For International Students Student Visa: Your eVisa

UKVI will no stop issuing visa vignettes from15 July 2025. The vignette will be replaced as part of the new eVisa system.  You can use an eVisa to travel to the UK together with your current passport which must be linked to your UKVI account. You should also get a share code to prove your immigration status before you travel.

eVisa

Your full Student visa will now be Online Digital Immigration Permission Status as UKVI moved to a digital immigration system on 1 January 2025.

An eVisa is an online record of your immigration status and the conditions of your permission to enter or stay in the UK. You need to create a UKVI account to be able to access your eVisa.

You will not receive a BRP (Biometric Residence Permit), or any physical documentation for your visa. Instead, you will receive an email from UKVI, which will include details of your immigration permission. The email will detail your visa start and end dates, the conditions of your immigration permission (what you can and cannot do whilst in the UK) and if you have been granted a visa under the Student Route. The email will also state that your sponsor is Ulster University and the name of the course you will be studying.

More information can be found  on the gov.uk website.

Please ensure you carefully check the email making sure the length of your course, name of your sponsor and course are all correct. If any of the details are incorrect, please contact compliance@ulster.ac.uk.