International student support

International Student Support (ISS) is part of Staffordshire University's Student Office and provides a wide range of support for international students including academic and cultural support as well as specialist immigration advice. The team are staffed with highly qualified, very friendly international student advisers. Our staff have extensive experience of working overseas. We aim to make your studying and living in Staffordshire University enjoyable and memorable. 

Please feel free to contact us if you have any questions about:

• pre-arrival information
• travelling advice
• immigration and visa issues
• intercultural mentoring programme
• life in the UK
• supporting your subject study to enable your successful adaptation to British Higher Education.

You may be aware that the UK Border Agency has implemented a new monitoring system for all international students studying in the United Kingdom.  As part of this process the University is required to ensure that you remain active in your studies.  Therefore on seven different occasions throughout the academic session you must bring a signed attendance certificate to your Faculty Office or Information Centre.  You will receive an email, in your student email account, to inform you when to submit your International Attendance Certificate.

Download a copy of the latest Attendance Certificate for sign in:

Week commencing Monday 23rd April 2012 - Attendance certificate for International Students holding a student visa (PDF, file size: 278.05KB)

Who signs my attendance form?

You need to request one of your module leaders or dissertation supervisor to sign your attendance form.   The form should be signed during the sign in week please do not ask your tutor to sign the form in advance.

Note for dissertation students:

As a dissertation student you are still required to attend regularly to meet your project supervisor.  The University can also request you to attend at any stage during this period.  It is very important that you bring in a signed attendance form during the allocated week .  You will be requested to repeat this exercise throughout the academic session until you have submitted your dissertation.

Submitted your dissertation:

Until you have completed your award you are a registered student at the University.  If you have submitted your dissertation but awaiting your results you need to bring your dissertation submission receipt to your Faculty Office.  You do not need to obtain a signed attendance form.

Failure to submit a signed attendance form, confirming satisfactory attendance, or submit your dissertation receipt will result in the University informing the Border Agency of your non attendance from the course.

MPhil/PhD students

Please ask your principal supervisor to sign the International Attendance Certificate.

The 9th Edition of the ISS Newsletter - April 2012  (PDF, file size: 727.42KB) is now available.

Please take time to read it, and if you have any queries please contact us at iss@staffs.ac.uk

Previous Newsletters:

• ISS Newsletter - February 2012 (PDF, file size: 759.25KB)
• ISS Newsletter - March 2011 (PDF, file size: 654.22KB)
• ISS Newsletter - Feb 2011 (PDF, file size: 870.5KB)
• ISS Newsletter - Nov 2010 (PDF, file size: 815.82KB)
• ISS Newsletter - May 2010 (PDF, file size: 200.09KB)
• ISS Newsletter - Feb 2010 (PDF, file size: 187.44KB)
• ISS Newsletter - December 2009 (PDF, file size: 436.57KB)
• ISS Newsletter for Oct/Nov 2009 (PDF, file size: 1.21MB)

• Stoke location: Information Centre - Room L100, Flaxman Building (PDF, file size: 1.9MB)
• Stafford location: Beacon Building - Room D001A (PDF, file size: 1.28MB)