Living in Leeds
We welcome colleagues and students from almost 100 different countries around the globe, contributing to our vision to be an excellent, accessible and globally engaged university. This webpage provides information to support international colleagues on immigration matters, with some additional information about life in the UK.
Living in Leeds
The University’s jobs website provides general information about the Leeds area.
To help you plan your relocation to Leeds, Human Resources have put together a bulletin of practical sources of information identified from various on-line resources which you may find useful.
What do I need to know on arriving in the UK?
Further information regarding employment and immigration can be found on the Gov.uk website https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-visas-and-immigration.
If you made your visa application from outside of the UK, then you will need to collect your biometric residence permit (BRP) once you arrive in the UK. More information is available here . The Post Office branch finder shows the location of Post Offices.
Some people need to register with the police after arriving in the UK with a visa. This will be clearly indicated on your biometric card or passport visa. Further information (including the relevant countries) can be found on the Gov.uk website https://www.gov.uk/register-with-the-police and also on the Leeds Beckett Student hub http://www.leedsbeckett.ac.uk/studenthub/registering-with-the-police/
How do I open a UK bank account?
For your salary to be paid each month, it’s essential for you to open a UK bank account. Pay day usually falls on the 26th of the month (academic colleagues) or 16th of the month (support colleagues). We are working with Lloyds Banking Group to support colleagues moving to the UK to open bank accounts here. If you would like more information about this, please contact Julia Gaskin (j.gaskin@leedsbeckett.ac.uk) and we will arrange for a member of Lloyds Bank to get in touch with you.
Immigration fraud, tricks and scams: Home Office Guidance
This Home Office webpage gives you advice on protecting yourself from tricks and scams the Home Office are aware have affected other people with a visa. If you receive an unexpected email, telephone call or letter from someone who claims to be from the Home Office, it may not be genuine. In particular, the Home Office will never contact you to ask for money or your personal details.
Does Leeds Beckett offer a loan scheme?
As an employee of Leeds Beckett University, you can access a Leeds Credit Union savings and loan scheme through which you can save a minimum amount from your salary on a monthly basis. Once a certain level of saving is reached you can apply for a low cost loan of up to five times the amount saved.
For further information please call 0113 2145252 or visit the Leeds Credit Union website. For an application form, please contact Payroll in Leighton G03.
Loans are also available through various banks and supermarkets.
Brexit Information
The Government has launched a webpage to provide information for EU citizens in the UK, including information about applying for settled status. There is no fee for EU settled status.
More information about the ID document check app, EU Exit, is available here. You can sign up for email updates from the UK government about the UK's withdrawal from the EU.
Where can I find more information about British citizenship?
The following Home Office webpages provide information about British citizenship and EEA permanent residence cards (in some circumstances it is possible to apply for British citizenship immediately after receiving EEA permanent residence documentation).
https://www.gov.uk/british-citizenshiphttps://www.gov.uk/dual-citizenship
Who can help with more information about immigration matters?
