Immigration Compliance

There are Home Office conditions attached to your visa that you must comply with and responsibilities that we also have as the sponsor of your visa. Our Immigration Compliance Team is always on hand to help keep you up to date. You must comply with the conditions attached to your visa and cooperate with the University to fulfil its sponsor duties.

Our immigration guides explain the requirements of studying on a Student visa with us here at Dundee and provide information on protecting your immigration status in the UK.

At the University of Dundee, the Immigration Compliance team is responsible for ensuring the University meets the compliance duties set out in UK immigration legislation to maintain our sponsor license.

Sponsor requirements

The University is required to:

• Hold a copy of your current passport and up-to-date immigration documents.
• Keep up-to-date UK contact details including both address and telephone number.
• Inform the Home Office if you do not arrive as expected.
• Monitor your engagement with your studies.
• Notify the Home Office if there is a change of circumstances with your studies, for example, if you:
  • change course or study method
  • withdraw, defer or change immigration status
  • or you have to resit, resubmit or repeat your course
• Inform the Home Office if we believe you are breaching the conditions of your leave (such as working over the permitted allowance, not engaging in studies).

Student visa conditions

Students must abide by the conditions attached to their visa, which include:

• Working restrictions.
• No access to public funds: this means you cannot draw on some state benefits.
• Notifying the Home Office of changes in your circumstances.
• Notifying the Home Office if you change your address.

If you have any concerns or questions regarding your immigration status please get in contact with us as soon as possible so we can support you in keeping your immigration status safe.