International Students

 Arrival

  • International Freshers’ Guide: This is a comprehensive guide containing pre arrival information. Please have look at it. It’s long, but has all the essential information you need to know before getting here.

  • VISA/BRP Collection: Once you arrive in Cambridge, you will need to collect your BRP from the University. Please check this for how to do so. Note that the collection of your VISA needs an appointment, so please book slots beforehand. You can book one by looking under the row for “All other courses” in the table present on the page linked to.

  • Police Registration: Nationals from some countries have to register with the police on arrival in the UK. To check whether you need to, or to do so, please look at this.

  • Pre Arrival Events: There are a few “Welcome to Cambridge events” organised around the world by Cambridge alumni. Look here for one near you.

  • Orientation Events: There are a couple of optional orientation events for international freshers which you can attend during Cambridge’s International Freshers’ Week. These are run by the International Student Office, and require you to register prior to the events

Useful information

  • International Student Office.

  • UKCISA. The UK Council for International Student Affairs, UKCISA has information that you might find relevant if the Cambridge International Student Office does not help.

  • International Funding.

  • The British Council. This is a link to British Council, an organization dedicated to international educational and cultural opportunities.

  • Erasmus+. Erasmus + is the student exchange programme for students who study within the EU.

  • Language Centre. This is a link to the Language Centre at Cambridge.

The JCR International Students Officer can be contacted by email at:
jcr-international@corpus.cam.ac.uk

Responsibilities under the Tier 4 Visa

If you are in the UK on a Tier 4 VISA, your responsibilities can be found here. Keep in mind that you have to check if your information is up-to-date and sign a document at the Tutorial Office on a termly basis.

Life at Cambridge

The international student guide has very useful information for things regarding daily life at Cambridge. It unfortunately does not have an index, and this provides a substitute:

  • Travel: Within Cambridge – pages 6-7, within the UK – page 8, within Europe – pages 28-30

  • Money: Opening a Bank Account – pages 9-10 – you may request a letter to open a bank account by emailing the Tutorial Office.

  • Healthcare: pages 11-13

  • Security: Information regarding standard security, emergency numbers – page 14

  • Electricity: Specification for power and voltage in the UK – page 14

  • Telephones and SIMs: page 15

Religion

There are people of various faiths from around the world at Cambridge. This is a link to a list of religious and spiritual societies associated with the University. No matter what your religion, you can also consult the College Chaplain, Matt Bullimore, for advice or information.

Food

Cambridge has a variety of restaurants serving different cuisines, and international stores can be found across the city. A document with some of the more popular ones can be found here.