- Travel Vignette
- eVisa
- Visa Vignette (Study of less than 6 months)
Valid from date – this will never be more than 1 month before the start of your programme of studies which is the earliest you can travel to the UK on a Student visa. Usually, it will be the date you stated in your application form as your intended travel date to the UK. You must not travel to the UK before the "Valid from" date.
Valid until – This is the date that the travel vignette will expire. There should be a full 90-day period between the "Valid from" date and the "Valid until" date. If your vignette has been issued for less than or more than 90 days this could indicate that there is an error with your visa. Please contact Visa & International Student Advice with a copy of your travel vignette, confirming your name and Student ID so that we can advise you further.
Visa Type – Should be “Student”
Observations – This should accurately confirm your work restrictions as well as confirm any requirement for you to register with the police.
I've noticed an error, what should I do?
You must report any errors within 3 months of your visa vignette being issued. We've included further guidance depending on your circumstances; navigate to the relevant heading below:
Important to know: If you’re not sure if there is a mistake, or whether you should report this, please contact the Visa & International Student Advice team for further guidance.
If you applied for a visa which is longer than 6 months, you should have been granted an eVisa (digital visa). To check your visa, you'll need to log into your digital status account via the GOV.UK view/prove immigration status webpage.
Once logged in, you should check the following information for accuracy:
- Name – Check this matches your name on your passport
- Valid until – This should cover the full length of your programme of studies as well as provide an additional “wrap up” period after your programme end date. The length of time you are given for the wrap up period is different depending on how long you are studying for as follows:
- Programmes longer than 12 months (including 1 year masters’ programmes) = 4 months
- Programmes longer than 6 months but less than 12 months (e.g. International Foundation Programme) = 2 months
- Pre-sessional English Programmes = 1 month
- Programmes less than 6 months = 1 week
- Type of Permit – Should be “Student”
- Remarks – This should accurately confirm your work restrictions as well as the King’s Sponsor Licence number which is: NTMHWM0V3
- Date and place of birth – Check that the information is correct as per your passport
- Sex - Check that the information is correct as per your passport
- Nationality - Check that the information is correct as per your passport
I've noticed an error what should I do?
You can report the error through the UK government's webpages. UK Visas & Immigration (UKVI) will assess your situation and contact you to confirm what steps you'll need to take next.
Important to know: if you're not sure if there's a mistake or whether you should report it, please contact the Visa & International Student Advice team for guidance.
If you're studying a programme which is less than 6 months, your Student visa will be issued as a Vignette (sticker) in your passport and you won't usually be issued an eVisa. It's important that you report any errors within 3 months of receiving your visa Vignette.
Important things for you to check are:
- Valid from date – This will never be more than 1 month before the start of your programme of studies which is the earliest you can travel to the UK on a Student visa. Usually, it will be the date you stated in your application form as your intended travel date to the UK. You must not travel to the UK before the "Valid from" date
- Valid until – This is the date that the visa will expire. This should cover the full length of your programme plus provide a wrap up period of either:
- 1 month if you are studying a Pre-sessional English Programme
- 1 week if you are studying any other programme
- Visa Type – Should be “Student”
- Observations – This should accurately confirm your work restrictions as well as the requirement for you to register with the police.
I've noticed an error, what should I do?
You must report any errors within 3 months of your visa vignette being issued. We've included further guidance depending on your circumstances; navigate to the relevant heading below:
Important to know: If you’re not sure if there is a mistake, or whether you should report this, please contact the Visa & International Student Advice team for further guidance.