Pre-Arrival Guide International and EU 2015/16 Pre-Arrival Guide – International and EU

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Contents

Welcome 2 Contact us 3 Before you arrive checklist 4 Your offer 7 Immigration and related matters 8 Accommodation 16 Planning your finances 26 How to pay your fees 27 Planning when, where and how to arrive 31 Security and insurance 34 Travel tips 36 Connect with other students 38 On arrival 40 Delayed flights and problems at the airport 41 Your first weeks 42 Find out more about Hull and Scarborough 43 Aerial shot of Hull campus inside back cover

Picture credits Please note that the information provided in this University of Hull booklet is intended as a guide only. All information Raluca Nechita is correct at the time of printing but is subject Thomas Arran to change. The University of Hull endeavours to Fotolia.com ensure but cannot guarantee its accuracy.

Welcome

Coming to study in another country is an exciting experience, and we know that you will have many questions. This guide is designed to answer some of those questions and provide you with information which should be useful as you plan your arrival. Read about all the steps that you need to take from when you first receive your offer to arriving at your new home and place of study. On arrival, we will provide you with a First Year Survival Guide, which will inform you about what will happen in the first couple of weeks and give other useful information to help you manage your first year in England. Contact details of key University services are included in this guide. You can get in touch with them before you arrive if you have any questions or concerns. If the question you have is of a more general nature or you Congratulations are not sure who to ask, please contact the International Office. on being offered Have a safe journey. We look forward to seeing you soon! a place to study at the University of Hull.

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Question Contact Telephone/Email

Application and arrivals enquiries International Office +44 (0)1482 466904 [email protected]

Accommodation Accommodation Service Hull +44 (0)1482 466026 [email protected] Scarborough +44 (0)1723 357373 [email protected]

Immigration Immigration Team +44 (0)1482 462020 [email protected]

Exchange and Erasmus Exchange and Study Abroad Office +44 (0)1482 466904 [email protected]

Scarborough campus International Coordinator +44 (0)1723 357127 [email protected]

Payment of fees Student Financial Services Hull +44 (0)1482 465674 / 466362 Scarborough +44 (0)1723 357234 / 357233 [email protected]

Course-related enquiries Please contact your faculty www.hull.ac.uk/departments

Emergency when travelling or International Office You will be provided with an during arrival period emergency telephone number before your arrival.

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Before you arrive

Your checklist. Follow this process to organise your arrival in Hull. 3

1. Offer Receive an offer by email from the University of Hull. See page 7. 2. Supporting documents Provide relevant documents to meet the conditions of your offer. See page 9. 3. Tuition fee deposit Postgraduate (non-EU) students are required to pay a deposit. See page 9. 4. CAS Receive your CAS (Confirmation of Acceptance for Studies) by email no earlier than three months before your start date. (Not applicable to EU students.) 5. ATAS certificate If applicable - your offer letter will say if you need to apply for ATAS. See page 9. 6. Money Make necessary financial arrangements to fund your studies and life in England. See page 26. 7. Visa Apply for a visa – if you need one. See page 10. 8. Pay Immigration Health Surcharge (if applicable) See pages 12-13. 9. Accommodation Apply online for University owned or managed accommodation. See page 16. 10. Attend a pre-departure briefing in your country See page 38. 11. Apply for a pre-sessional English course (if necessary) See page 7.

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12. Join us on Facebook and Twitter See page 38. 13. Free transport Find out when the free transport service to the campus and accommodation is available. See page 32. 14. Flights Make travel arrangements to coincide with the recommended arrival period. See page 32. 15. Confirm arrival Book your free transport by completing the online Pre-arrival Form. See page 32. 16. Pay tuition fees If you pay your fees in full, you will receive a 2% discount on your tuition fees. Conditions apply; see page 27 for further information. 17. Pack Pack and print off yellow luggage labels. See page 32 for further details. 18. Travel to England

19. Travel to the campus Await pick-up by University of Hull staff and volunteers, or make your own way to the University. See page 32. 20. Collect your BRP card (if applicable) If you were given 30 days short term entry clearance, you must collect your BRP card within 10 days of arriving in the UK. See page 13. 21. You’re here! On arrival, be looked after by University staff/volunteers. Receive keys and be taken to your allocated or temporary accommodation. 22. Relax and recover!

23. Join International and Freshers’ Week Get to know the University and make new friends. See page 42.

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International Welcome Week

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Your offer

If your offer is ‘unconditional’ You can accept your offer of a place before This means that the University does not it becomes unconditional. If you are an require any further evidence from you undergraduate, you should accept via UCAS to prove that you meet the admission Track or in a country partner office. If you requirements. If you have not formally are a postgraduate, you should contact accepted your offer of a place, please [email protected] to accept. do so as soon as possible. If you are an If you are a Study Abroad undergraduate, you should accept via UCAS or Exchange student Track or in your country partner office. If you are a postgraduate, you should contact You will have been made a formal offer and will have to fulfil any requirements [email protected] to accept. communicated to you by the terms of the If your offer is ‘conditional’ Study Abroad/Exchange programme. If This means that the University requires you are unsure of the requirements, please further evidence of your qualifications before contact your home university’s International we can give you admission. Your offer will Office or email [email protected]. state what the conditions are. If your offer If you are an Erasmus student is conditional on an exam you have yet to take or for which you are awaiting a result, You will not have to fulfil any requirements you should send a copy of your transcript to other than those already communicated to Admissions as soon as you receive it, even if you by the terms of the Erasmus programme you are short of the required grade, to see if a and within your letter of acceptance. If you place can be confirmed. An official translation are unsure of your requirements, please in English should also be provided. contact the Erasmus office at your home university or your appointed Erasmus If you need to improve your level of English, coordinator at the University of Hull. please be aware that the University offers pre- sessional English courses. More information can be found at www.hull.ac.uk/eﬂ.

