Visa & international support
The Visa and International Support team offer a professional and friendly welcome to all international students while providing advice on a range of immigration matters relating to study and life in the UK.
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The Visa and International Support team have arranged visa compliance checks in March. As part of our visa compliance regulations, student visa holders must attend a mandatory face-to-face check to verify the accuracy of our records and ensure that your studies are progressing as expected. Attendance is mandatory and not optional. Failure to attend may result in your non-engagement being reported to the Home Office and withdrawal from your studies.
Students that have been sent an email inviting them to attend need to attend – if you did not receive an email, you do not need to attend.
The check itself should take no longer than 10 minutes and please ensure to bring your passport with you.
Dates for the checks are below:
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Date |
Campus |
Time |
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Monday 9 March 2026 |
Cluster 3 in the Library, Craiglockhart Campus |
10am - 3:30pm |
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Tuesday 10 March 2026 |
Room 5.E.06, Sighthill Campus |
10am - 3:30pm |
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Wednesday 11 March 2026 |
Cluster 3 in the Library, Craiglockhart Campus |
10am - 3:30pm |
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Thursday 12 March 2026 |
Cluster 7 in the JKCC, Merchiston Campus |
10am - 3:30pm |
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Friday 13 March 2026 |
NO CHECKS TAKING PLACE |
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Monday 16 March 2026 |
Cluster 3 in the Library, Craiglockhart Campus |
10am - 3:30pm |
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Tuesday 17 March 2026 |
Room 5.E.06, Sighthill Campus |
10am - 3:30pm |
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Wednesday 18 March 2026 |
Cluster 3 in the Library, Craiglockhart Campus |
10am - 3:30pm |
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Thursday 19 March 2026 |
Cluster 7 in the JKCC, Merchiston Campus |
10am - 3:30pm |
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Friday 20 March 2026 |
NO CHECKS TAKING PLACE |
If you have any difficulty in finding the correct room, please go the Reception on the campus. If you have any questions, please contact the Visa and International Support Team by emailing visacompliance@napier.ac.uk or calling 0131 455 2272.
What we do
We provide specialist advice various areas such as the below:
- Visa applications, both within the UK and outside of the UK
- Appropriate visas for studying/right to study checks for non-UK/EEA students
- Visas for attending graduation
- Issuing various letters for immigration purposes (employment, visas for travelling in Europe and for attending graduation)
- All UK visa related matters for current students, including returning students following a break in studies and dependants
- Visas for working in the UK during and after studies
- License Compliance & UK Visas and Immigration Audit
- Attendance monitoring of student visa holders
We also work closely with various teams at the University such as the Admissions team to provide immigration advice to new and continuing students when they apply to study at Edinburgh Napier University.
If you have any questions for the team, please see our details in the 'Contact Us' section below.
Final year student?
If you are in your final year of studies and hope to stay in Scotland after completing your studies, The Scottish Government have launched Scotland’s Migration Service. As part of this service, they provide appointments to international students in the following areas:
- Visas and Immigration
- Continuing studies
- Working in Scotland
The Visa and International Support team can also assist, so please contact them directly by calling 0131 455 2272 or emailing internationalsupport@napier.ac.uk
UK Council for International Student Affairs (UKCISA)
In addition to the UKCISA advice line for students, they provide up-to-date information about Brexit, immigration, fees, student support, working and living in the UK for current and prospective international students.
If you have a query about studying in the UK we recommend you have a look at the UKCISA website information first.
Stay safe from scams
Scams and frauds are crimes in which deception is used for personal gain, usually to make money or obtain information.
With technology improving, fraudsters are becoming more sophisticated. Many types of scams and frauds exist, including phishing, rental and parcel fraud, money muling, ticket fraud, fake job scams, purchasing essays and sextortion.
By understanding the motives and signs of various scams, you can protect your personal information from scammers who may operate across international borders. Please read the Police Scotland Student Online Safety Booklet for more information and help keep yourself protected against scams.
Scams and frauds - Police ScotlandIn-sessional English Language Support
Are you a student who speaks English as your 2nd, 3rd, 4th, (etc.) language?
Do you speak English as your 1st language but are from a different educational system to the UK?
We are here to help you with your Academic English and thereby help you become more familiar with the expectations of the UK system.
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Our details
Our Team
Louise McClure, Head of Visa and International Support
Megan Jones, Visa & International Support Team Leader
Cat Morrison, International Support Officer
Jessica Doyle, International Support Officer
Harry Grierson, International Support Officer
Maxine McCullough, International Support Officer (Attendance Monitoring)
Lucy Pratt, International Support Officer (Attendance Monitoring)
Catarina Silva, Visa & International Support Assistant
Contact Us
Call: +44 131 455 2272
Email: internationalsupport@napier.ac.uk
Office: Sighthill Campus, Room 5.B.29 (Opening hours are 9am-5pm)
Become an International Student Ambassador
We are looking for enthusiastic international student ambassadors who can talk passionately about their student experience to help prospective undergraduate and postgraduate students gain insight into life at Edinburgh Napier