The Immigration Advice Services provide high quality, impartial and free immigration advice to current and future students and staff, as well as recent graduates.
Meet us in person on campus on Tuesdays. These sessions are run by the Immigration Advice Service and Immigration Compliance Team.
Immigration compliance and advice drop-in service
We're doing things a little differently and visiting Student Hubs on different campuses from February 2025 to April 2025.
This drop-in service is only available to students and staff of Bath Spa University, so you may be asked to provide evidence of your status (such as your ID card) before any information or advice is provided. We also run an online drop-in service if you're unable to attend an in-person session.
There are strict legal rules around who can provide immigration advice in the UK, and the advisors at Bath Spa can only provide advice on a limited range of issues, mainly restricted to Student visa requirements and conditions. Before contacting us, please refer to the table below to make sure that our service can help you.
Applications for a Student visa, Skilled Worker, or Standard Visitor visa to study/work at Bath Spa University, made from either inside or outside the UK. For Student visa applications made in the UK, we offer a free check-and-send service, including Student Dependant applications for dependants of BSU students.
Visa application questions for any category other than Student (and Student Dependant), Standard Visitor, Skilled Worker, or Graduate (e.g. asylum applications, indefinite leave to remain, citizenship, family visas, etc.). These need to be handled by a registered immigration adviser. Some free advice can also be obtained through Citizens Advice.
General information and signposting for post-study work visa options, including the Graduate route.
Visa applications for countries other than the UK – these should be directed to the embassy of the country to which you will be travelling.
Advice for those on a Student visa before suspending, changing course, or withdrawing from studies.
Requests to retake modules, appeal academic decisions, or to consider exceptional circumstances for your academic results. Please refer to the instructions in your results email or discuss with the Student Information Team.
Questions about work restrictions on a Student visa.
The Immigration Advice Service offers free immigration advice to students and staff of Bath Spa University. We only provide advice on UK visas specifically for study and work at Bath Spa.
This means we primarily specialise in Student and Skilled Worker visas (including dependant applications). We also offer some limited support for Standard Visitor visas for work/study, and Graduate applications. For any other visa type, or for visa advice for any other country, you will need to seek advice from elsewhere.
We are members of the UK Council for International Student Affairs (UKCISA) and Association of International Student Advisers (AISA); we operate in accordance with their Code of Ethics.
Higher Education institutions are authorised under a Ministerial Order (Part V of the Immigration and Asylum Act, 1999) to provide immigration advice and services and should adhere to the IAA Code of Standards.