Enrolment
Discover below everything you need to know about enrolment.
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What is enrolment?
Enrolment is the process you need to complete to become an official Kingston Universitystudent
There are several steps to complete, which you can find more information on below.
Why enrol?
Completing your online enrolment is an essential part of coming to university. All universities are required to report on statutory information to the UK Government, so many sections include mandatory information. When the Government reports on this, the information is anonymised and does not include identifiable information.
Enrolling at the right time is very important as it gives you access to:
- Your student loan – if you’ve been awarded a student loan, completing your enrolment will release your money three working days after we can see you have engaged with your Welcome Week activities.
- Your Welcome to Kingston Universityonline module (part of your Welcome Week). This module will need to be completed by the end of Welcome Week.
- You’ll be able to book the Welcome activities you would like to take part in (part of your Welcome Week).
- Your course teaching timetable – after completing your online enrolment you'll be able to see your individual teaching timetable for the first teaching block (which will go through to December) which will be published before Welcome Week.
How to enrol
Online enrolment will open from Wednesday 27 August. You'll receive an email from our enrolment team requesting you to complete your online enrolment. Please complete this as soon as you can. You'll , our Online Student Information System.
You'll be asked to complete an online form to provide information including:
- Your personal details - including your named emergency contact.
- Your term-time address - If you do not know your term-time address because you’ll be living in our Halls of Residences, please don’t worry about completing this part. Your term time address will be auto-populated once your room has been allocated.
- How you intend to pay your course fees - for example by student loan.
- Any additional qualifications you have but haven’t given to us - such as Functional Skills or a music qualification. We’d particularly like you to upload any qualifications that carry additional UCAS points, such as Access to HE, A Level, BTEC, T Levels that we’ve not yet received from UCAS.
- Our student regulations. This is the contract you’re entering into with the University and it covers our student code of conduct that all students are required to sign up to. These regulations explain things such as your commitment to paying fees, your right to cancel your place and the timeframe you would need to do this within.
After you've completed your online enrolment, a member of the enrolment team will check and verify your identity by checking your identity document against your uploaded ID card photo.
Acceptable ID for Identity Check
As part of your enrolment, you must present an original form of photographic identification to verify your identity. The type of ID you need may vary depending on whether you are assessed as having Home or Overseas fee status.
Preferred Form of ID: A Passport
We strongly encourage all students — particularly those with Home fee status — to present a passport wherever possible. This is the most reliable way for us to confirm your identity and right to study (RTS) in the UK.
Note: Your UK passport does not need to be in date for identity purposes. If it's expired, we may still be able to accept it, depending on how recently it expired and whether it clearly confirms your identity and citizenship.
Students with Home Fee Status
While a passport is preferred, we may accept one of the following if a passport is not available:
- UK photographic driving license
- Republic of Ireland (ROI) passport
- Overseas passport
- EU or EEA national identity card
- EU / EEA photographic driving license
- Kingston UniversityID card (returning students only)
- Proof of Age Standards Scheme (PASS) card with a unique reference number
- Armed Forces identity card
- Northern Ireland electoral identity card
- UK Biometric Residence Permit (BRP)
- US passport card
Please be aware that some of the above documents may not fully confirm your right to study, and additional checks may be required.
Students with Overseas Fee Status
You must provide one of the following:
- Valid overseas passport
- UK passport
- Republic of Ireland (ROI) passport
- Official Home Office correspondence confirming your passport is currently held by UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI)
If you can’t provide any of the above
If you don’t currently have any of the accepted forms of ID, or your document is expired, please contact the Enrolment Team as soon as possible. We may be able to advise on alternative options or supporting documentation.
During your online enrolment, you'll be asked to confirm how you intend to pay your tuition fees.
Before we can confirm you've completed your enrolment, the University will do a finance check and a member of the team will be in touch if there are any questions.
Take a look at how to pay your fees and make sure you choose the payment type that works best for you.
International students and all postgraduate students are required to attend a compulsory physical check-in appointment when they arrive on campus.
Once you have successfully completed online enrolment, you'll receive an email from our admissions team inviting you to book your check-in appointment.
Once you’ve completed your enrolment, you’ll receive an email with details of when and where you can collect your official Kingston Universitystudent ID card.
