Proof of identity documentation
Last updated: 12/07/2023 10:45
To obtain a Cardiff University student ID card, you'll need to provide proof of your identity.
International students (outside of the EU/EEA)
You must bring the following with you to collect your student ID card;
- Original passport
- Stamped entry clearance vignette in passport (where applicable)
- Biometric Residence Permit (BRP) - some students may be collecting this from Cardiff University
- ATAS Certificate, if applicable (you will find details of this in your offer letter)
International students (in the EU/EEA)
You must bring the following with you to collect your student ID card;
- Original passport
- Share code – obtained from GOV.UK
- Proof of when you entered the UK (boarding pass, e-ticket, flight details)
If you do not have these documents, you will not be issued a student ID card, and you should contact Student Visa Support (SVS) for advice.
Student Visa Support enquiries
Contact us through Student Connect
Home and EU national students (with EUSS settled or pre-settled status)
If you have not uploaded your RTS documents online as part of the enrolment process, then you will need to bring one of the following with you;
- Original UK passport (or EU passport for EUSS)
- Original UK birth certificate
- Original UK naturalisation certificate
- Original UK right of abode certificate
For UK home students, if you do not have one of the above, you may be given a student ID card for a temporary period if you can only provide two of the following (one of which must contain your address, confirmed during enrolment, as held on the university student record):
- UK photographic driving licence
- tenancy agreement or mortgage documentation
- debit card (only at the student ID card collection venue)
- current credit card or charge card (only at the student ID card collection venue)
- bank statement
- bank or building society book (only at the student ID card collection venue)
- full driving licence (without photo)
- utility bill
- marriage certificate
- Home Office documents
- Inland Revenue documents
- work permit
- National Insurance card
- correspondence from the Student Loans Company or local authority.
If you have been issued a temporary student card, you will still be required to provide your Passport or Birth Certificate within eight weeks of collecting your student card.