Enrolment for new students
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Steps to enrolment
When you enrol, you formally become a SOAS student. Completing all parts of enrolment is essential for accessing your student loan, course materials and University resources.
Enrolment for new students opens on 27 August 2026 and closes on 2 October.
Steps to enrolment
1. Invitation to enrol
You will receive an 'invitation to enrol' email showing your SOAS student ID Number and a temporary password.
2. Password and MFA
First change your passport following the link and instructions in your invitation email then setup Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) to help protect your SOAS email account and data.
You will find full instructions on the Online Student Services home page.
3. Complete enrolment
Complete online enrolment:
- Log in to the MySOAS Portal using your SOAS ID number and the new password you have just set up, and click on the My Enrolment menu on the left-hand side.
- Please read the programme details on the screen carefully. If it isnot what you expect, contact your Admissions Team before initiating enrolment.
- To start enrolment, click on the Declarations box and agree the statements on the next screen. Once you have done so, your enrolment home page will open.
Each tile is an enrolment task you have to complete. You can take them in any order although some (the grey ones) require another task to be completed before you can access them.
If you need to leave enrolment at any point, any completed task will be saved. - Please note that your enrolment will not be confirmed until your approved form of payment has been reviewed by the Fees Team.
- Upload your passport and any immigration documents (if applicable).
- To avoid any delays to your enrolment, please:
- Ensure that you carefully read each page and submit all required information and documents
- Provide a scan or clear picture of any documents requested as part of enrolment
- Upload copies of the full-sized document and do not attempt to crop any corners or apply any filters.
Ensure that you correctly label the document you are uploading (e.g. visa vignette, passport/BRP, birth certificate and sharecode)
The Enrolment Team will now check your enrolment, i.e. personal details, submitted documents, fees payment. This may take 3 to 4 days. Should anything be unclear or missing you will be contacted by email.
4. Confirmation
Once your enrolment has been finalised, you will receive confirmation that your enrolment is now complete to your SOAS email account.
5. Collect SOAS ID
Once your enrolment has been finalised, you will be able to download a confirmation of enrolment email from your MySOAS Portal Communication section. Please select Request a letter from the main screen. You will then be taken to a screen where you can check your addresses.
Select "Confirmation of Enrolment Letter” from the drop down.
You will need to this letter to the Security Team to collect your SOAS ID card. You can find more information on how to get your SOAS ID card on the ID cards page. This card gives you access to the library and all SOAS buildings.
Online learning students do not need to collect a SOAS ID card but can request one from the Campus Safety teams if they wish to access the campus.
6. Student Status letter from SOAS
During your study at SOAS, you may need a letter to prove your student status - whether it's for council tax exemption, opening a bank account, applying for a Schengen Visa, or many other reasons.
You can request a letter from the Student Hub, via the your MySOAS Portal Communication section. Please select Request a Service letter from the main screen. You will then be taken to a screen where you can check your
Select "the type of letter you require from the drop down.
The letter will be available as a PDF, from your MySOAS Portal home page Communication section.
If you have any queries, please contact us through Dynamics which you can access via the Important Information and Links section in your MySOAS Portal
Contact us
Please contact us through the MySOAS Portal Communication section to speak with a member of the Enrolment team.