ID cards can be collected from Enrolment in the Information Centre located at:
- The Nightingale Centre at Kingston Hill
- The Townhouse at Penrhyn Road
You’ll be invited via email to book an appointment to collect your ID card. However, if you're in the area, you’re also welcome to visit one of our hubs directly. Our staff will be happy to assist you with collecting your ID card and completing any outstanding enrolment tasks.
If your ID card collection time clashes with your course induction, please prioritise attending your course induction. You’ll still be able to collect your ID card at another time.
Enrolling at a partner college
You'll be contacted separately by your partner institution to tell you how to complete their enrolment. This will include providing evidence of your identity directly to the partner institution, not ÖŘżÚζSM.
If you're going to be attending classes at a partner institution there may be other things you need to complete. The partner institution will be in touch with you directly about this.
How to log into OSIS
You should have received an email from us with your username (Kingston UniversityID) and password to login our Online Student Information System (OSIS).
and if it’s your first time, you’ll be prompted to change your temporary password (the one we sent you) to a permanent one (that you’ll find easier to remember). If you forget your OSIS password, you can reset your password online.
If you experience any problems with OSIS, please log an enquiry with the University’s , providing your name, Kingston UniversityID and information about the problem you’re having.
Enrolment FAQs
You’ll be contacted via email from Wednesday 27 August and asked to complete your online enrolment.
Enrolment is the process you need to complete to become an official Kingston Universitystudent. There are several steps to complete, which you can find more information on above.
Acceptable ID for Identity Check
As part of your enrolment, you must present an original form of photographic identification to verify your identity. The type of ID you need may vary depending on whether you are assessed as having Home or Overseas fee status.
Preferred Form of ID: A Passport
We strongly encourage all students — particularly those with Home fee status — to present a passport wherever possible. This is the most reliable way for us to confirm your identity and right to study (RTS) in the UK.
Please not your UK passport doesn’t need to be in date for identity purposes. If it's expired, we may still be able to accept it, depending on how recently it expired and whether it clearly confirms your identity and citizenship.
Students with Home Fee Status
While a passport is preferred, we may accept one of the following if a passport is not available:
- UK photographic driving license
- Republic of Ireland (ROI) passport
- Overseas passport
- EU or EEA national identity card
- EU / EEA photographic driving license
- Kingston UniversityID card (returning students only)
- Proof of Age Standards Scheme (PASS) card with a unique reference number
- Armed Forces identity card
- Northern Ireland electoral identity card
- UK Biometric Residence Permit (BRP)
- US passport card
Please be aware that some of the above documents may not fully confirm your right to study, and additional checks may be required.
Students with Overseas Fee Status
You must provide one of the following:
- Valid overseas passport
- UK passport
- Republic of Ireland (ROI) passport
- Official Home Office correspondence confirming your passport is currently held by UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI)
If You Cannot Provide Any of the Above
If you do not currently have any of the accepted forms of ID, or your document is expired, please contact the Enrolment Team as soon as possible. We may be able to advise on alternative options or supporting documentation.
You’ll have received an email from us with your username (Kingston UniversityID) and password to log into OSIS, our applicant and student portal, when you first applied to ÖŘżÚζSM. This will also appear in any emails we send you about your enrolment.
If you experience any problems with OSIS, please log an enquiry with the University's , providing your name, Kingston UniversityID and information about the problem you are having. Or you can contact them (Monday to Friday, 8am to 6.30pm) via 020 8417 3355.
Welcome Week starts Monday 22 September 2025, but the exact date you’ll need to be on campus will depend on your individual welcome timetable.
Once you’ve completed your enrolment, you’ll receive an email with details of when and where you can collect your official Kingston Universitystudent ID card.
ID cards can be collected from Enrolment in the Information Centre located at:
- The Nightingale Centre at Kingston Hill
- The Townhouse at Penrhyn Road
You’ll be invited via email to book an appointment to collect your ID card. However, if you're in the area, you’re also welcome to visit one of our hubs directly. Our staff will be happy to assist you with collecting your ID card and completing any outstanding enrolment tasks.
If you’d like to change your ID card image you need to contact our to have the image removed so you can upload another image.
Need more help?
Please send us an email if you have any questions about anything to do with enrolment.