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Immigration and related matters

Non-EU students If you are from the EEA (EU countries plus If you are not a national of the European Union Iceland, Lichtenstein and Norway) or (EU) or the European Economic Area (EEA), you Switzerland, you are entitled to enter the may need a visa to study at the University of UK freely. You have an automatic right of Hull. You will normally need to apply under the residence for up to three months, with no need Tier 4 (General) student category, specifically to show that you are exercising a right of free introduced for international adult students. movement – for example, to study or work.

Immigration rules, application forms and Once you have been accepted on a course of fees are subject to frequent changes, so it is study, you will have the right of residence in very important that you check the latest rules the UK for as long as your course lasts. To find before making your visa application. out more please visit UKCISA’s web pages for EEA and Swiss students at The best place to find out more about this is www.ukcisa.org.uk/student/eea.php. the UK Visa and Immigration (UKVI) website. If you are currently outside the UK, please visit Step 1: Accept your offer and confirm www.gov.uk/tier-4-general-visa/apply. your email address

If you are in the UK at present, visit www.gov. Once you receive a conditional offer letter uk/tier-4-general-visa/extend-your-visa. from the University of Hull, you will need to confirm your acceptance of the offer with the Further information can be obtained from the Admissions Service. Your details will then UK Council for International Student Affairs be used to generate your Confirmation of (UKCISA) web pages on immigration: www. Acceptance for Studies (CAS) statement. ukcisa.org.uk/student/immigration.php. A CAS is a unique reference number given to European Union (EU) and European you by an educational institution to study in Economic Area (EEA) nationals the UK which the UK Visa and Immigration If you are a citizen of the EU or the EEA, you do (UKVI) will use to access your student details not need a visa to travel to the UK. However, after you have made your visa application. It is you must have valid proof of identity. If you only valid to study at the University of Hull for have an offer letter from the University, bring a single visa application. It expires six months this along with you. after issue. You will receive your CAS by email four months before the course start date at the earliest.

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Therefore, make sure that the Admissions additional fees to the University in advance Service has an accurate email address (your need to ensure that the payment is reflected own or your Agent’s). in the CAS statement.

Step 2: Meet all the listed conditions If you are sponsored, please send your sponsorship letter to the Finance Office Once you have accepted your conditional ([email protected]) so that our team can offer, the University of Hull requires you to confirm whether or not you are exempt. meet all the conditions listed before you can be issued with a CAS. This may include Students who are currently studying an payment of a deposit on your tuition fees and/ undergraduate course at the University of Hull or a clearance certificate from the Academic and apply for a postgraduate course are not Technology Approval Scheme (ATAS). Your CAS required to pay the deposit. statement is generated only after all of the conditions of your offer are met and not before ATAS certificate (if required) 4 months prior to your course start date. You should check your offer letter to find out if you need to apply for an ATAS certificate as Tuition fee deposit (if required) it applies to certain science and technology All international students undertaking a programmes. Generally, ATAS applications foundation programme, a taught/research are processed within a month and are valid for Masters or a PhD are required to pay a tuition 6 months. Unfortunately, there is no fast track fee deposit of £2000. The Tier 4 CAS will only facility and it may take longer for your ATAS be issued once the required deposit amount application to be processed during busier has been received. This may take 5 working periods. Please allow plenty of time to obtain days depending on the time of year. You will the certificate since your CAS will not be find more information regarding tuition fee generated until the ATAS clearance is received. deposits on the admissions website: www. hull.ac.uk/international/tuitionfeedeposit. An ATAS application includes a statement outlining your area of research/study. It If your studies are funded by a University should be provided to you by our Admissions approved financial sponsor, you will not need Service. This statement must be the same as to pay the above deposit, provided that you agreed with your supervisor and held on file have submitted the appropriate financial at the University of Hull. Please visit the ATAS guarantee eviidence. website and apply for your ATAS certificate (if required) as soon as you receive your Apart from the required tuition deposit, conditional offer:www.gov.uk/academic- paying tuition fees to the University in technology-approval-scheme. advance is not a requirement of the visa process. Students who choose to pay any www.hull.ac.uk/international 9 Pre-Arrival Guide – International and EU

Step 3: Check your CAS statement Step 5: Prepare your supporting documents Your CAS statement will be sent to the email address you provided. Check it carefully to Take extra time and care to ensure your ensure that all the information is correct. supporting documents meet the visa requirements. For detailed and up-to-date If you have been awarded a fee scholarship information about the documents required for from the University and it does not appear your Tier 4 (G) visa application, please visit: on your CAS, please contact the Admissions www.gov.uk/tier-4-general-visa/documents- Service. If there are any other errors on the you-must-provide. CAS, you must report these to the Admissions Service, clearly quoting your applicant code, Extra care at this stage can avoid mistakes that in an email to: [email protected]. lead to refusal. A refusal of a visa application may result in a lack of time to make a new one Please note that any errors will normally be and/or meet University deadlines. rectified by adding a note to your CAS record. This means that a new CAS will not be issued. Translation of original documents Instead, you will receive an email confirming Original documents, such as your qualifications the corrections that have been made. listed on your CAS statement, must be officially translated if they are not in English. Step 4: Start the visa application Financial evidence Once you have received your CAS statement, You must provide original documents in the please start your visa application. You format specified by the UKVI which prove will need time to prepare any additional that you have enough money to cover your supporting documents and may have some course fees and living expenses. The required questions about your application. For further amount of funds must be held, in a UKVI- information, please visit the UKVI website: approved financial institution, for at least www.gov.uk/tier-4-general-visa/apply. 28 consecutive days ending no more than 31 You will then need to register and create an days before your visa application date. account at www.visa4uk.fco.gov.uk before you can start completing your visa application. For example, if you plan to submit your visa application on 1 May and you provide a bank statement dated 1 April with the required amount in your bank account since 5 March (28 day period), your financial evidence will be considered to fulfil the requirements.

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However, if you provide a bank statement on any supporting documents or that any dated 31 March with the required amount in mismatch is explained. It is important that the account since 4 March (28 day period), your application is consistent. your financial evidence will not be considered to fulfil the requirements since the bank Have all of your supporting documents ready statement was dated more than 31 days and in good order before completing and before the visa application date (1 May). submitting your application.

