International students enrolling at LSE with immigration permission for the UK, agree to abide by the conditions of their visa they are using to study at LSE by completing both pre-enrolment and campus enrolment.

A breach of your visa conditions is also a breach of your conditions of registration and may affect your ability to continue your studies at LSE.

Further information can be found on LSE's Conditions of Enrollment here.

LSE is recognised by the UKVI as a Higher Education Provider with a Track Record of Compliance.  In order to maintain our Student Sponsor Licence, we must complete the following activities:

• Check the right to study for students enrolling at LSE - we do this for all students regardless of nationality and immigration status

• Keep record of your most up to date immigration documents

• Ensure that your contact details are kept up to date

• Ensure you are engaged with your studies and monitor attendance

• Only issue CAS statements to students that meet the requirements of the Student Sponsor Guidance

• Report any changes of circumstances to the UKVI within 10 working days of the change happening

Further information can be found on the following web page:

Student Visa Compliance

If you enrol on a Student visa at LSE, you must ensure that you satisfy the Home Office terms and conditions of your immigration permission for the duration of your visa. 

You agree to:

• Attend all your lectures and classes as scheduled with no unauthorised absences. You can find more information on Engagement Monitoring here.

• Provide LSE with the most up to date copies of your immigration documents

• Inform LSE if your visa application has been refused

• Keep your contact details up to date e.g. address

• Inform the UKVI of any change in your details e.g. change of nationality

• Comply with the working conditions of your visa and understand when you can work full-time and the types of work you can do.

• Not claim public funds

• Register with the Police if required.

You can find further information on protecting your student status on UKCISA's web pages.

A Standard Visitor visa permits a maximum of six months of study per visit.  By enrolling on a Standard Visitor visa at LSE you agree that:

• You will not work (either paid or unpaid) whilst in the UK on a Standard Visitor visa
• You will not claim public funds
• You will not Live in the UK for long periods of time through frequent or successive visits
• Get married, register a Civil Partnership or give notice of either of these activties

You can find further information on permitted activities on a Standard Vistor visa on the UK Government's web pages.

There are a variety of dependant visas for the UK, each with their own conditions.  As such you should ensure you are aware of the conditions for your particular route on the UK Government web pages.

By enrolling on a dependant visa at LSE you are confirming that:

• The person you are dependant on is residing in the UK during your studies

• You will inform LSE if your circumstances change and you obtain alternate immigration permission during your programme

There are a variety of work visas for the UK, each with their own conditions.  As such you should ensure you are aware of the conditions for your particular route on the UK Government web pages.

You cannot enrol for a degree programme at LSE on a Graduate Route visa.  If you are switching from the Graduate Route visa to a Student visa you will be unable to start your programme until your Student Route visa has been granted.

By enrolling on a sponsored work visa for a full degree programme you are confirming that:

• You have informed your employer that you are undertaking full-time studies at LSE

• You will inform LSE of any change in circumstances that may affect your immigration permission for the UK