Arriving from overseas

CAS is an electronic document required to make a student visa application if you are applying from outside the UK and require sponsorship. 

In order to be eligible for a CAS you must have: 

• met all the conditions of your offer
• accepted your offer
• paid a tuition fee deposit (if required)

CAS issue is not an automatic process.

We will aim to send you a CAS questionnaire to complete within seven days from your offer becoming unconditional, or receiving a deposit payment (if this is required). We will also request any other documents/information required. 

Once this is received, we will review your responses to ensure that you meet Student Visa requirements. We will get in touch if we have further questions and will only proceed to issue CAS once we are confident that your visa application will be successful. 

If you have not heard from us after four weeks of submitting your CAS questionnaire, or after providing requested information, and you require an urgent response please email adintadv@essex.ac.uk

Find out more about Confirmation of Acceptance for Studies (CAS).

Depending on method of payment it may take a few days for your payment to reach our account. You can help us by making it as clear as possible where the payment is to be assigned.

If you receive a CAS questionnaire from us you can assume that your deposit payment has been received as we require payment of the deposit in order to send this.

If you do not receive receipt of payment or a CAS questionnaire within seven days please send us proof of payment as we will ask our income team to confirm the payment has been received. 

If you are asked to pay a deposit to secure your place and scholarship, you should do so by the relevant deadline.

Further information on how to pay a deposit can be found on our tuition fee deposits webpage.

Please note that the East 15 Acting School course deposit terms and conditions are different.

You’ll need a Confirmation of Acceptance for Studies (CAS) from the University to apply for a student visa if you require sponsorship to study. The Admissions teams issue CAS to applicants that they are confident meet all of the requirements. They might ask you some additional questions as part of the process.

Once you have your CAS it is valid for six months, giving you plenty of time to make your student visa application, but you should let Admissions know if you do not think you will be arriving by the latest accept date on your CAS.

The type of visa you should apply for will depend on your circumstances including, what passport or travel document you hold, the length of your proposed study and where you are applying from.

The Admissions teams complete rigorous checks to ensure that CAS is only issued if we believe that your visa application will be successful. Our visa refusal rate is extremely low. However, in the rare instance that a visa is refused you should contact us to determine if other options such as online-only teaching are possible. 

European and Swiss students need to apply for immigration permission to study, unless you already hold settled status. Irish students have the right to live and study in the UK.

Read our immigration pages for further information about applying for your visa.

Students and any dependants who are 16 and over, from certain countries or territories, who are studying in the UK for more than six months are not required to register with the police.

Visit the government website to find out more about police registration.

As a new student, we are required to check your identity and that you have the right to study with us inside the UK. Read our registration page to find out what identity documents you will need to bring with you.

When you arrive in the UK, you’ll be able to arrange collection of your BRP (Biometric Residence Permit) from the place you’ve chosen.

You must collect your BRP by the ‘valid to’ date on the entry clearance sticker or, within ten days of your arrival in the UK, whichever is the latest date.

Find out more about collecting your BRP from the University.

From Heathrow, you need to travel to London Liverpool Street station where you'll take a train to Colchester.

The easiest and quickest route is using the Elizabeth line train service which runs directly from Heathrow to London Liverpool Street. Alternatively, you can take a Heathrow Express train or a Piccadilly line Underground train, both these options require you to change trains.

You can plan your journey using the Transport for London website. You can view train times and book tickets via Trainline.com

Once at Colchester station, take a taxi or bus (no. S1 or 87) to the University of Essex Colchester Campus at Wivenhoe Park. There is a bus stop and a taxi rank at the train station.

From Gatwick, you need to travel to London Liverpool Street station where you'll take a train to Colchester.

There are couple of ways to travel from Gatwick to Liverpool Street:

• you can take a Thameslink train to Farringdon, then an Elizabeth line train one stop to Liverpool St
• or, take a Gatwick Express train (direct) or Southern Rail train to London Victoria station. From Victoria, take an Underground train via the Circle line (yellow) or District line (green) to Liverpool Street station

You can plan your journey using the Transport for London website. You can view train times and book tickets via Trainline.com

Once at Colchester station, take a taxi or bus (no. S1 or 87) to the University of Essex Colchester Campus at Wivenhoe Park. There is a bus stop and a taxi rank at the train station.

1. Take a train from Luton Airport to London St Pancras station
2. Take an Underground train via the Circle line (yellow) or Hammersmith & City line (pink) from King’s Cross St Pancras to Liverpool Street station
3. Take a train from Liverpool Street to Colchester
4. Take a taxi or bus (no. S1 or 87) from to the University of Essex Colchester Campus at Wivenhoe Park. There is a bus stop and a taxi rank at the train station.

You can find more information and view maps on the Transport for London website. You can view train times and book tickets via Trainline.com

Our Colchester Campus is not far from Stansted Airport.

The quickest way to travel is by National Express using the 250 service which runs directly from Stansted Airport to the centre of Colchester. From there you can catch a bus or taxi to the University campus.

Alternatively, the First Essex Bus Airlink X20 service runs from Stansted Airport to Colchester.

