Enrolment

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Your Enrolment

Enrolment is the process by which you officially become a student at the University of Chester.  It confirms your place on your course, ensures we have accurate personal and academic details, and is essential for accessing university services and receiving funding (if applicable). Enrolment is different from admissions. While admissions involves applying and accepting a place, enrolment is what makes your student status official. Stage 1 and 2 of your enrolment must be completed at the start of your course and again at the beginning of each academic year.

Enrolment takes place in two stages:

  1. Online Enrolment (before you arrive) - you will receive a link in your welcome email with all the details to complete your online enrolment via e-vision. For more information, please click here. 
  2. In-Person Enrolment / ID Card Collection (after you arrive)

Please note: If you are an international student, you will have some additional steps to complete as part of your enrolment.  Information will be included in your welcome email. Please ensure that you have read through our dedicated International Student Handbook for all essential information. Guidance is also available.

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Postgraduate Taught Checklist

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Postgraduate Research Checklist

Key Enrolment Information and Steps to Complete

Once your place is confirmed, you’ll receive a welcome email sent to the email address you used on your application form.  This usually arrives within a few weeks of your offer being confirmed, and will include:

  • Your Student ID number.
  • A unique password.
  • A link to begin the online enrolment process.
  • Additional information about your Induction and next steps.

Please don’t worry if another student receives their email before you.  All new students will receive their welcome email as part of the induction process, once their enrolment is ready to begin. To help ensure everything runs smoothly, we ask that you don’t share your email with others.

To complete Online Enrolment:

Once you’ve completed Online Enrolment and have arrived to the university, you’ll need to collect your Student ID card from a designated location on site.

  • Undergraduate students (UG): In-person enrolment is mandatory and takes place when you collect your Student ID card.  This step confirms your attendance and enables us to notify relevant funding bodies, such as the Student Loans Company. Your funding is typically released within 3-5 working days after this step.
  • Postgraduate Taught (PGT) and Postgraduate Research (PGR) students: You are not required to complete in-person enrolment in the same way as undergraduates. However, you must still collect your student ID card from a designated collection point.

All international students must complete additional steps to finalise their enrolment at the university. 

If you are an international student, you will need to complete all three steps below to complete your enrolment: 

  1. Complete the online enrolment via Evision. At least two weeks before your course start date, you should receive your student username and password in a welcome email. If you have any login difficulties, please email lis.helpdesk@chester.ac.uk. If you can access the online enrolment but have a question, please email ole@chester.ac.uk.

  2. Pay a total of £8,000 towards your tuition fees before you travel to the UK. Our finance department has all the details on how to make a payment. Do not delay this payment. If you wait until you arrive in the UK, it is likely that you will encounter difficulties and be unable to open a UK bank account in time, which will also complicate your access to funds overseas. Please initiate the payment before you leave your home country.

    If you enter the UK but fail to enrol on time due to a delayed payment, your studies will be terminated, your visa will be cancelled, and you will be required to leave the UK. Please speak to fees@chester.ac.uk to resolve any payment queries before you travel to the UK. You cannot pass this enrolment step until the University of Chester has received the funds in our account. Proof of payment is not sufficient.

  3. Attend an international student in-person enrolment event with your physical passport and your eVisa share code. Before the enrolment event date, you should also add your eVisa share code and your travel details to CAS Shield. You can generate a share code on the UK Government “View and Prove” website. Your share code should begin with the letter “S”. Then, you will need to bring your passport to an International Enrolment Event.

Email studyvisa@chester.ac.uk for any questions relating to your visa.

Please refer to your welcome email for further information.

Need help with enrolment?
If you have any questions or encounter any issues during the enrolment process, please email records@chester.ac.uk and include your full name and Student ID number so we can assist you as quickly as possible.