Student Immigration Service
International students usually require a visa to live and study in the UK. The type of visa you’ll need depends on your nationality and the length of your course. Some students do not need a visa.
The University’s Student Immigration Service provides specialist support to international students who require a visa to study at the University of St Andrews. The service has two teams:
- the International Advice team to give you advice and guidance on your student visa. To get visa advice, email advint@st-andrews.ac.uk.
- the Compliance team to help protect your immigration status while you're studying. To get help to understand your visa responsibilities, call +44 (0)1334 46 2352 or email visas@st-andrews.ac.uk.
Read more about the University’s responsibilities for giving visa advice.
If you are enrolled or employed at another educational institution and you have an arrangement with the University of St Andrews to visit as a researcher, scholar or visiting academic, your School should email hr.immigration@st-andrews.ac.uk to ask for advice on visas.
Immigration updates
Keep up to date with the latest news from the International Student sector.
There will be a maintenance requirement increase for student applications from Tuesday 11 November 2025 from £1,136 per month (for a max of nine months) to £1,171 per month (for a max of nine months). The UKVI will update their webpage once the changes take place.
Graduate route length of permission reduction: for applications made after Friday 1 January 2027 undergraduate and postgraduate taught students will be granted 18 months of permission. PhD and other doctoral qualification students will continue to receive three years.
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