Similarly, if you provide a bank statement Step 7: Prepare for the Interview dated 1 April with the required amount in the Prepare for the interview that is likely to account since 6 March (27 day period), your accompany your visa application. You may financial evidence will not be considered to be interviewed in person, by telephone or fulfil the requirements as the amount was not via Skype, and the interview will include in the account for the required period. The questions about your course, the University of required funds need to be in your account for Hull and your future plans. a full and continuous 28 day period before the date on which the bank issues the letter. Please note that the interviewing officer may also take the opportunity to check your level It is advisable to have the funds in the account of English. for more than the required 28 days to cover any possible overlap or delays in issuing If you receive a telephone call regarding your financial documents. To be considered valid, visa application, please make sure that the the provided financial evidence must fulfil call is genuine. There have been a number of all of the required conditions such as dates, fraudulent requests for money from callers format and funds. pretending to be from the UKVI. You should not be asked to pay for any additional service Tuberculosis screening as part of a legitimate immigration interview. Nationals from certain countries applying to come to the UK for more than 6 months will Step 8: Pay Immigration Health be required to have a certificate showing Surcharge (IHS) they are free from tuberculosis (TB). Further information can be found at: If you are a non-EEA national coming to www.gov.uk/tb-test-visa. study a programme that is 6 months or longer, you will also need to pay a healthcare Step 6: Check the application charge called the IHS (Immigration Health Surcharge). The surcharge is £150 per year Ensure that the information on your for students. Dependants will need to pay the completed visa application form matches that same amount. UKVI calculates this charge for

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the full period for which your student visa is Please follow this link for more details: www. to be granted rather than the actual length gov.uk/government/publications/biometric- of your course. This will allow you and your residence-permits-overseas-applicant-and- dependants to access the National Health sponsor-information. Service (NHS) in the UK. Please note that you would also be expected to pay for any From now on, when you make your visa prescription charges, dental and/or other application in your home country to study treatment that is not covered by the NHS. in the UK for more than 6 months, you will also make an application for a BRP card. The You must pay this charge at the time of your BRP card or BID document is proof that you visa application. Please follow this link to are allowed to stay in the UK to study and/ register and pay your IHS: www.immigration- or work. It will show your personal details, health-surcharge.service.gov.uk/payment/ biometric information, and the type and start. Once you have paid, you will be given conditions of your visa (permission to come an IHS reference number. You must write this and stay in the UK for a limited period. number on your visa application form until such time when IHS payment becomes part If your visa application is successful, you of the visa process. will be issued with a 30 day short term entry clearance (permission to enter the UK). You Step 9: Submit the application will also be given a letter stating which UK post office to collect your BRP card from when Submit your completed visa application and you arrive here. Please take a picture of this all of the supporting original documents. letter on your mobile phone/tablet to ensure that you have a copy of it. You must travel to Please then attend your interview (if invited), the UK within this 30 day period and collect and answer all of the questions to the best of your BRP card within 10 days of arrival. your knowledge. In some cases the UKVI may allow the Step 10: Check your visa University to collect your BRP card on your Previously, when students were making their behalf. If this is the case, we will let you know Tier 4 visa applications overseas, they were how and where to collect your visa card from. issued with visa vignettes (stickers in their When you collect your BRP card, please check passport) with details of their visa. it carefully to ensure that all of the details UKVI introduced a new process in March 2015 (personal information, visa period etc.) are which will, by July 2015, become applicable to correct. If there are any mistakes, please all nationals. contact the University Immigration Advisers for further assistance.

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Bringing your spouse and children It is also worth knowing that there is no to the UK shortage of private accommodation in Hull so You may be allowed to bring your spouse/ we would recommend viewing more than one partner and any children younger than 18 property before you choose to rent. years of age to the UK. This will depend on the www.sturents.com. current UKVI requirements. Childcare If permitted by the UKVI, your family members If you have children under the age of 5, you will need to apply for dependant visas. may want them to attend a nursery. There They will need to show that you are already is a private day nursery on the Hull campus, studying or have an offer for full-time study and there are various private nurseries in the and that you are fully able to support them University area. Places are usually limited, financially during their proposed stay in the and early application is essential. Private UK. They will normally be given permission to nurseries are not free of charge. If you have stay in the UK for the same period as you. If children of school age (usually between your family intends to join you at a later date the ages of 4 and 16), please note that the (should they be permitted to do so under University is unable to arrange school places UKVI rules), please ensure that they have for them. It is your responsibility to make the relevant documents to meet current UKVI relevant enquiries as soon as you arrive in the requirements. These may include a copy of UK to ensure that your children are allocated your passport, your current student visa and places and accepted to study on their current the CAS number that you used to apply for visas. For further information: your current visa, as well as the details of your www.hullcc.gov.uk or www.eastriding.gov.uk. course. Your current student visa may be in the form of a BRP card. It is also important to budget for school uniform, school meals and other expenses. The University does not provide family accommodation: this will need to be obtained Do not compromise your family’s welfare by through the private sector. The Students’ bringing them to the UK if you cannot support Union can give you advice about private them financially. accommodation. Their accommodation website, HUU Homes, provides some useful information about how they can help you.

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Accommodation

All unaccompanied new full-time The halls of residence are in the nearby undergraduate students who apply for village of Cottingham, where there is a regular accommodation by 1 September are bus service to and from campus and to the guaranteed a place in University owned, city centre. managed or directed accommodation. The bus route starts on site at the Lawns and passes Needler and Thwaite Halls. Types of accommodation available at the University include: A complimentary bus pass is included in the residence fees for the halls. • The Lawns Halls and the traditional-style Needler Hall, where an evening meal is The length of contracts varies and so does the provided (with the exception of Nicholson cost of the accommodation. To view the latest Hall, which is self catered) fees, please go to our website: www.hull.ac.uk/accomm. • Thwaite Hall, where most meals (except weekday lunches) are provided

• Student houses and Taylor Court flats – for Please note that any accommodation those who prefer to cater for themselves contract, once signed, is legally binding.

