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Study Abroad Pre-Arrival Guide 2–3 Study Abroad Pre-Arrival Guide Study Abroad Pre-Arrival Guide Regent’s University London +44 (0)20 7487 7727 Study Abroad Inner Circle [email protected] 2–3 Pre-Arrival Guide Regent’s Park regents.ac.uk London NW1 4NS Dear Inbound Student, We are pleased that you have chosen Regent’s University London for your study period abroad. Your application has now been reviewed and you have received your official acceptance letter. To help you start preparing for your travel to London and your studies at Regent’s, we have prepared this short guide. We hope that this will answer many of the questions you may have but if you have any further queries please do contact us via email at [email protected] or telephone on +44 (0)20 7487 7727 or +44 (0)20 3075 6245 or +44 (0)20 7487 7476. Coming to London to study and live in this great city will be both exciting and challenging. We hope that you will have a fantastic and memorable time during your stay. We look forward to welcoming you shortly! Julie, Will, Lauren and Martha IPO Inbound Team Regent’s University London is a Company Limited by Guarantee, registered in England and Wales with a registered number 1791760 and is a registered Charity 291583. Registered Office: Inner Circle, Regent’s Park, London NW1 4NS 1 4–5 Study Abroad Pre-Arrival Guide Preparing for your Study Period Abroad An international outlook and Online enrolment If you are studying in the UK for less than understanding of other cultures Four weeks before arriving at Regent’s six months you will not be able to register University London, you will need to enrol with an NHS doctor. If you need to see is an increasingly important online. We will send you an email containing a doctor you should visit a Medicentre part of student education – make your user name and password as well as to receive treatment. There is no need sure you are well-prepared for instructions about how to log onto the to pre-register. Please keep receipts for this life-changing experience! network. It is essential that you enrol online any payments you make to claim on your before arriving at the University so that you insurance. To find your nearest Medicentre can complete your registration once here call 0845 437 0353 or visit and receive your timetable. www.medicentre.co.uk Health matters Non-EU/EEA citizens are entitled to receive free accident and emergency EU/EEA citizens care, although there may be a charge for Most medical treatment with the National treatment of chronic conditions. Health Service (NHS) in the UK is free to EU/EEA citizens if they have a valid If you are taking long-term medications European Health Insurance Card (EHIC) please be aware that some may not be issued by their home country. available in the UK. It is important to ensure you have enough medication to You should register with a local NHS cover your time here or have access to doctor in the area in which you live. All EU alternative treatment. citizens resident in the UK are entitled to receive accident and emergency hospital www.ukcisa.org.uk/student care free of charge. Some services are www.regents.ac.uk/health charged for, such as dental treatment. Please carry your EHIC with you at all For more information, please see times. If you can’t show a valid EHIC, you the Frequently Asked Questions may be charged for your treatment. on our website. These are all ‘real life’ queries that have been Non-EU/EEA citizens asked by previous exchange/ Students from outside the EU/EAA area study abroad students and they will are not entitled to free medical treatment, assist you in planning your stay. so please ensure that you arrange private medical insurance before you travel to regents.ac.uk/FAQs the UK. This is very important. Your insurance should cover you for travel and the period that you are spending abroad. It must provide more than just emergency cover – you will need it even for a doctor’s appointment. Other insurance Documents needed to travel What to bring You should take out appropriate to the UK Clothing travel insurance that will cover you Most EU/EEA students will not have any British weather is until you arrive at the University and difficulty entering the UK (provided you notoriously changeable. for any excursions that you go on while have ID) but it is still advisable to carry There are times when it is you are here. the documents listed below with you in warm and sunny in the middle your hand luggage. of winter. It can be cold and dull in the Although the UK is generally a safe summer. And it may rain at any time! country, we also recommend that you Non-EU/EEA students must carry