International Student Team

Visa Advice Service

Online Visa Advice Enquiry Form

Please do not come to the International Student Team office to discuss your visa queries in the first instance. It is important that all students make use of the resources listed below. This will allow us to devote more time to those students with urgent or complex queries.

Students with enquiries about their visas should follow the procedure below:

1. Consult the information, forms and procedures provided on our website and the website of the UK Council for International Student Affairs (UKCISA). The answers to most queries – particularly those relating to extending your visa and other standard procedures – can be found here.
   
2. If you cannot find an answer to your query make your enquiry using our Online Visa Advice Enquiry Form:
   • Online Visa Advice Enquiry Form
   You will then be contacted by the International Student Team. We expect to answer within 7 days. However, at times we receive a high volume of queries and are not able to respond within that time. Please note that currently we are not offering a drop-in service for visa enquiries. Thank you for your understanding. In certain circumstances, we will refer you to UKCISA or recommend that you seek independent legal advice.
   
3. If you are requesting a CAS or a correction to your CAS statement, please send an email to our general mailbox (internationalstudents@admin.cam.ac.uk after you have read the information on their website.
   
4. If your query relates to Tier 2 or Tier 5 please contact the Human Resources Compliance Team at complianceteam@admin.cam.ac.uk.

Advice on applying and completing the Tier 4 visa application forms

The Tier 4 Policy Guidance applies to all students making a Tier 4 visa application, whether inside or outside the UK. However there are differences in the application process depending on where you apply, so please go to the relevant page below to find the guidance relating to your situation:

• Making a Tier 4 (General) Student immigration application in your home country
• Making a Tier 4 (General) Student immigration application in the UK

Additional information for applicants:

• UKCISA
• UKBA - 'Studying in the UK'
• UKCISA - 12 top tips for protecting your tier 4 student immigration status

Working in the UK After Your Studies

Please note that the International Student Team cannot offer individual case-specific advice regarding working in the UK after studies.

• UKCISA working in the UK after studies
• University of Cambridge: working during and after your studies (includes information about what will happen to your visa when you complete your course)
• UKBA photographic guidance

Further sources of information

• Information on Notaries (cam domain only)

Disclaimer

The International Student Team of the University of Cambridge makes every possible effort to ensure that the information and advice it provides is up-to-date and accurate, but accepts no legal liability for errors or omissions, and reserves the right to make changes without notice. Furthermore, the International Student Team accepts no legal liability for the outcome of any action you may take after seeking our advice.