• Cayley Hall in Scarborough, where an evening meal is provided

• Head leased properties – self-catered Finding your own accommodation in the private accommodation leased and private sector is easier when you arrive in managed by the University Hull or Scarborough. You can check out availability and prices at www.sturents.com. • The Private Sector – a selection of privately co.uk for Hull and at the accommodation owned and managed self-catered houses/ office for Scarborough. flats close to the University, and two privately owned halls of residence: one in Family accommodation the city centre and the other within walking The University does not provide family distance of the University accommodation: this will need to be obtained through the private sector. For more advice The student houses and Taylor Court are please see www.sturents.com. within walking distance of the campus.

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Before you choose where you would like to live, it is important that you consider your lifestyle and preferences. Bear in mind the following:

• When do you prefer to go to sleep/wake up?

• Do you like mixing with large groups of people?

• Can you share space with other people?

• Do you have any disabilities/additional needs?

• Do you have any speciﬁc dietary requirements?

• Are you a quiet or a social person?

• Does your course demand late lectures/ commitments at weekends?

• Your ﬁnancial situation – rents vary according to property type and room features.

• How long you plan to stay in Hull or Scarborough – contract lengths vary.

For example, if you do not like large groups of people, you would be more suited to a room in a student house rather than a large hall of residence.

Please note that smoking is not allowed in any of the University properties.

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How to apply for accommodation During the month of May, you will be sent an Summer language programmes email to your personal account (as recorded Accommodation is available for the summer on your application) advising you of how to language programmes at The Lawns Halls register online for your University of Hull user ID. of Residence in Cottingham. To book this Instructions on how to apply accommodation, simply complete the online booking form available via the following page: 1. Visit our online application service: www.hull.ac.uk/apply/summerstudy. https://myadmin.hull.ac.uk. The booking form contains information on fees and services for this accommodation. 2. Enter your unique username and password.

After you have booked your accommodation 3. Click on ‘Book Accommodation’, then ‘Apply at The Lawns, please print out your for Accommodation’. accommodation confirmation and bring it 4. Follow the screens through the application with you. process. Identify three accommodation You will apply for your full degree accommodation options in order of preference – please after you have arrived on campus. choose wisely in the event that you are not offered your first choice. Undergraduates (UCAS applicants) Excludes UCAS insurance and non-UCAS 5. Submit your application. applicants. If you are a non-UCAS applicant 6. Pay the £150 deposit as instructed, keeping (for example, if you have applied through an a record of the card payment identification agent), you will not be able to use the online number beginning with the prefix CPG. ‘My Admin’ service to submit your application. Instead, please email [email protected] to 7. Your application for accommodation will not request an application form. be processed until we have received your £150 deposit. To apply for accommodation, you will need to: UCAS insurance applicants • register to use the online services To apply for accommodation, follow steps 1–5. • access our online accommodation site You do not need to pay your deposit until you have accepted a place at the University and • complete an online residence application form have received an offer of accommodation. Applications will not be processed until the • pay a £150 deposit University becomes your firm choice. • submit your completed application form

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Postgraduate applicants Exchange and Study Abroad students Postgraduates who have firmly accepted an Exchange student deadlines for offer to study at the University and wish to accommodation are 31 May for a September secure accommodation prior to arrival should start and 31 October for a January/February complete the following steps: start. If you have not applied yet for your accommodation, you must contact the 1. Visit www.hull.ac.uk/accomm. Accommodation Office as soon as possible to secure University accommodation. 2. Complete the online postgraduate residence application form, found in the Unconfirmed or unarranged accommodation ‘Postgraduate Students’ section. If you plan to arrive at the University without any pre-arranged accommodation or before 3. To reserve accommodation prior to your your accommodation is available, you may arrival, pay the £150 deposit using the have to stay in a hotel or guesthouse at online payment system: your own expense. If you are studying at the https://epay.hull.ac.uk/epay/open. Hull campus and have no accommodation 4. During this process, you will be issued arranged, you should arrive during the arrival with a card payment identification number period so that you have sufficient time to beginning with the prefix CPG. You will need arrange your accommodation. to keep a record of this number. The University does have a limited number 5. Postgraduate students who do not of vacation residences. Please contact pay a £150 deposit will be allocated Accommodation to enquire about availability. accommodation on arrival on a first come, If you need to stay in a hotel or guesthouse in first served basis. Hull or Scarborough, please visit the website 6. All students will be contacted by email once www.yorkshire.com for further information. an accommodation offer has been made.

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What is included Within our student houses and Taylor Thwaite Hall, Needler Hall and the Court flats, we provide: Lawns Halls • Bed with mattress and mattress cover Each hall has a combined kitchen and dining • Cooking facilities (cooker, microwave oven) area (with the exception of Thwaite, Ferens and Needler Halls, which have a basic • Fridge/freezers kitchenette). • Washing machines (in all student houses) Combined kitchens include cookers, microwaves, fridge/freezers and kettles. • Laundry facilities (in all Taylor Court flats) Kitchenettes include kettle, fridge, microwave oven and grill. • You will be able to make and receive calls through our KeyTalk system; further All halls provide card-operated laundry and information will be available upon arrival. ironing facilities. You will be able to make and receive calls through our KeyTalk You will need to provide: system; further information will be available • Bed linen (sheets, pillowcase, duvet, upon arrival. pillows etc.) You will need to provide: • Personal items such as toiletries • Bed linen (sheets, pillowcase, duvet, • Towels pillows etc.) • Food preparation materials (pans, crockery, • Towels cutlery etc.) to supplement our limited • Extra food preparation items (pans, supply crockery and cutlery etc.)

