Re-enrolment for continuing students

UK/Irish citizens

Please complete the online re-enrolment task. However, if you did not previously provide us with your passport/ID document or you have a new passport/ID document please upload it via the Online student portal. 

EU nationals and eligible family members with European Settlement Scheme (EUSS) or Jersey, Guernsey, or the Isle of Man’s settlement schemes status

If the immigration document you previously provided to us has expired or you are returning from interruption or a period of non-attendance or you are an EU national/eligible family member who previously did not provide us with evidence of status under the EUSS/ Jersey, Guernsey, or the Isle of Man’s settlement schemes status you must upload the following documents: 

• Your passport (photo ID page); 
• A ‘share code’/ EUSS reference number which you can obtain from the UKVI's View and Prove immigration status service, or 
• Certificate of Application confirming that you have applied under the EUSS or equivalent (if applicable)-PDF or Sharecode.
• Please make sure you are generating a share code for 'any other reason' (not right to work or right to rent). Your share code should begin with the letter 'S'. Visit the UK gov website to generate the share code  

Student route (previously Tier 4) visa holders

• If the visa/UK immigration permission, you previously provided SOAS has or will expire shortly you will need to provide evidence of your new visa as part of your re-enrolment; or 
• If you have submitted a valid in-country application for permission to stay, provide us with a copy of your previous visa and the full PDF of your submitted visa application. This must include the date your application was submitted. You will be re-enrolled based on your application but must update SOAS as soon as a decision has been made on your application. Please contact the Student Visa Compliance team at Compliance@soas.ac.uk for more information if you have not already received a CAS and apply for a new visa. 

If you obtained a new Student visa/BRP or replaced a lost immigration document or switched to a new UK immigration category, please upload a clear colour copy of each of the relevant documents OR sharecode. by logging on to Online Services and selecting the Upload My Documents box. Please note that documents need to be in a JPEG or PDF format and no bigger than 2 MB. 

Student route visa holders re-enrolling at SOAS are expected to adhere to the responsibilities and conditions attached to their Student visa.

All other visa/immigration types

• If your existing visa/UK immigration permission has expired or will expire shortly after the re-enrolment deadline or you did not previously provide us with evidence, you will need to submit copies of your relevant documents via the Online Student Portal (e.g. new visa/BRP/ sharecode, travel document, ARC etc); or  
• If you have submitted a valid in-country application for permission to stay, provide us with a copy of your previous visa and the full PDF of your submitted visa application or confirmation of payment, including the date payment was made. You will be enrolled based on your application but must update SOAS as soon as a decision has been made on your application.
• If you obtained a new visa/BRP or replaced a lost immigration document or switched to a different UK immigration category, please upload a clear colour copy of each of the relevant documents OR sharecode. by logging on to Online Services and selecting the Upload My Documents box. Please note that documents need to be in a JPEG or PDF format and no bigger than 2 MB.

If you obtained a new immigration permission document (visa/BRP) or replaced a lost immigration document or switched to a new UK immigration category, please upload a clear colour copy of each of the relevant documents OR sharecode by logging on to Online Services and selecting the Upload My Documents box. 

Please note that documents need to be in a JPEG or PDF format and no bigger than 2 MB.

BRP cards with 31/12/2024 expiry

If you have been issued a BRP that expires on 31 December 2024, but your visa decision letter or email confirms that your immigration permission extends beyond this date, this is not an error. During 2024, the UK government is replacing physical immigration documents such as BRP cards with digital proof of immigration status called an eVisa. 

This is an ongoing process which they hope to complete by 2025. Please see the gov.uk webpages regarding e-visas/digital immigation status for the latest updates in the process. Our website will be updated as and when we receive further information from UK Visas and Immigration about the e-visa/digital immigration status transition process. 

You can also visit the govUK website for more information about the e-visa roll out.