Your Enrolment

Student at an information desk

Enrolment is a process by which you officially become a student at the University of Chester.  

All your enrolment information will be emailed to you from applyinternational@chester.ac.uk once your CAS has been issued or when your unconditional offer has been issued (if you do not require a student visa to study in the UK). 

Our welcome page holds important links that will direct you to pre-arrival activities, including online enrolment, what you need to do before travelling to the UK, preparation for study, and what you need to do upon your arrival. 

The full enrolment process needs to be completed before your course start date. If you are unable to do this, you must keep in contact with the International Centre who will be able to advise you on any options available to you.  Completing your enrolment is a requirement of your Student Visa 

Failure to complete the full enrolment process will result in your student status and student visa being withdrawn.  

Enrolment consists of 3 steps. All steps must be completed for your enrolment to be confirmed: 

Step 1: Online enrolment and submitting your photo 

Instructions on how to complete your online enrolment will have been sent to your personal email address. This step needs to be completed before you arrive in the UK.  

To complete your enrolment please visit E-Vision (via Portal).

Step 2: Pay your fees 

To enrol onto your programme of study, you must have paid at least £8,000 by the course start date and before you travel to the UK. The payment of fees can be done the same way you made your initial deposit and must be transferred directly to the University account.  

We do not accept cash payments at the University of Chester. See additional information on paying your fees for more information.

Step 3: Submitting your Immigration Documents 

Submitting your Immigration Documents

Before you travel the UK, you will need to upload your flight details and share code to CAS Shield. Once you have arrived in the UK, you will then need to attend an in-person enrolment event to submit the following documents to the Visa Compliance Team:

  • Passport
  • Share code and flight details (upload these to CAS Shield now to save time) 
  • Your UK address, UK contact number and email address. 

These documents must be presented in person at one of our International Enrolment Events in Seaborne Library (Exton Park, Parkgate Road, CH1 4BJ). It is mandatory for all international students to attend one of these International Enrolment Events. We regularly hold these; however you only need to attend one of these events to complete your enrolment. The Study Visa Team will email you with details about the event. If you have any questions, you can contact the team at studyvisa@chester.ac.uk. 

Please note, if you do not require a Student Visa to study at the University of Chester you will be required to present your current passport and your current UK visa (if applicable) to our Visa Compliance Team to finalise your enrolment.