International fee paying students
Key dates - May 2024 intake
Teaching starts
Monday 29 April 2024
Enrolment
Monday 15 April 2024 - Tuesday 7 May 2024
Right to Study Check (RTS)
For non-priority CAS: Thursday 14 March 2024
Priority CAS: Tuesday 26 March 2024
Super-priority CAS: Thursday 11 April 2024
Students not requiring a CAS: Thursday 18 April 2024
Collect student ID card
If you are studying at CU Scarborough, you can collect your student ID from the Student Engagement Centre.
Dates and times: Monday - Friday, 9am - 5pm.
Coming to the UK to study is a bold and exciting decision, and we want to make sure that your journey to starting life as a Coventry University Scarborough student is as easy as possible.
If you are under 18 years old at the time of applying, please go straight to our international students under 18 page for further guidance.
What is enrolment and why is it important?
Completing your enrolment opens the door to your student life: your student identity, funding, course information, learning and support resources, student entitlements, discounts and more. Without completing your enrolment, you won’t be able to access everything you need to study, work and live your best CU Scarborough student life!
Prepare for enrolment
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Step 1: Pay your deposit
In order to be able to book your Credibility Interview, get your Confirmation of Acceptance for Studies (CAS)* and complete your enrolment, you are required to have paid at least a minimum of £8,000 of your total tuition fee. Payments must be cleared funds in the university’s account before the above deadline.
To make sure your payments are secure, you should make your payments to us through Convera GlobalPay. This allows you or your parents to pay for fees via debit/credit card or by bank transfer in the currency of your choice, giving you a simple, quick and secure way to initiate the payment. You’ll see exactly how much you will pay in your own currency and you will be able to track your payment every step of the way.
Please allow at least 5 working days for your payment to reach us as processing times may be longer for certain countries. All funds must be cleared into the university’s bank account, we cannot accept payment receipts/proof of payment to enrol.
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Step 2: Get your Confirmation of Acceptance for Studies (CAS) letter
Once your conditions have been met and your deposit has cleared our accounts, you will receive your CAS letter. You’ll need this in order to apply for your visa.
Please note: postgraduate students whose course needs ATAS clearance will not get your CAS until we have received a copy of your ATAS certificate.
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Step 3: Apply for your visa
In order to study, live and work in the UK you’ll need a visa. You will need to apply for this within three months of your course start date. It can be a long process, so please leave plenty of time.
Our guide to coming to the UK has more information.
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Step 4: Additional payments
If you have paid less than £8,000 you must make an additional payment to be able to complete your enrolment.
If you haven’t paid your tuition fees in full, please ensure you make payments by the tuition instalment deadlines.
We strongly recommend you pay using Convera before you travel in order to avoid delays to your enrolment. When paying with Convera please allow at least 5 working days for your payment to reach us as processing times may be longer for certain countries.
Once we’ve received this payment and any necessary Right To Study checks are completed, you will be sent an email with a link to complete your enrolment online.
Prepare for your Right to Study (RTS) check
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Step 5: Prepare for your Right to Study check
The Right to Study (RTS) check ensures we are satisfied you meet all the criteria to study in the UK. If this check is not successful, you will not be able to complete your enrolment.
Even if you have a British or Irish passport, you will still need to complete an RTS check if you are paying international fees.
You will be required to meet with the compliance team to complete a face-to-face Right to Study check. The table below outlines what original documents you need in order to pass your RTS check and complete your enrolment.