• Personal items

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Cayley Hall (Scarborough) For full details of all the facilities at University managed properties in Scarborough, download We provide: the Student Living Accommodation guide from the website: www.hull.ac.uk/accomm. • Mattress cover and two pillows Bedding Packs • Combined kitchens including microwaves, Bedding packs can be purchased via the fridge/freezers and kettles University online store once you have • Laundry facilities on site accepted your residence contract. A link to the shop will be provided once you have accepted. You will need to bring: Bringing your computer • Bed linen (sheets, pillowcase, duvet) To make it easier for you to use your own computer and connect to the University University Managed Self-catered network, please install the latest operating Accommodation (Scarborough) system and ensure you have antivirus software installed. Properties within a two mile radius of the campus For further information regarding connectivity in the residences, please contact • Properties are close to the town centre and [email protected]. train station If you are bringing a laptop computer with you • Rent is sometimes inclusive of gas and (or are planning to purchase one while you electric utility bills are here), we advise you to buy a cable lock • Wireless broadband internet service included from a specialist computer accessory shop before you arrive and use this to secure your • Rooms feature a bed, wardrobe, chair, chest computer to a fixed point in your room to keep of drawers, bookshelf, notice board and it safe and reduce any possible risk of theft. waste bin Bikes • Kitchen includes cooker, microwave and Our student residences have lockable bicycle kettle and there are coin-operated washers sheds. Bikes may not be left in hallways or and dryers. bedrooms. If you wish to bring a bike (or purchase one while you are here), please ensure • A choice of small, medium and large rooms that you have it security marked and bring a is available, all lockable. strong lock. You are also advised to top up the basic insurance package to cover your bike. • Personal possessions insurance included

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NB. There is no bike shed provision at the In Taylor Court and the student houses, Scarborough campus, although spaces for pastoral support is provided by a non- bikes are available. resident house tutor who visits the property from time to time to check that there are Support in the residences no problems. Residents are given their We have a strong commitment to the tutor’s details and can contact them in the pastoral support of our residents. Fifty event of any problems. As well as these members of pastoral staff, in various staff, the staff in the Accommodation Office residential and non-residential roles, are there to help and advise students, and encourage safe, secure and happy living there are numerous sources of help across environments. They also provide discreet the University and throughout our Student support for students if they need help, Support Team. whether practical or emotional. At Cayley Hall and the University Managed At Thwaite and Needler Halls, the typical Accommodation, pastoral support is resident pastoral team comprises a warden, provided by two non-residential wardens, a deputy warden, and three assistant the Accommodation Office staff, the wardens. Each of the Lawns Halls has a Campus Well-being Team and the resident warden plus an assistant and a International Coordinator. student senior resident.

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Planning your finances

Cost of living These are approximate costs; however, each Hull and Scarborough provide better value student will spend differently. than other parts of the UK with regard to the Food £160 per month cost of living, particularly when compared Laundry £20 per month to London and other large cities. This means Telephone £16 per month that your money should go a lot further. It is Course materials £48 per month important, however, to ensure that you have enough money to fund both your study and Local travel £28 per month your living costs while you are in the UK. Plan Sports scheme membership £20 per month this well in advance of your arrival in the UK, (including gym, classes, since it may be difficult to secure any further racquet use, etc.) funding once you are at the University. Shopping £120 per month Entertainment £160 per month As well as your fees and the cost of Total £572 per month accommodation, do not forget that you also have to take into account personal For the latest accommodation costs, please expenditure such as food, books, clothing, take a look at the Student Living Guide travel and entertainment. available online: www.hull.ac.uk/accomm.

Please note that the UKVI expects international students to have at least £820 for each month of their stay in the UK (outside London) and £460 per month for each dependent.

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How to pay your fees

We offer many different ways that you can It will, however, provide you with certainty pay your tuition, accommodation and deposit as to the cost of the payment in your local fees. You can pay online; with a banker’s draft; currency, provided the payment is arranged through direct bank transfer; with cheque, within the 72 hour timescale. cash or credit card; or through a direct debit. All fees are payable in GBP sterling. Before starting, ensure that you have your Student Registration number to hand and You can pay your fees at the point of also the exact tuition fee payable in pounds registration, or you can pay 50% before you sterling (GBP). arrive. If you pay your fees in full at the point of registration, you will receive a 2% discount The process to pay your fees using this service on your tuition fees (for payments made by will be as follows: cheque, banker’s draft, cash or debit card. Not 1. Complete the simple online form: applicable for American Express). https://student.globalpay.wu.com If you are required to pay a deposit you will 2. Once the form has been completed you will be informed in your offer letter. You can pay receive an instant quote for the cost of your your deposit as soon as you have received fees in your local currency. This quotation is your letter. The quickest and easiest way to do guaranteed for 72 hours. this is through Western Union bank transfer or online. 3. The payment you make will be sent directly to the University of Hull bank account, and Bank to Bank transfer as the transfer is initiated in your local The University of Hull has partnered with currency you do not incur expensive bank Western Union Business Solutions to allow charges. you or your sponsor to send bank account transfers securely from overseas for payment 4. You will be sent an email confirmation as of your tuition fee in your local currency. soon as the funds are received.

This is not an online payment facility, and you will need to visit your bank branch or use your online banking facility to arrange the payment.

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Online Banker’s drafts or cheques can be sent to us The University has made this facility available at the address below or presented in person to help you settle your fees quickly and at the Cash Office on the second floor of efficiently. We accept Visa, MasterCard, University House (the Students’ Union) or Electron, Solo and Maestro cards for payment Finance Office at the Scarborough Campus. of fees. Go to https://epay.hull.ac.uk Student Financial Services Office, Second Sterling banker’s draft or cheque Floor University House, University of Hull, Ensure that the banker’s draft is made Cottingham Road, Hull, HU6 7RX. payable to ‘University of Hull’. Please do not bring one banker’s draft to cover all your Cash expenses. You will need to bring separate We can only accept cash payments when banker’s drafts to cover your tuition fees, presented in person at the Cash Office on accommodation, and your own spending the second floor of University House (the money. For example: Students’ Union). Cash should not be posted to us, either through the postal system or • Tuition fees – payable to ‘University of Hull’ through our door.

