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Check your passport validity

Check that your passport will be valid for the full length of your trip and for at least six months after you return to the UK.

Use your passport for visa and host applications

You may also need your passport when you apply for a student visa.

Some countries may ask you to leave your passport with an embassy while they process your visa application.

Some host institutions may also ask for a copy of your passport as part of their application process.

Keep a secure copy

Scan or photograph the personal details page of your passport and send it to your University email address before you travel.

This gives you a secure copy you can access if your passport is lost, stolen or unavailable while you are abroad. You may need these details when reporting the loss, contacting the British embassy or applying for an emergency travel document.

Contact the Student Immigration Service International Advice Team if you have a visa to study at 精东传媒 and you have questions about studying or working abroad while you remain matriculated at 精东传媒. Email advint@st-andrews.ac.uk.

If your study or work abroad forms an assessed part of your degree programme, the University will normally continue to sponsor your visa while you are abroad. Where the University continues to sponsor your visa, it will tell that you are on a study abroad or work placement.

You must:

• engage fully with the courses or activities in your Learning Agreement or Work Placement Agreement
• maintain regular contact with the University of St Andrews while you are abroad.

Your UK Student visa does not cover study in other countries. Check which visa you need for your host country as early as possible.

Check whether you need a visa

You may need a visa to study or work abroad, including for placements in the European Union. If you are an EU national, you usually do not need a visa to study or work in another EU country.

Immigration laws are complex and change often. Always check the requirements with the relevant embassy. If you are studying abroad, your host institution may also provide guidance about visa requirements.

Start your application early

Visa applications can take several weeks or months. Start the process as early as possible and make sure you complete every required step.

Depending on your destination and visa type, you may need to organise:

• medical certificates and associated tests
• criminal record checks
• other certificates or official documents
• official translations
• notarised documents.

Check work and travel restrictions

If you want to work while studying at another institution, check your eligibility with your host country’s embassy. Some countries do not allow students on student visas to work. Others may limit the type of work you can do or the number of hours you can work.

If you plan to travel outside your host country while you are abroad, check that your student visa allows multiple entry.

Get visa advice

You can find visa advice on the website.

• Check the "Living in..." section for your host country.
• You can also seek advice from the relevant embassy.

Contact the Global Office if you have individual questions about your immigration requirements.

Contact the immigration authorities in your destination country for official information about requirements.

You may also wish to read the , which gives general guidance and tips for students applying for a visa to study, work or volunteer abroad.

Check the University’s travel pages for visa information by country.

Check what medication you can take into your host destination. Some over-the-counter medications in the UK are not allowed in other countries.

You may need extra documents if you take repeat prescription medication with you. Check the for your host destination.