Applicant status Documents required Student Route
(with BRP card)1. Current passport
2. Travel vignette
3. BRP card
4. CAS letter
5. Academic and English documents as detailed on page 2 of the CAS
6. ATAS certificate (if required)
7. Under 18 welfare check paperwork (if required)Student Route
(with 'entry clearance' email)1. Current passport
2. CAS letter
3. GOV.UK entry clearance email
4. Share code (for online verification)
5. UK arrival travel document, e.g. flight confirmation, boarding pass
6. Academic and English documents as detailed on page 2 of the CAS
7. ATAS certificate (if required)
8. Under 18 welfare check paperwork (if required)British / Irish passport (paying international fees) 1. Current passport
2. Under 18 welfare check paperwork (if required)Indefinite leave to remain / No time limit / Leave to remain / Settlement / Refugee status 1. Current passport
2. BRP card (or other visa document e.g. sticker in passport)
3. Under 18 welfare check paperwork (if required)Tier 2 / Skilled worker 1. Current passport
2. BRP card
3. Disclaimer – this is issued by the ISCT at the point of enrolment (see 2.3.5 Disclaimers)
4. Under 18 welfare check paperwork (if required)EU settled / pre-settled status 1. Current passport
2. Home Office letter confirming EUSS outcome
3. Share code (for online verification)
4. Under 18 welfare check paperwork (if required)Any other visa document 1. Current passport
2. Relevant visa document e.g. BRP card or sticker in passport
3. Under 18 welfare check paperwork (if required)Enrolling on a Student Route visa application 1. Full completed visa application
2. Visa application document checklist
3. Current passport
4. Old BRP card or other evidence of previous leave
5. Completed enrolment compliance agreement disclaimer
6. ATAS certificate (if required)
7. Under 18 welfare check paperwork (if required)Enrolling on a non-Student Route visa application 1. Evidence of visa application, including type of application made and date of application*
2. Current passport
3. Old BRP card or other evidence of previous leave
4. Completed enrolment compliance agreement disclaimer
5. Under 18 welfare check paperwork (if required)*Where a non-Student Route student is unable to provide this evidence, or where the visa decision has been under consideration for some time, the ISCT may raise a query via the UKVI Portal to establish that a visa outcome is still pending and that the student has the right to study. The UKVI Portal response is to be included in the Enrolment Pack.
Complete your enrolment
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Step 6: Start your enrolment
Once you’ve accepted our offer, look out for our follow-up email – this one takes you to our dedicated student enrolment portal and will walk you through the enrolment process step-by-step.
You’ll then be given access (to the email address you registered with) to your learning materials so you can engage with these before you even arrive in the UK!
You will also be asked what date you expect to arrive in the UK. It’s important you arrive in the UK as soon as your visa allows you to, this will allow you time to settle into your new home, get to know the campus and start to make friends.
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Step 7: Arriving in the UK
When you arrive in the UK, you must collect your Biometric Residence Permit (BRP) as soon as possible from the collection point you selected when you made your visa application.
You will need your BRP as well as your admissions and travel documents, all the original documents specified in your CAS letter, your ATAS certificate (if your course requires one) and a formal letter issued by the body or institution that awarded your qualifications, in order to complete your Right to Study check.
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Step 8: Complete a Right to Study check
You will be contacted by email with details of how to complete your RTS check, but please be prepared to submit all your Right to Study check documents to our Compliance team by email: ISC.RTS@coventry.ac.uk.
British and Irish passport holders paying international fees: you will be required to complete an RTS check and you can do this by sending a clear colour copy of the personal details page of your passport to ISC.RTS@coventry.ac.uk.
RTS check dates: Complete your RTS check between Monday 15 April 2024 and Tuesday 7 May 2024.
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Step 9: Collect your student ID card
No student ID? No student loan, no access to your accommodation, facilities and services, no important news and updates, no discounts, no fun – it’s that simple.
After you’ve completed your enrolment, you can collect your student ID in person.
Please visit: You can collect your student ID from the Student Engagement Centre.
Days and times: Please check the dates and times in the key information box at the top of the page.All students must provide proof of identity and nationality to get a student ID card.
In order to verify your identity, you’ll need to bring the documentation listed in our accepted proof of identity and nationality document.
Online only or distance students: you will not need a student ID card unless you want to access campus facilities and services.
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Step 10: Get your student status letter
There may be times when you need to prove your status as a student, e.g. opening a bank account - you can generate a student status letter by logging into the Student Portal or via the Wayfinder app.
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Step 11: Keep an eye on our website
All the latest information about your course enrolment, our facilities and services will be on our website, so keep checking back in to stay up to date before you arrive and when you get here. You’ll also find details on the Wayfinder app.
Need more help?
Your Student’s Union offers financial advice and support, or you can head to the Customer Service Desk in reception and a member of the team there can help you.
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