Immigration advisers
Our visa and immigration team has dedicated immigration advisers with a wealth of knowledge and experience.
Immigration advice is regulated by the Office of the Immigration Services Commissioner (OISC) and under the OISC code of ethics, the Visa and Immigration team are the only team at the University permitted to provide specialist immigration advice to applicants and students.
Expert advisers
Ruth Hudson
Senior Manager
Amy Hewitt
Senior Immigration Adviser
Melanie Bentham-Hill
Senior Immigration Adviser
Rebecca Gillespie
Immigration Adviser
Sofia Markopoulou
Immigration Adviser
Jenny Storer
Immigration Adviser
Josie Tanvir
Immigration Adviser
How to access support
You can connect with our team in different ways:
- Email immigration-support@nottingham.ac.uk – we respond to most emails within 3 to 5 working days (complex queries may take a little longer).
- Call 0115 846 6125, between 10am - 4pm UK time, Monday to Friday.
- Book a video appointment with an immigration adviser. This service is only available to current University of Nottingham students, and students who have recently completed their studies who have an active IT account. Appointments are via Microsoft Teams.
BRP collection
BRP collection for new and current students will be by advanced appointment and the location will depend on your situation and the date.
For more information and to book an appointment to collect a BRP, see our guidance below.
Biometric residence permits
Police registration
The requirement to register with the police has been removed. More information on this is available in the guidance linked below.
You will also find information on your immigration responsibilities, and those of the University.
Visa responsibilities
Visa application checking service
We offer a free, professional checking service for student visa applications for current students as well as their dependants. We strongly recommend that students extending their visa in the UK seek guidance from an adviser to check your application before submitting it online, so that it has the best possible chance of succeeding.
We can check your draft application and supporting documents via video call. You must prepare your draft application and supporting documents in advance, using our guidance on extending in the UK or applying overseas.
Offer holders should refer to our 10 steps guidance and visa application form guidance instead.
We endeavour to answer specific questions you may have about other categories of visa (such as Skilled Worker), but we can only offer a full checking service for applications falling within our Student visa area of expertise, which includes Replacement BRP applications. If you book an appointment to discuss working after studies, please be advised that while we can answer your questions on routes such as Graduate and Skilled Worker, we will be unable to give careers advice and will refer you to the specialist Careers and Employability Service for this.
Visa application checking service