• Accommodation – payable to ‘University of While this payment method is acceptable if Hull’ there is no other way to ensure payment, we advise against carrying large sums of money • Your spending money – payable to yourself, into the country as it is not safe to do so. in your name Credit card It is important that you quote your student We accept payment by this method, but be ID number and name on the reverse of the aware that credit card rates can be high. We banker’s draft or cheque. If someone writes a do not accept American Express, Diners Club cheque for you, make sure that your full name or equivalent cards. Please ensure that your (first name and family name) is on the back credit card has authorisation before you leave of the cheque – exactly as it appears on your your country. passport, ID or offer letter from the University. You should also include your applicant code. Post-dated cheques will not be accepted.

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Direct debit agreement Opening a bank account This is the method of payment that the If you wish to open a bank account in your University prefers. At registration you will country which you can use in the UK, look for be asked to pay 50% of your fees, with the a bank with global connections. Your bank remaining balance to be taken in two further may be able to forward your application to instalments in January (25%) and April (25%) their branches in Hull or Scarborough. It can directly from your UK bank account. also write you a letter of introduction, which makes it much easier for you to open an Scholarships and bursaries account after you arrive in the UK. Information If you have applied and were successful, about opening and running a bank account in you will be notified formally before you the UK is available on arrival at the University. arrive. A copy of your notification must be presented to the Finance Office during To open an account in the UK, you will registration. You cannot normally obtain a normally need to provide proof of the scholarship or bursary after you in arrive following: in the UK. Please visit www.hull.ac.uk/ scholarshipsandbursaries for more details. • Your identity – this will usually be your passport Sponsored students If you are receiving sponsorship for your • Your permanent residential address in your studies, you must be able to produce written home country – this could be on your offer confirmation of this so that your sponsor can letter (please note that PO Box addresses be invoiced. You will need to send this letter will not be accepted) to the University at least six weeks before your • Your address in Hull or Scarborough – this date of registration. could be a copy of your accommodation A sponsor’s letter must be written in English, contract on formal letter-headed paper, and must Opening a bank account in the UK may take state your name and your applicant number. some time, so it is important that you bring It should also include reference to the amount enough money to cover your first few weeks. in pounds sterling (£) for the duration of We recommend that you bring around £300. sponsorship (i.e. first year or full course), as For security reasons, do not bring a large well as an address for the invoice to be sent to. amount of cash with you.

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You will not be able to open a bank account USA – direct loans if you are studying for six months or less in If you are a US national and have accepted the UK, unless you are studying one of our your place at the University of Hull, you are pre-sessional English programmes. It may, eligible to apply for US financial loans (direct therefore, be advisable to check how much loans). Please email the Exchange and Study your bank at home will charge you to withdraw Abroad team at [email protected] with money in the UK. the following text in the email subject field: ‘Please send US financial aid information’. EU students – tuition fee loan Your email response will provide information Full-time EU undergraduate students can and instructions to follow in order to receive apply for a loan to cover the tuition fees. certification of your USA card. Please do so promptly for your certification to be processed Please download an application form from in time. www.gov.uk/apply-online-for-student-finance.

The tuition fee loan will be paid directly to the University on your behalf.

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Planning when, where and how to arrive

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Free arrival pick-up Yellow luggage label The International Office provides a FREE Please tape the yellow luggage label provided transport service to all new international in this guide on your luggage. This is also students who arrive during the arrival period available on our website at www.hull.ac.uk/ from Manchester and Humberside Airports, international/newarrivals. Be sure to write Hull and Scarborough train stations, and Hull your name in full on the label. ferry port. This service, transferring students from the above locations to the campus and How to find your free bus transfer to their accommodation, is provided on selected the University days in January, June, July, August and At your arrival destination, please look for September. Please check when these dates our student volunteers, who will be wearing are before you make any travel bookings: University of Hull shirts and will normally be www.hull.ac.uk/international/newarrivals. at the collection points between 8 am and mid to late evening. For airport arrivals, go to the We regret that we cannot arrange collection Information Point to wait for a volunteer or on any other days or from alternative airports. staff member to collect you. Keep this guide Please see the section on how to find us. and yellow luggage labels visible to help us find you, and listen for announcements made If you are accompanied by family or friends over the loudspeakers. Once we have helped from Manchester Airport, there is a cost of £25 you to the bus, we will take you to the campus per non-student for this service. and the accommodation that has been Pre-arrival form arranged for you. It is very important that you tell us when you Arriving at Manchester Airport will be arriving. After you have made your Collect your luggage, then make your way to travel arrangements, please complete the the designated Meeting Point (this is a large online Pre-arrival Form. Even if you are unable illuminated airport sign) and wait there until to travel on our official arrival dates, please we find you. complete the form a week before departure at the very latest: www.hull.ac.uk/international/ Buses will leave Manchester Airport for the newarrivals. We cannot guarantee places for Hull campus during the arrival period. The last minute requests. first bus will normally leave at 10 am and the last bus will leave around 7 pm. Buses will run between these times, subject to demand. If you are unable to arrive between these times, we will give you further instruction and, where possible, help on an individual basis.

