Registering with the Police

Do I need to register with the Police?

How much will it cost?

How do I register?

Where is the Police Station?

What documents do I need?

What do I do if my details change?

How do I change my details with the Police?

Do I need to register with the Police?

Students from certain countries who are at least 16 years old and have a visa for more than 6 months need to register with the Police. You should check the stamp in your passport to see whether you need  to register.  If you need to register, your student visa sticker will say something like: "No Recourse to public funds -  Work (and any changes) must be authorised.  Police Registration within 7 days of Arrival."

Examples:

"The holder is required to register at once with the police."

OR

"Register with the Police within seven days."

The current list of countries whose nationals need to register with the police can be found below.  Always check your passport to see if you need to register with the police.

 If your husband/wife/child (aged 16 or over) is in the UK as your “student dependant”, they will also need to register with the police.

How much will it cost?

When you register for the first time you will need to pay £34 per person.

How do I register?

START OF ACADEMIC YEAR

At the beginning of the academic year (October) the Police come to the University and will be able to register you here, or to change your address.

To register with the Police at the University you need to book an appointment, you can do this by visiting the Student Welfare Reception.  Places will be limited.

The requirement that you register with the Police within seven days of arrival can be ignored once you have reserved an appointment to register with the Police at the University.

The Police advise you not to go to the Police Station to register during October as the Nationality Officers are at the three Leicestershire Universities and dealing with administration during this time.

From the end of October students are asked to e-mail the Nationality Department on nationality@leicestershire.pnn.police.uk 

The Nationality Department will respond with an email advising their opening hours. 

ATTENDING YOUR APPOINTMENT

Where is the Police Station?

To take a taxi or walk to the Police Station the address is:

Nationality Department
Leicestershire Constabulary
95 Hinckley Road
Leicester LE3 0TD

Map to the Nationality Department

If you want to use the bus, please follow the instructions below:

(1)   Take the No. 80 bus from University Road to Charles Street

(2)   Walk round the corner to Haymarket Stand H4 near ‘Argos’

(3)   Take the No. 18 bus and ask the driver to drop you at Hinckley
        Road Police Station

It is approximately a 2 mile walk from the Percy Gee Building on University Road and Mayor’s Walk:

• Turn left at Regent Road for 0.5 mi
• Regent Road turns slightly left and becomes Carlton Street for 443 ft
• Turn right at A594/Oxford Street for 0.1 mi
• Slight left at Bonners Lane for 52 ft
• Turn left to stay on Bonners Lane for 217 ft
• Continue on Mill Lane for 374 ft
• Turn right at Gateway Street for 0.1 mi
•  Turn left at The Newarke for 0.1 mi
• Turn right at Western Blvd for 302 ft
• Continue on Braunstone Gate for 105 ft
• Turn left to stay on Braunstone Gate for 0.2 mi
• Continue on Hinckley Road for 0.2 mi

What documents do I need?

• Two recent passport photographs which must be identical

• A fee of £34 in cash - try to take the exact money if possible

• Your passport

• A letter confirming you are a student here at the University of Leicester (if you do not have this you will need to ask at the Fielding Johnson Reception and allow 3 days for them to prepare it)

• Proof of your address in Leicester – for example, your contract/tenancy agreement, a bank statement or some other letter that shows your name and current address in Leicester.

The Nationality Department will process your registration and send you your Police Registration Certificate by post.  

What do I do if my details change?

You will need to re-register with the police if you:

• Renew your visa
• Change address
• Change course
• Change your University
• Change marital status (get married, divorced etc.)
• Renew your passport

There is no charge for renewing your Police Registration Certificate. You will need to pay £34 for a replacement Police Registration Certificate if the original is lost or full.

How do I change my details with the police?

You can either visit the Nationality Department on Hinckley Road in person or you can post your Police Registration Certificate to the Nationality Department.

• You should take with you or post:
• Your Police Registration Certificate
• Proof of the change in details:
• Renewed visa - your passport
• Address - new bank statement/utility bill/tenancy agreement
• Course - certificate of registration
• University - certificate of registration
• Marital status - marriage certificate etc. (this must be translated in English by an official translator and verified by an official body, for example, your Embassy)
• Passport - both old and new passports

If you decide to post your documents, we advise you to send them by Special Delivery and request that they are returned to you by Special Delivery. You will need to provide the Nationality Department with a pre-paid self addressed Special Delivery envelope. This is the safest and fastest way to send and receive important documents by post. Ask the Post Office staff to show you how to send your post by Special Delivery and remember to keep the receipt that has the tracking number.