Re-Engagement International Check-in following interruption

If you are a current student and you requested an Authorised Interruption of Study, this may have impacted your Tier 4 / Student visa and you may have to complete a re-engagement international check-in before resuming your studies.

Cancelled - Deferred students

If you are returning from an Authorised Interruption of Study, please read the section below (Returning from an Authorised Interruption of Study). If you have deferred the start date of your planned studies and previously requested a CAS / applied for a Student Visa, we may have withdrawn sponsorship of your Student Visa. Prior to commencing your studies in your new start date, you will need to request a new CAS for a new visa application.  You can no longer request a CAS through Euclid.  

You will need a new CAS number if you have deferred your studies.

Returning from an Authorised Interruption of Study

If you are a current student and you requested an Authorised Interruption of Study, this may have impacted your Tier 4 / Student visa.  We can only maintain sponsorship of a Student Visa during interruptions of 60 days or less, provided the student can still complete their programme within their current visa permission.  As a result of an interruption of studies, the University of Edinburgh may have been required to notify UK Visas & Immigration of your change of status and withdraw sponsorship of your Tier 4 / Student visa route.   

If the University withdrew sponsorship of your visa, we cannot permit you to re-enrol on your studies using your previous visa, even if it has not yet been curtailed. 

Before you return to your studies, you will need to request a new CAS and apply for a new Student visa.  You can request your new CAS using the online request form.  

If you have a new Student Visa for your return to study, you will need to attend another international check-in appointment in order for us to check your permission to study and to record your most recent immigration permission.

Preparing for your re-engagement check-in

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Step 1: Check your Passport Details

If your passport details have changed or if you have renewed your passport, please UPDATE or ADD your passport details.  To do this:

  1. Log in to MyEd.  
  2. Select Accounts>Progression>My Student Record.   
  3. Click the Immigration tab.  
  4. Click ‘Add a new passport’ or ‘Edit information’ for a passport that has already been uploaded. 

You must make sure that all fields are completed in the passport section.  

Do not update your visa details.  The Student Immigration Service will update your visa record information during your re-engagement check-in appointment

How to upload your passport (323.05 KB / PDF)

Step 2: Attending international check-in 

After uploading your passport, you will need to complete your international check-in in person.

You will need to bring:

  • Your passport
  • Evidence of your entry into the UK 

If you received an entry stamp in your passport upon arrival, you can just bring your passport. If you didn’t receive an entry stamp, please bring evidence of your arrival in the UK, such as a boarding pass, train, or ferry ticket. Make sure the ticket is in English and includes your name and date of arrival. If someone else planned your journey, keep physical evidence of your trip showing your name and date of arrival.

  • Your Visa Decision Letter.
Visa Decision Letter (982.22 KB / PDF)

Make sure the information on your digital record is correct

Check your personal details, your working conditions and the dates of your Student visa on your UKVI account. Your visa should cover the full duration of your studies, as stated in your CAS, plus an additional wrap-up period. 

Please also check you have been granted a Student visa on the correct category and that it is not for a ‘Child Student’. 

If you need to update your personal details, you can do this through your UKVI account. If you notice a mistake with your visa information, you should contact UKVI to have it corrected.

Update your UKVI account details

Report an error with eVisa using the webform - GOV.UK 

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