If you are coming to City to do a short course or period of research for less than six months, re-sitting your exams, or you are a study abroad student, you will need to enter the UK with immigration permission as a visitor.
If you are a visa national you will need to apply for a visitor visa before travelling into the UK. As a non-visa or EU national travelling with a passport you can apply for permission to enter on arrival in the UK.
You can find a copy of the latest visa national list on gov.uk.
Support through your Standard Visitor visa application process
- You will have access to a specialised international advice team who’ll support you in your Standard Visitor visa application and any other immigration queries you may have
- Our team consists of trained advisers with many years of experience guiding students on Standard Visitor visa applications and other student and student-related immigration matters
- We are the only City, University of London staff authorised to provide immigration advice to students.