How can I help?
How can I help?

International research students

Whether you are an international student studying with us here in Leeds or you are studying outside the UK (offshore) in your own, or another, country, we are here to help you make sure you understand and follow the terms of your visa.

If you are an international student with a student visa, our International student information pages offer more guidance around the responsibilities attached to your visa.

As a visa sponsor, our university is required by the UK government to keep certain records and report changes in your circumstances. Our staff and students also have responsibilities around attendance monitoring, reporting and record keeping. By studying at Leeds Beckett University, you are agreeing to these responsibilities and our policies.

Visa-sponsored students must have monthly, in-person supervision meetings and make record of these meetings on SAM. This is an expectation in relation to your visa sponsorship.

If you are leaving the UK, whether for research data collection or for personal reasons, you should email your research student administrator with the dates you are leaving and returning to the UK and the reason for your trip.

We will give you a formal letter confirming the university is aware you are outside of the UK. It is useful to have this letter when entering and exiting the country.

If you are an international student studying in your own or another country other than the UK, we encourage you to visit the university for your supervisory meetings and to make use of our facilities.

Many of our offshore students also find it useful to spend time in the UK at particularly intensive points in their study - for example, when writing up and submitting your thesis.

We are required to keep records of any student who is visiting our university or meeting with members of university staff. So before you visit you should email your research student administrator with the following information:

  • Your student number
  • The date of your visit and planned exit date from the UK
  • The reason for your visit
  • Where you will be staying during your time in the UK

If you are an international student with a student visa, our International student information pages offer more guidance around the responsibilities attached to your visa.

As a visa sponsor, our university is required by the UK government to keep certain records and report changes in your circumstances. Our staff and students also have responsibilities around attendance monitoring, reporting and record keeping. By studying at Leeds Beckett University, you are agreeing to these responsibilities and our policies.

Visa-sponsored students must have monthly, in-person supervision meetings and make record of these meetings on SAM. This is an expectation in relation to your visa sponsorship.

If you are leaving the UK, whether for research data collection or for personal reasons, you should email your research student administrator with the dates you are leaving and returning to the UK and the reason for your trip.

We will give you a formal letter confirming the university is aware you are outside of the UK. It is useful to have this letter when entering and exiting the country.

If you are an international student studying in your own or another country other than the UK, we encourage you to visit the university for your supervisory meetings and to make use of our facilities.

Many of our offshore students also find it useful to spend time in the UK at particularly intensive points in their study - for example, when writing up and submitting your thesis.

We are required to keep records of any student who is visiting our university or meeting with members of university staff. So before you visit you should email your research student administrator with the following information:

  • Your student number
  • The date of your visit and planned exit date from the UK
  • The reason for your visit
  • Where you will be staying during your time in the UK

Contact your school research student administration team