Dear Student,
We hope you’re looking forward to starting your studies!
You will have already received an email from us with your Temporary Campus Access Pass, and we’re now emailing to update you on how to collect your student ID card.
If you’ve already collected your student ID card, please disregard this email.
You can also find full information about collecting your student ID card on Student Services Online (SSO), the quickest and easiest way to find information about student life at King’s.
The process for collecting your student ID card depends on your nationality, as below:
I’m an international student who does not hold British or Irish nationality
Before collecting your student ID card on campus, you must ensure that you’ve completed the following stages of enrolment. For more information, read our article I’m a new student, how do I complete enrolment? on Student Services Online.
- Stage 1: Online enrolment
- Stage 2: Essential training. Within Student Records, go to ‘My Training’ on the right-hand side, where you’ll be asked to follow further instructions to complete your essential training courses, including our ‘Keeping Each Other Safe’ series and your Health and Safety induction.
- Stage 3: Right to Study check (for students who do not hold British or Irish nationality). The Right to Study check ensures that international students hold an appropriate immigration status to study in the UK. Even if you hold settled status or have an indefinite right to remain, you’re still required to complete the Right to Study check.
How do I collect my student ID card?
You must complete your Right to Study check as soon as you arrive in the UK. To do this, you’ll need to complete stage 1 of enrolment, then login to Student Records with your K number and password, selecting the ‘Right to Study check’ tab at the top of the screen.
It usually takes one working day for the Visa Compliance team to review your documents and process your submission. However, complex cases may take longer.
Once you pass the Right to Study check, you’ll receive a confirmation email with a link to book a time slot for collecting your student ID card.
Student ID card collection slots are available from 09.30 every weekday from Monday 15 September – Friday 10 October 2025. There is no postal option.
Please ensure you collect your student ID card at the time you have booked, or the service may not be open.
What do I need to bring with me?
To collect your student ID card, you’ll need to bring the following:
- Your student ID card collection slot booking confirmation email
- Your Right to Study check confirmation email
- Your passport (not a scan or photograph), so we can confirm your identity. For more information, read our article What proof of identity do I need to provide to collect my student ID card?
We recommend you download copies of the emails onto your phone for easy access.
I hold British or Irish nationality
If you’re a dual national (you hold British or Irish nationality and the nationality of another country), you should follow the process below.
Before collecting your student ID card on campus, you must ensure that you’ve completed the following stages of enrolment. For more information, read our article I’m a new student, how do I complete enrolment? on Student Services Online.
- Stage 1: Online enrolment
- Stage 2: Essential training. Within Student Records, go to ‘My Training’ on the right-hand side, where you’ll be asked to follow further instructions to complete your essential training courses, including our ‘Keeping Each Other Safe’ series and your Health and Safety induction.
How do I collect my student ID card?
Once you’ve completed Stages 1 and 2 of enrolment, please use the Welcome to King’s app to find out how to book your time slot.
Student ID card collection slots are available from 09.30 every weekday from Monday 15 September – Friday 10 October 2025. There is no postal option.
Please ensure you collect your student ID card at the time you have booked, or the service may not be open.
What do I need to bring with me?
To collect your student ID card, you’ll need to bring the following:
- Your student ID card collection slot booking confirmation email. We recommend you download a copy of the email onto your phone for easy access.
- Your passport or valid UK driving license (not a scan or a photograph), so we can confirm your identity. For more information, read our article What proof of identity do I need to provide to collect my student ID card?