these insure your luggage, personal possessions documents when entering the country. Pack clothes that can easily be layered on and money. top of each other, such as T-shirts, shirts › Valid passport/national identity card, with and light jumpers, which will give you the Finance a visa or UK entry clearance, if required maximum flexibility to meet the changeable Please contact the international office at weather. Clothes can also be bought easily › Travel documents (eg. return ticket) your home institution for advice on how to in the UK, meeting anyone’s budget. finance your study period abroad. › Your letter of acceptance from Regent’s University London Please check with your accommodation It may be difficult for you to open a bank › Some British currency (a limit may apply - to find out what items are provided as part account if you are in the UK for a short please check with the Home Office) of your agreement. Many do not provide period of time, so you may wish to explore towels, so you may wish to bring your own. the option of a pre-paid credit card. › Insurance documents If you are staying in accommodation on › List of what you are carrying in your the Regent’s Park campus, you will need to Contact your bank for advice on how to use luggage in case you have to make an provide your own towels and coat hangers. your debit/credit card abroad. insurance claim Electrical items › Any prescribed drugs or medicine you You can bring your laptop are taking, plus a letter from your doctor and digital camera, and other explaining what they are electrical items from home, › An address, telephone number and but make sure that these travel instructions to campus/your valuable items are insured accommodation against theft and damage while in transit. › Passport photographs (for travel cards) › Documentary evidence that you have The power supply in the UK is 240v AC, sufficient funds to support yourself 50 Hz, and electrical sockets take 3-pin financially during your time in the plugs. Ensure that your equipment can UK (tuition fees, if applicable, and be used on this current, or purchase a accommodation payments, recent bank suitable adaptor. statements).* › X-ray report, if required* › Vaccination certificates, if required* Students on a short-term study visa If you are on a short-term study visa, please note that you are responsible for getting the correct short-term study visa stamp in your passport. You must present your proof-of- study letter to the immigration officer and check that the stamp in your passport is clearly visible. regents.ac.uk/visa *non-EU/EEA students should check requirements at www.gov.uk/browse/visas-immigration/student-visas 6–7 Study Abroad Pre-Arrival Guide How to Find Us KING’S CROSS ST PANCRAS HAMPSTEAD ROAD ALBANY STREET ALBANY CHESTER ROAD EUSTON ROAD P ARK ROAD EUSTON We look forward to welcoming EUSTON SQUARE you to Regent’s University REGENTS PARK GREAT PORTLAND London. Our main campus in STREET YORK BRIDGE Regent’s Park and specialist REGENT’S PARK facilities in MaryleboneMAIDA are a BAKER STREET VALE TOTTENHAM COUR short walk from each other and GOWER STREET BAKER STREET EDGWARE are easily accessible by publicROAD YOVER PORTLAND PLACE YLEBONE FL MAR MAR T ROAD and private transport. YLEBONE HIGH STREET WEYMOUTH STREET PADDINGTON GLOUCESTER PLACE VENDISH STREET NEW CA TIMER STREET MOR EDGEW ARE ROAD SEYMOUR STREET OXFORD CIRCUS BOND STREET OXFORD STREET OXFORD STREET MARBLE ARCH TER ROAD BAYSWA HYDE PARK Regent’s Park campus MaryleboneRegent’s Park campus campus Marylebone site Regent’s Park If you are going to live on the Regent’s Inner Circle, Regent’s Park Park campus the address is Regent’s London NW1 4NS University London, Inner Circle, Regent’s Park, London NW1 4NS. Telephone +44 (0)20 7487 7700 If you are going to stay in off-campus University-managed housing or private Marylebone accommodation, please ensure you check 60 Paddington St W1U 4JA carefully in advance of your journey how 6 -7 Garbutt Place W1U 4DU to get there. Arrival by train Arrival by air Transfer options from Gatwick Airport Eurostar London is served by five international Taxi The Eurostar terminates in St. Pancras airports. Here you will find the different The journey will take about two hours, International station, which is very close to transfer options in order to reach the depending on traffic. Regent’s Park. University from each of these airports. Gatwick Airport Bus St. Pancras International to Baker Street If you are a non-EU national, please This is operated by National Express and From St. Pancras International station take avoid travelling to the UK via Ireland.
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