Arriving at Colchester

When you arrive

Complete In-Person Registration

Once you've completed Online Pre-Registration you’ll also need to attend an In-Person Registration appointment on campus. This will include completing a Right to Study check, registering you as a student and issuing your Student Registration Card. The appointments will take place at specific Registration Hubs located on each of our campuses and appointments will usually be managed by a booking system that you will be given access to once you have completed Online Pre-Registration.

Move into your accommodation

One of the first things you’ll probably want to do when you arrive is get settled into your home. Here's what you need to do get your accommodation key:

1. print off your arrivals pass (which is available at the end of your e-induction)
2. have some ID handy as you'll need this to collect your key
3. take your arrivals pass to one of our key collection offices.

The earliest date you can move into your accommodation is the date specified on your letter of allocation.

Find out more about collecting your key, luggage, parking and moving into your new accommodation. 

Register with a doctor

As a student studying on a course for more than six months, you're required to register with a local doctor throughout your period of study if you live on campus or in the local surrounding area.

Register as soon as possible after you arrive, in case you should suddenly need medical treatment.

Attend Welcome Week events

Check out everything that's going on during your first week at Essex during Welcome Week.