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Right to Study
UEL have 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 Declarations 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 task 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 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 in order to become a fully enrolled student at the University of East London.
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 task 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 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 with a visa vignette in your passport
- 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. Please provide the copy 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 flight tickets and/or boarding pass) 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.
- BRP decision letter - This is a letter from UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) confirming your application has been successful (and should outline where you need to collect your BRP card)
- Biometric Residence Permit (BRP) - If you are issued with a BRP, this is your visa card that shows the duration of your permission to stay (remain) in the UK. You must upload a copy of the front and back to complete the check..
Your Student visa was granted digitally
- Your visa decision email from UKVI (stating that your visa was granted)
- Your share code, so UEL can verify your immigration status online
If you entered the UK using the eGates, you will need to keep evidence of the date that you entered the UK (such as flight tickets and/or boarding pass) 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 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 flight ticket and/or boarding pass clearly showing the date you entered the UK.
If you hold another type of Immigration permission
- Your current immigration permission – either a visa vignette in your current passport, immigration stamp, or BRP card (showing the front and back of the card).
- If your immigration permission was granted digitally, please provide your immigration status share code (not for work or rent). Please note that you should still be able to obtain a share code for the purpose of “study” if your visa permits this.