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Right to Study
The University of East London (UEL) has legal duties and responsibilities to follow as a compliant sponsor in line with UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) requirements. UEL must ensure its international students have the correct immigration permission which allows them to study in the UK. UEL is required to keep copies of this evidence throughout a students study.
All non-British or Irish students must complete a ‘Right to Study’ check, where you will be required to provide your immigration documents to prove you have the right to study in the UK. This is a requirement to complete your enrolment at the University of East London. You will also be required to agree to the visa conditions outlined in the Student Visa Declaration or Non-Student Visa Declaration depending on what visa you will study at UEL on.
Having the right to study means you have the correct immigration permission to allow you to study in the UK. The type of permission you hold could be a visa or endorsement.
The Right to Study check allows the University of East London to collect and retain copies of your passport and visa or pending Student visa application (if you are inside the UK) to ensure you have the right to study in the UK in line with our duties as a UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) Student sponsor.
UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) Student Sponsor Licence
The University of East London holds a UKVI Student Sponsor Licence. The licence places a legal responsibility on sponsors to ensure that their international students have the right to study in UK, amongst other duties. The Right to Study check must be carried out for every non-British or Irish national to become a fully enrolled student at UEL.
Failure to comply with our duty to ensure our students have the right to study in UK, will lead to non-compliance. Non-compliance can have an adverse effect on our Student Sponsor Licence. This is the reason our students need to ensure that they provide all the necessary documents we request from them.
You will be able to engage with the Right to Study check once you have been invited to enrol. Follow the below steps on how to complete this task.
- Step 1 - Log into your UEL direct portal with your username and password.
- Step 2 - Click on the 'My Task' section within UEL Direct.
- Step 3 - Complete the 'Right to Study task' and input all the required information in the respective fields and 'Upload the documents' required.
The images must be in colour, in focus and readable. You can scan your documents for the best results. If you do take a photo with your phone, you must ensure that it covers the whole image, and that the information is clearly legible. If the images are obscured, then it is likely to be rejected and you will be asked to submit it again.
Passport
Front page and biodata (photo image, full name, passport number, nationality, date of issue and expiry date). The remaining documents you are required to submit to complete the Right to Study check will vary depending on your immigration status.
You hold a Student visa
- 90-day visa vignette - This is your temporary entry visa that you will receive in your passport, if you applied outside of the UK to allow you to enter the UK. Your visa vignette should be date stamped by a Border Force Officer when your pass-through UK immigration control. This shows when you entered the UK. You will need to provide a copy of your vignette that has the date stamp that shows the date you entered the UK.
- If you entered the UK using the eGates, you will not be given a date stamp on your visa vignette and will need to keep evidence of the date that you entered the UK (such as boarding pass or luggage tag) and provide these in addition to your other documents when you complete the visa section of your Right to Study check. You will also need to keep these documents safe for the duration of your stay in the UK to prove the date that you entered the UK.
- If you are an EU, EEA or Swiss national, you will not receive a visa vignette. You will need to keep evidence of the date that you entered the UK (such as boarding pass or luggage tag) and provide these in addition to your other documents when you complete the visa section of your Right to Study check task. You will also need to keep these documents safe for the duration of your stay in the UK to prove the date that you entered the UK.
- If you submitted your visa application under the Student route inside the UK, please provide your in-country visa application form.
- UKVI decision email - This is an email from UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) confirming your application has been successful and instructions on how to obtain your eVisa (immigration status online).
- Your share code to prove your immigration status for UEL to check your immigration status online.
When you generate a share code, please select the option 'to prove my immigration status for anything else'. Please note we do not accept Right to Work or Right to Rent share codes. These are for your employer or landlord to undertake their checks.
If UEL issued you with a letter to apply for a Standard Visitor visa, or advised that you apply for a Standard Visitor visa
- A copy of the Visitor visa stamp in your current passport.
- If your passport was not stamped because you entered the UK using the e-Gates, a copy of your boarding pass or luggage tag clearly showing the date you entered the UK.
If you hold another type of Immigration permission
Your current immigration permission – your share code for UEL to check your immigration status and that your immigration permission permits you to study in the UK.
When you generate a share code, please select the option 'to prove my immigration status for anything else'. Please note we do not accept Right to Work or Right to Rent share codes. These are for your employer or landlord to undertake their checks.
