Right to Study

Valid ID showing your address and date of birth. This should ideally be:

• Your birth certificate AND your National Insurance number

OR

• Passport

If you do not have the evidence above, we can accept a full or provisional driving licence.

• An eVisa share code to allow us to check your status online.

Get your share code

You can watch a video on how to view and prove your UKVI digital immigration status here.

If you cannot provide an eVisa share code:

You must bring your original immigration documents instead. They must still be valid (in date).

You can bring one of these:

• a valid visa vignette in your passport
• a Biometric Residence Permit
• a passport stamp
• a Bail 201 letter with an Application Registration Card

• Proof of Settled or Pre-settled Status (share code)

Or

• EU passport/ID and immigration status

If your visa is linked to a family member, such as a dependant, family or child visa, you must also bring that family member’s immigration documents.

Your exact documents will depend on your immigration status, but we must check official evidence as part of our legal responsibilities.

“Right to Study” means that you have immigration permission that allows study in the UK. 

Carlisle College is required by UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) to check that students have the correct permission to study in the UK before enrolment can be completed.

If we cannot confirm your Right to Study, we may not be able to complete your enrolment or allow you to start your course.

We need to check the nationality and status of all applicants to confirm whether a right to study check is required.

Anyone who provides evidence that they are a British or Irish national will not be subject to any further right to study checks.

Right to Study checks may apply to:

• EU/EEA nationals
• Individuals with settled or pre-settled status
• Non-UK nationals studying on a visa 

You must complete your Right to Study check as part of enrolment. We recommend having your documents ready as early as possible to avoid delays.

The documents you need to provide will depend on your nationality and immigration status.

UK and Irish citizens - Valid ID showing your address and date of birth. This may include: birth certificate and National Insurance number or passport. You can use a full or provisional driving licence if you don’t have those.

If you are not a British or Irish national, please bring evidence of your immigration status. In most cases, this should include your eVisa share code.

If you cannot provide a share code, you may be able to bring your original physical immigration documents instead, as long as they are still valid. These could include an in-date visa vignette in your passport, a Biometric Residence Permit, a passport stamp, or a Bail 201 letter with an Application Registration Card.

If your immigration status depends on a family member, for example as a dependant or under a family or child visa, you will also need to provide that family member’s immigration documents.

We must check official evidence as part of our legal responsibilities.

A share code is a code you generate through the UK Government website so Carlisle College can check your immigration status online.

A video on How to view and prove your UKVI Digital Immigration Status can be viewed here

As part of the Right to Study check, you will normally:

• Provide your share code, if you have one.
• Show your immigration documents for review.
• A record/copy of your evidence will be retained. You can find out more on how we collect and use your data in our NCG Learner Privacy Policy
• Complete any remaining enrolment steps once your documents have been checked

Once your documents have been checked and accepted, we can complete your enrolment.

If you do not complete the check or cannot provide valid evidence you may not be able to enrol and your place on the course may be at risk.

This is because Carlisle College must comply with UKVI requirements before students can study with us.