

This page will tell you what documents you will need to provide for 'Right to Study Check’ if you have been granted permission or have applied to stay in the UK under the EU Settlement Scheme.

If you have received Settled or Pre-Settled status the evidence you provide will be your Passport or National ID, and proof of EU Settlement letter.

If you have a EUSS application pending but have not yet received Settled or Pre-Settled status then you will just need to e-mail visa@manchester.ac.uk with a scan of your Passport or National ID, and email confirmation of your submitted application. If you are an EEA national who has not received settled or pre-settled status, then you will need some other form of immigration permission to study in the UK.

Providing Proof of your status under the EU Settlement Scheme

1. Go to the Gov.uk webpage and click Start Now
2. Select the document used when making your EUSS application
3. Enter your document reference number
4. Enter your date of birth
5. Select how you would like to receive a security code (this will be contact details you provided when making your application).
6. Enter the security code sent to you and you will be able to login
7. This page will show your Settlement Status and provide other information
8. Select Prove your Status, just below your details.
9. Tick 'Something Else' and Select 'Preview what the checker will see'
10. Click continue to generate a Share Code, this will be a combination of letters and numbers, make sure to copy or screen shot this code.
11. E-mail visa@manchester.ac.uk with your Passport or National ID, student number and your share code giving your e-mail the subject line 'Right to Study check'. If you password protect any document scans that you send us you must e-mail from your University email adress and use your University of Manchester student ID as your password.

What happens next

We will check your status with UKVI using your share code and reply to your e-mail to either confirm that you have completed Right to Study check or to advise you of additional information that is needed. 

Providing your right to study when you have a digital immigration status

1. Go to the Gov.uk webpage and click Start Now
2. Select the document used when making your visa application
3. Enter your document reference number
4. Enter your date of birth
5. Select how you would like to receive a security code (this will be contact details you provided when making your application).
6. Enter the security code sent to you and you will be able to login
7. This page will show your immigraton status and provide other information
8. Select Prove your Status, just below your details.
9. Tick 'Something Else' and Select 'Preview what the checker will see'
10. Click continue to generate a Share Code, this will be a combination of letters and numbers, make sure to copy or screen shot this code.
11. E-mail visa@manchester.ac.uk with your will be your Passport or National ID and your share code giving your e-mail the subject line 'International Check-In'. If you password protect any document scans that you send us you must e-mail from your University email adress and use your University of Manchester student ID as your password.

What happens next

We will check your status with UKVI using your share code and reply to your e-mail to either confirm that you have completed Right to Study check or to advise you of additional information that is needed.

You may or may not have a visa sticker or entry stamp in your passport depending on your nationality, whether you entered the UK via the E-Gates or if you applied in advance of travel.

If you have a vignette (sticker) or an entry stamp in your passport 

You must e-mail a scan of the following to visa@manchester.ac.uk with the subject line 'Right to Study check':

• The biometric page of your passport (this is the page with your personal information and photo)
• The visitor visa vignette sticker in your passport

If you do not have a vignette (sticker) or an entry stamp in your passport

If you were able to obtain your standard visitor permission by entering the UK via an E-gate, or if you travelled to the UK via the Republic of Ireland, you will not have a sticker or entry stamp in your passport.  Instead, once you have arrived in the UK, you must e-mail a scan of the following to visa@manchester.ac.uk with the subject line 'Right to Study Check':

• The biometric page of your passport (this is the page with your personal information and photo)
• Evidence of your arrival in the UK (i.e. boarding pass or flight ticket)

What happens next

We will check your documents and reply to your e-mail to either confirm that you have completed Right to Study check or to advise you of additional information that is needed.