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Buses will also leave Manchester Airport for Arriving at Scarborough train station the Scarborough campus during the arrival During the arrival periods, University of Hull period, subject to demand. We will advise you representatives will be at the train station to of the details on receipt of your Confirmation take you to the Scarborough campus if you of Arrival Form. Alternatively, you may be inform us of your arrival. transferred by rail to Scarborough and collected at the station. Arriving outside the arrival period? Arriving at Humberside Airport If you are arriving outside the International Office opening hours and the designated If you are arriving at Humberside Airport, it is arrival period dates, please make your way to important that you confirm your arrival time the University’s 24-hour security desk located by calling us when you get to Schiphol Airport in the Venn Building at the main campus in Amsterdam. We can then ensure that there entrance to the Hull campus or the Security will be someone there to pick you up at the Office at Cayley Hall, Scarborough campus. time that your flight lands at Humberside. Staff there will give you the keys to your Please note that there is no overnight pre-booked accommodation or take you to accommodation at the airport. You will be temporary accommodation depending on emailed the number to call before your arrival. your individual situation. Please visit the Arriving at Hull ferry port following page to view the International Office opening hours for the period when you During the arrival periods, University of Hull are arriving: www.hull.ac.uk/international/ representatives will be at the ferry port between newarrivals. 8 am and 9 am to take you to the Hull campus. Other options Arriving at Hull train station If your flight is to another airport, such If you are arriving at Hull train station, it is as Heathrow, you will need to make your important that you confirm your arrival time own way to the train station in Hull or by calling us when you get to Brough train Scarborough, where we will meet you and see station. We can then ensure that there will be that you get to the campus (see above). If you someone there to pick you up when your train wish to make your own travel arrangements arrives in Hull. The pick-up service is available to the campus, please visit the following until 7 pm. You will be emailed the number to webpage for detailed information about call before your arrival. different transport options: www.hull.ac.uk/international/newarrivals.

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Security and insurance

We strongly advise you to insure your Simple steps, such as always remembering to personal belongings against damage or loss – lock your door when leaving your room in your particularly electronic equipment. halls of residence (think of it as being the front door to your home), and not letting people into Every student in University owned and head your halls of residence that you do not know, will leased accommodation has a basic package of help to keep your possessions safe and secure. personal possessions and liability insurance, which can be extended for an additional fee. The It is illegal to drive in the UK without proper insurance is effective from the time you leave car insurance. For information about driving, home to travel to the University until you reach read the following information from the UKCISA home at the end of your contract. website: www.ukcisa.org.uk/student/info_ sheets/driving.php. Please note that the insurance is valid in the residence and University buildings. It does not Health insurance cover losses elsewhere, for which insurance All international students (non-EEA) who are under the ‘top-up’ option is advised. You studying in the UK on a course of study of six may purchase additional insurance from the months or more qualify for National Health providing company, either to increase the Service (NHS) treatment from the beginning of benefits of the scheme, or for specific risks such their stay, on the same basis as anyone else as laptops, mobile telephones and bicycles. who is ordinarily resident in the UK. Please see page 12 for further information. This means that More information can be found at you can access NHS healthcare provision, and www.endsleigh.co.uk or by downloading a copy you can register with an NHS doctor – known in of the policy from the Accommodation Office the UK as a General Practitioner (GP). website: www.hull.ac.uk/accomm. Most GPs work together in groups, known as GP If you are living in private accommodation, surgeries. You will normally register as an NHS it is essential to arrange insurance cover for patient with a GP surgery, rather than with an your possessions. This is known as ‘contents individual doctor. You should register with a GP insurance’ or ‘student possessions cover’. surgery as soon as you arrive in the UK – do not Although Hull and Scarborough are safe places wait until you become unwell, as you may not to live and University security is excellent, it is be able to get the healthcare you need. If you important to follow sensible safety precautions are an EEA national and entitled to a European – just as you would in any large city of the world. Health Insurance Card (EHIC), it is advisable to obtain an EHIC card and bring it with you.

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In a 2015 study by student accommodation website sturents.com, Hull was found to be one of the 10 safest cities in the UK for students.

If you are in the UK for less than six months, you must have adequate medical insurance before travelling. You can still register with a GP surgery but will be required to pay for any subsequent consultations or medical treatments. For more information about health and health care in the UK visit: www.ukcisa.org.uk/International-Students/ Study-work--more/Health-and-healthcare/.

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Travel tips

The following list of travel tips will help make The accommodation will not have lifts and you your journey more enjoyable and relaxing. will be required to carry your luggage up stairs to reach your room. You will be able to buy Confirm your flight items such as bedding, towels and household Before leaving home, you should always goods such as kitchen equipment in the UK confirm the departure date and time of your when you arrive. flight in case it has been changed. Food and drink Luggage Please ensure that you keep hydrated and Do not send any luggage in advance of your energised during your journey. Drink plenty arrival, and note that most airlines allow of water, and bring some food in your hand no more than 20 kg per person for luggage luggage. This will help if you arrive very early (check with your airline before travelling). or if you experience any delays at the airport Remember to label your luggage clearly or elsewhere. Check with your airline what with your name and your address in Hull or you are permitted to carry onto the plane. Scarborough. Attach these details securely to the outside of your suitcase and put them Clothes inside your case to help the airline return it to Wear layers of clothing. While it can be you if it gets lost on your journey. warm when you first get onto a plane, the temperature may get colder throughout the For example: journey. The weather in the UK is notoriously changeable! It is helpful to have several (Your name) layers of clothing that you can put on or take The University of Hull off according to changes in the weather. International Office You will certainly need a warm coat for the Cottingham Road winter (preferably with a hood) as well as Hull gloves, a scarf and a hat. An umbrella is HU6 7RX also an essential item! You can buy warm England clothing locally at reasonable prices, so do not feel that you have to use all your luggage Please use the yellow labels enclosed to label allowance on these items. every piece of luggage and remember to write your full name on each label. Check out the UK weather at www.bbc.co.uk/weather. It is your responsibility to carry your luggage to your University accommodation. Please ensure that you are able to lift your luggage.

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Documents to bring food. When exchanging your money, please Please carry these important documents in request lower dominations of currency: for your hand luggage. You may need to show example £5, £10 or £20 notes. If you are them at the Immigration check-point. unable to get smaller notes you can change these in a bank on arrival. Euros are not • Passport/ID card widely accepted in shops but are easily exchangeable in banks and post offices. • CAS statement You may need to show Immigration proof • Your examination certiﬁcates as stated in of sufficient funds for living (for example, a your CAS statement banker’s draft or letter from your sponsor).

• Your TB health certiﬁcate and any chest For further information about paying your X-rays (if these are required for your visa) fees, see page 27.

