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NEXT STEPS
Congratulations again on being offered a place at Brunel University. This sheet contains information to help you
continue with the next steps in your journey to starting your studies at Brunel University. I hope you find it useful
and look forward to welcoming you to Brunel in the future.

Karen Blackney

Free Orientation & Airport Pickup

Brunel International offers a freeairport pick up service, and a fun, three-day orientation programme for
new international students. These are free of charge for international students, but must be booked in
advance. More information will be in your pre-departure booklet, or you can read more and book online at
www.brunel.ac.uk/international/whatnext

Key Dates for your Diary

Activity

Head of International StudentRecruitment and Marketing

Get your CAS Letter

Date

Paid your deposit or sent us a letter from your financial sponsor.*
Sent us a copy of your passport.
Remember to send us all of the above as soon as you can, so that you have enough time to apply
for your visa. Also remember to let us know if any of your contact details change by logging in and
updating ‘My apps’ on the Brunel Website.*Please see ‘How to get a Visa’ for rules on who can be a financial sponsor.

Apply for a Student Visa to Study in the UK

Your student visa application will be assessed under the points based system. You should apply
under Tier 4 – General Student (this includes if you are under 18) Please see the separate sheet:
“How to get a Visa” for more information, or visitwww.brunel.ac.uk/international/immigration

DEADLINES
FINAL
DEADLINE
19th August

Postgraduate Students - You need to meet all conditions of your conditional
offer by this date, so that you have enough time to receive your CAS and apply for your
student visa. While we will still accept payments and qualifications and issue CAS
numbers after this date, in some countries you may not have enough time. If this happensthen you will have to defer your entry to September 2013.
Undergraduate Students - If you have applied to Brunel through UCAS, you must notify them of your decision by the deadline indicated on your “Replying To Offer” letter by
replying online on “Track”. The deadline will depend on where you applied and where
you live. Please see www.ucas.com/students/track .

May - July 2012

Deadline formeeting all conditions of your offer letter,
including payment of deposit, for courses starting in
September 2012

19 August 2012

Deadline for booking on campus accommodation for
applicants for postgraduate and research programmes, and
undergraduates who have not applied for accommodation
through UCAS.

1 September 2012

Airport pick up service for Welcome and Orientationparticipants only.

18 &19 September 2012

Welcome and Orientation programme

20,21 & 22 September 2012
23 September 2012

Induction week starts – all new students required to attend.

Met all the conditions listed on your conditional offer letter

Summer Pre-sessional Courses

Airport pick up service for students not attending orientation

Your CAS or “Confirmation of Acceptance for Study”is a unique number assigned to you, which shows you
have an unconditional offer from Brunel. You must have a CAS in order to apply for a Student Visa. Brunel
will send you your CAS by email, once you have completed all of the following (as a CAS is only valid for 6
months, we will not send you one more than 3 months before the start of your course).

24 September 2012

Teaching start (somecourses may have earlier start dates)

1 October 2012

To view a full list of term dates please see www.brunel.ac.uk/international/wtermadates

More information about Brunel

Between now and the start of your course you can expect to receive more information from us, including:
• Emails alerting you to approaching deadlines (e.g. accommodation, payment and pre-sessional
deadlines)...