Support for international students

The International Student Advice Service provides high-quality support and advice for students from outside the UK. Our service is free, confidential and non-judgmental.

Support and guidance

We have two International Student Support Officers who can help you with:

Practical advice about living in the UK e.g. local shopping and transport, opening a UK bank account, accessing healthcare
Information about social activities on and off campus
Support for homesickness and culture shock
Advice on financial hardship
Support through times of crisis.

Contact us

You can make an appointment to meet us in person or online.

You can also email us at internationaladvice@brighton.ac.uk, call us on 01273 642888, or keep up-to-date with news and events on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram or via our blog.

Advice for new international students

Visas and immigration

We have three International Student Advisers who can help you with advice on:

Making a visa application to start a course at the university, and extending your visa to repeat a year or go on to further study
Implications of intermitting, withdrawing and intercalating from a course, as well as taking re-sits or resubmitting assignments
Making an application for your dependants to join you in the UK
Visa routes for working in the UK after your studies
Visa restrictions and conditions e.g. working hours, Police registration
Schengen visas to travel within the EU.

We also provide advice to EU and EEA nationals on:

Making an application for settled or pre-settled status in the UK
Rights of EU and EEA nationals now the UK has left the EU.

Contact us

You can make an appointment to meet us in person or online. You can also call us on 01273 642888. Or use this web form for queries about visas and immigration or this web form for queries about Brexit.

More advice on visas and immigration

International Student Support blog

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