• Details of all vaccinations that you have Safety tips received • Do not bring large amounts of cash • Medical records if you have any pre-existing • Do not put cash in your suitcase conditions (with English translation) • During your journey, do not accept help • Your accommodation contract with your luggage from people that you do (if you have it) not know • Evidence of your ﬁnances for your tuition • Do not leave your luggage unattended at fees and living costs (for example, the bank any time statements that you used for your visa application or your official sponsor letter if • Pack your own luggage you are a sponsored student) • Do not accept requests to carry items for • Your travel insurance other people

Money Exercise Please do not bring large sums of cash with Do some light exercise when you are travelling you. We suggest that you carry a sufficient on a long journey. Make sure that you get up amount to cover you for the first three weeks to walk and stretch your legs frequently. to pay for phone cards, train or bus fares and

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Connect with other students

Pre-departure briefings Attending a pre-departure briefing is a good way both to find out what to expect when moving to the UK and to meet other students from your country who are also travelling to study here. Pre-departure briefings are provided in some countries by the British Council, the University and our partners. Please contact the British Council directly for further information: www.britishcouncil.org/contact. We will inform you of any pre-departure briefings run by the University of Hull.

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On arrival

Immigration procedures on arrival in 6. There are also restrictions on the amount the UK (non EU/EEA students) of goods such as tobacco, alcohol and gifts The following advice will help you to get that you can bring into the UK. If you exceed through the UK border as securely and quickly your allowances, all of your goods can be as possible: taken away from you.

1. You will probably be given a ‘landing card’ 7. Never bring in counterfeit goods, illegal before your plane lands in the UK. Make drugs, firearms (including realistic note of a suitable UK contact including imitations), weapons (including knives) or full name, address and phone number. If indecent or obscene material. you are not staying with family or friends 8. Make sure you are familiar with the and do not know the address of your conditions of your visa, including the student accommodation, please use the number of hours you are allowed to work. International Office address (see back page). 9. You must declare any sums of cash of 2. Ensure that you complete your landing card €10,000 or more (or the equivalent in before you go to the immigration desk. another currency) if you are travelling from 3. Never give false or misleading information a country outside the EU. (including forged or counterfeit documents) Please note that, as part of the UK to an immigration officer. immigration process, the UK Border Force may 4. Have your University Confirmation of check your English language ability on arrival Acceptance for Studies (CAS) and medical in the UK. You may be asked a few questions, card (if you have one) in your hand luggage and this is a normal part of the process. that you carry with you onto the aircraft. If Answer any questions clearly and don’t be you don’t have a CAS, please bring through nervous. The best way to prepare is to chat in details of your course of study. English with your friends about coming to the UK to build your confidence. 5. There are restrictions on food products that you can bring to the UK from outside Please note the EU, even for personal use. Restrictions If you are refused entry, or given a very short apply to products made from meat, dairy, period of admission, you should contact the fish, eggs and honey, as well as some fruit, International Office (+44 (0) 1482 466904) vegetables and plants (e.g. bulbs, seeds, or the University Report Centre (+44 (0) 1482 cut flowers and tree bark). Make sure you 465555). The Report Centre is available 24 leave all food products on the aircraft or hours a day. place in the bins provided.

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Delayed flights and problems at the airport

Lost luggage Delayed flights – within arrival period If you lose your luggage, you should report it Do not worry if there is not a representative immediately to the lost luggage desk located from the University waiting to meet you on in the arrivals hall of the airport. Here you arrival. Please stay at the Meeting Point, and will be given a receipt, which will provide you will be met. If you are at all concerned, information relating to your flight. You will be please call the International Office (01482 required to provide an address to which you 466904) or your individually allocated contact would like your luggage delivered once it has mobile telephone number provided to you by been found. This should be the International email prior to departure. Please do not leave Oﬃce, University of Hull, Hull, HU6 7RX. the airport terminal, as the University will not reimburse funds to students who have made You will also be asked to provide information their own arrangements for travel. that will help the airline to identify your luggage, such as the number of items and the colour and type of luggage that is missing. On arrival at the University you should notify the International Office, who will be able to assist in contacting the airline. In most cases, your luggage will be returned to you within four hours of your arrival. www.hull.ac.uk/international 41 Pre-Arrival Guide – International and EU

Your first weeks

The first few days and weeks in a new place the University to find out whether you will be can be an exciting period of adjustment. It is accepted for late registration before travelling to important to get yourself off to a good start. the UK. The International Office runs an orientation programme called International Welcome Week. Biometric Residence Permit (BRP) also known Taking part in this is the best way to adjust to as Biometric Identity Document (BID) (not your new life at the University of Hull. Students applicable to EU and EEA students) studying at Scarborough campus will join the You must remember to bring the letter that you Welcome Week organised for all students. were given when you were issued with a short The week includes important talks, social event term entry clearance. This letter will state which opportunities and tours of the University and city. Post Office you must collect your BRP card from. For example, you will be able to register with a Please take a picture of this letter on your mobile doctor and receive an introduction to the library. phone/tablet to ensure that you have a copy of it. You must collect your BRP card within 10 days of There will be talks from departments such as arrival in the UK. the Students’ Union and Student Services which will give you an insight into University life and It is important that you follow the correct how to make the most of your time here. Equally procedure and collect your BRP from the Post important are the numerous social events at Office mentioned in the letter as you may not which you will be able to meet many other new be able to register on your programme of study international students. Previous events have without it. included karaoke, snooker, badminton and Police Registration football competitions, and every year there is a (not applicable to EU and EEA students) popular International Party on the Friday night. If your visa states that you must register with the University registration police, you must do so within 10 days of arriving After International Welcome Week you will be in the UK. Once you register with the police, required to register with the University. Please you will be issued with a Police Registration ensure that you bring your original academic Certificate which will bear your personal details transcripts and translations, if applicable, as and details of your address and visa. Please visit these will be checked during registration. the AskHU Student Services Centre, located on You must ensure you register for your programme the 2nd floor University House (students’ union on time every academic year. If you anticipate building), to check whether you can register with you will be late for registration, for example due the police at the University or obtain the details to a flight or visa delay, you must contact of the local police station at which you can apply for your Police Registration Certificate.

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