Southend is serviced by two train stations - Southend Victoria and Southend Central. Both are very close to our Southend Campus, so you can travel to either.

Heathrow to Southend Victoria

From Heathrow, you need to travel to London Liverpool Street station where you'll take a train to Southend Victoria.

The easiest and quickest route is using the Elizabeth line train service which runs directly from Heathrow to London Liverpool Street. Alternatively, you can take a Heathrow Express train or a Piccadilly line Underground train, both these options require you to change trains.

You can plan your journey using the Transport for London website. You can view train times and book tickets via Trainline.com

Heathrow to Southend Central

From Heathrow, you need to travel to London Fenchurch Street station where you'll take a train to Southend Central.

The easiest route is using the Elizabeth line train service from Heathrow to Whitechapel. From Whitechapel take a District line (green) Underground train to Tower Hill. Fenchurch Street station is a short walk from Tower Hill station.

You can find more information and view maps on the Transport for London website. You can view train times and book tickets via Trainline.com

Southend is serviced by two train stations - Southend Victoria and Southend Central. Both are very close to our Southend Campus, so you can travel to either.

Gatwick to Southend Victoria

From Gatwick, you need to travel to London Liverpool Street station where you'll take a train to Southend Victoria.

There are couple of ways to travel from Gatwick to Liverpool Street:

• you can take a Thameslink train to Farringdon, then an Elizabeth line train one stop to Liverpool St
• or, take a Gatwick Express train (direct) or Southern Rail train to London Victoria station. From Victoria, take an Underground train via the Circle line (yellow) or District line (green) to Liverpool Street station

You can plan your journey using the Transport for London website. You can view train times and book tickets via Trainline.com

Gatwick to Southend Central

From Gatwick, you need to travel to London Fenchurch Street station where you'll take a train to Southend Central.

The simplest route from Gatwick to Fenchurch Street is a Gatwick Express train (direct) to London Victoria. From Victoria, take a District line (green) Underground train to Tower Hill. Fenchurch Street station is a short walk from Tower Hill station.

You can find more information and view maps on the Transport for London website. You can view train times and book tickets via Trainline.com

Our Southend Campus is just 1.7 miles (2.8km) from London Southend Airport. You can travel from the airport by bus or train

1. Take a train from Luton Airport to London St Pancras.
2. Take an Underground train via the Circle line (yellow) or Hammersmith & City line (pink) from King’s Cross St Pancras to Liverpool Street station OR take the Circle line (yellow) to Fenchurch Street station.
3. Take a train to Southend Victoria from Liverpool Street (operated by Greater Anglia), OR to Southend Central from Fenchurch Street (operated by c2c). Both stations in Southend are very close to our Southend Campus.

You can find more information and view maps on the Transport for London website. You can view train times and book tickets via Trainline.com

To travel by train from Stansted Airport to Southend Victoria:

1. take a Stansted Express train from Stansted Airport to Tottenham Hale
2. from Tottenham Hale station, take a train to Stratford
3. from Stratford station, take a train to Southend Victoria

Alternatively, you can take a National Express coach from Stansted Airport to Stratford train station. From Stratford, take a train to Southend Victoria.

You can find more information and view maps on the Transport for London website. You can view train times and book tickets via Trainline.com

Our Loughton (East 15 Acting School) Campus is located within easy reach of London transport links through nearby Debden Underground station, which is served by the Central line (red).

From Heathrow, you need to travel to London Liverpool Street station where you'll take an Underground train to Debden.

The easiest and quickest route is using the Elizabeth line train service which runs directly from Heathrow to London Liverpool Street. Alternatively, you can take a Heathrow Express train or a Piccadilly line Underground train, both these options require you to change trains. From Liverpool Street station, take a Central line Underground train to Debden.

You can find more information and view maps on the Transport for London website

1. Take a Gatwick Express train (direct) from Gatwick Airport to Victoria station, or take a Southern Rail or Thameslink train from Gatwick Airport to Victoria station.
2. Take an Underground train via the Circle line (yellow) or District line (green) from Victoria to Liverpool Street station.
3. Take an Underground train via the Central line (red) from Liverpool Street station to Debden station.

You can find more information and view maps on the Transport for London website.

1. Take a train from Luton Airport to London St Pancras.
2. Take an Underground train via the Circle line (yellow) or Hammersmith & City line (pink) from King’s Cross St Pancras to Liverpool Street station.
3. Take an Underground train via the Central (red) line to Debden station.

You can find more information and view maps on the Transport for London website. You can view train times and book tickets via Trainline.com

To travel by train from Stansted Airport to Debden:

1. take a Stansted Express train from Stansted Airport to Tottenham Hale
2. from Tottenham Hale station, take a train to Stratford
3. from Stratford station, take a Central line (red) Underground train to Debden

Alternatively, you can take a National Express coach from Stansted Airport to Stratford train station. From Stratford, take a Central line (red) Underground train to Debden.

You can find more information and view maps on the Transport for London website. You can view train times and book tickets via Trainline.com