Registration and Induction

If you are an international student and hold an unconditional offer with the University of Salford, you will be contacted around six weeks prior to your course start date regarding your registration.

You will be contacted via email (on the personal email account you have provided) and invited to complete your online registration.  As part of online registration, you will be asked to book an appointment to attend International Check-In.

Before you register at the University of Salford, we need to check your immigration documentation to ensure you hold the right to study. This will be done during an International Check-In appointment once you arrive in the UK. Details of how to book this appointment will be sent with your Registration communications.

We recommend making your Student Visa application in plenty of time, to allow you time to plan your arrival to the UK and attend an International Check-In appointment.

As part of Registration, you will be prompted to book an International Check-In appointment and provide your immigration documents.  The University is required by law to hold a copy of these documents so, if ever we are requested to do so by the Home Office, we can provide proof of your leave to remain in the UK.  It is therefore extremely important that you keep us updated throughout your studies.  

The documentation you need to provide will depend on your situation but will generally include your passport and current visa documents. If you have any questions regarding the documents you must provide, please contact the Home Office Compliance team.  

Once you have attended International Check-In you will be able to proceed with your online registration.

Once we have checked your immigration documents, you will be able to complete your online registration.   We recommend completing this straight away to ensure you are a registered student.

The University has a responsibility to report to the Home Office any student who fails to register.  If you are unable to register on time please contact the Home Office Compliance Team so we can advise you on your options.

To help ensure you meet the requirements of your visa and remain compliant during your studies, the Home Office Compliance Team will come and speak to you during your School induction.

Please also familiarise yourself with your key responsibilities as articulated by UKCISA.  Remember – your visa, your responsibility.

The option to collect your Biometric Residence Permit (BRP) from the university is no longer available.   Therefore, do not select the University of Salford as the collection location on your application form.

Instead, you will be required to collect your BRP card from your nearest Post Office. The Post Office nearest to the university is based at Salford Precinct.

When you complete your Student Visa application form, you will be given a choice of post offices from which to collect your Biometric Residence Permit (BRP).   You will be allocated a post office on the basis of the address you provide on your application.  When you receive your decision letter it will state the post office your BRP will be delivered to.

You must collect your BRP from the post office within 10 days of arriving in the UK.  In order to collect your BRP from the post office, you must take your entry clearance vignette and decision letter from the Home Office with you.

If you are under the age of 18, you can request delivery of your Biometric Residence Permit (BRP) in the usual way.  However, when collecting your BRP from the post office you must be accompanied by an adult.  If you are alone, the university will arrange for a member of staff to accompany you.  Please contact the Home Office Compliance team if you require this option.

On receipt of your Biometric Residence Permit (BRP), it is your responsibility to check that all the information is correct:

• Name and Date of Birth
• Visa lengths
• Work conditions

Please see the table below for information on how long your visa should be issued for.

See the UKCISA website for further information about BRP errors.

It is your responsibility to correct any BRP errors with the Home Office. For information on how to do this, please see the letter accompanying your BRP card.

There is no longer a requirement to register with the Police. This was abolished by the Home Office on 8 August 2022.

As an international student you are required to re-register every academic year; you will therefore be contacted via email and invited to complete your re-registration.

We recommend completing this straight away to ensure you are a registered student.

The university has a responsibility to report to the Home Office any student who fails to register.  If you are unable to register on time please contact the Home Office Compliance Team so we can advise you on your options.

During the course of the academic year, you may be prompted to fill in a form and provide your immigration documentation.  The university is required by law to hold a copy of these documents so, if ever we are requested to do so by the Home Office, we can provide proof of your leave to remain in the UK.  It is therefore extremely important that you keep us updated throughout your studies.  

The documentation you need to provide will depend on your situation and will be prompted by what you select on the online form. If you have any questions regarding the documents you must provide, please contact the Home Office Compliance team.  

To ensure you meet the requirements of your visa during your time at the University of Salford, we recommend you familiarise yourself with your key responsibilities.  Remember – your visa, your responsibility.