Deadline for January 2025 new starters

The registration deadline for the majority of January 2025 new starters is Friday 7 February 2025.

You will receive an email when you can begin enrolment.

You will receive an email to your personal email address letting you know when you can enrol. Please enrol as soon as possible after receiving this.

We recommend that you complete enrolment in one sitting, however, you are able to complete some information and return to complete it at a later time. You can complete the tasks in any order. Once you complete a task, you will be unable to return to it, so please check your answers carefully before continuing. 

Log in to KentVision and click Go to enrolment. You can complete the below tasks in any order.

Preferred name

You will see your personal details that you completed at the admission stage pre-populated in this area. Here you are able to update your preferred first name, which will link to Microsoft Teams, your email account and KentOne student ID card. Official documents, such as your degree certificate and transcript will be printed with your full legal name.

Student photograph

In this screen you will also be able to upload a photograph for your KentOne student ID card. Below are two video guides showing how to upload your photo ID via computer and smartphone.

Please ensure that the image is a recent close up of your head and shoulders against a white background, and is not cropped or using filters that obscure your appearance.

If the photograph doesn't match the required dimensions, to the right of the screen is the Edit Image button. Here you can rotate or crop the photograph to the required dimensions.

You must click Upload at the end of this process to ensure that your photograph is correctly uploaded.

Once your photograph is successfully uploaded, click Continue.

Term time address

You can choose from a drop down where you will be living during term time. It is imperative that this is completed correctly and fully as this is the address which we will use to contact you.

If you choose University accommodation and click Continue, your address may be pre-populated and you will be asked to complete your contact telephone number and personal email address. If your address is not pre-populated, you will be able to input this or email the Accommodation team.

If you choose a different option, you will need to input your address, contact telephone number and personal email address. Click Continue.

Emergency contact details

Please input contact information of a suitable person in case of an emergency (the address field is optional). You can change the person or update their details on KentVision at a later date if required. Click Continue.

This page captures mandatory reporting information for HESA, the Higher Education Statistics Agency. This section is mandatory, however you are able to choose 'Prefer not to say' in some fields.  

Please select your nationality in the first screen. If you have dual nationality, and one includes British citizen, we recommend that you set this as your main nationality as it attracts the least restrictions. Click Continue.

If you have already supplied your British passport information during the admissions process, you will have to review and confirm that your passport information is correct and do not need to add it again at this stage.  

Home students can register with an expired passport. If you are a home student with no passport (current or expired), please contact gettingstarted@kent.ac.uk. This may differ from the ID accepted by Admissions when you were an applicant.

If you need to add a new passport, click Add a new passport and input the information. You will also need to upload a clear photograph of your passport, ensuring that the entire photograph page is shown and no information has been cropped out. Click Add passport and you will be returned to the main Right to study in UK page. Here you can Edit selected passport if needed, or Confirm & continue.

Immigration permission

This page will not be shown to British or Irish nationals as no immigration permissions are required. 

UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) are replacing physical documents with an online record of your immigration status.  When your visa is granted, you need to create a UKVI account to access your eVisa and share information about your immigration status and conditions using the view and prove service. You can watch a video on how to create a UKVI account and access your eVisa.   

If you have your immigration permission choose "Yes - I have my immigration permission document" 

Please follow the instructions on the screen. Keep in mind that if you already have an eVisa, you should upload your sharecode in this section.  

If you are uploading a sharecode for a visa applied for from outside the UK, you will need to upload your travel booking/boarding pass which shows your name and date of intended travel to the UK 

Please ensure you input/update your UK term time address as soon as you have one. We are not able to complete registration without a UK term time address. If you are a distance learner (outside UK) you are exempt from this requirement. If you are living on campus, the address will be pre-filled by the Accommodation Office. 

If you are waiting for the outcome of your visa application you should select ‘No – I do not have my immigration permission document yet’ 

Please follow the instructions on the screen on which immigration documents will satisfy the Right to Study checks.  

To finish, click Continue.   

Please ensure you input/update your UK term time address as soon as you have one. We are not able to complete registration without a UK term time address. If you are a distance learner (outside UK) you are exempt from this requirement. If you are living on campus, the address will be pre-filled by the Accommodation Office. 

You will see pre-populated information stating your course, mode of attendance and main study site. If this is incorrect, please email gettingstarted@kent.ac.uk (including your student number, which can be found in the top right hand corner of the screen) and continue with enrolment.

Student Finance

You will be asked if you are expecting to receive a maintenance or tuition fee loan from either Student Finance or the Student Awards Agency and to input further details if applicable. Click Continue.

When you enrol onto your course we will share your data with Kent Students' Union, who will contact you directly to tell you more about their role and to give you the opportunity to get involved or opt out as you wish. You have the right to object to the transfer of your data to Kent Students' Union by selecting the checkbox at the bottom of the page. Click Continue.    

You will be asked to input information about your education history (if it is not already pre-populated). Click Continue.

Your qualifications will be listed; if you see an error, please email gettingstarted@kent.ac.uk (including your student number, which can be found in the top right hand corner of the screen) and continue with enrolment. You also have the option to add any missing or other qualifications, but this is not required. Click Continue.

Once you have completed all of the above tasks, you will then be able to view the terms and conditions task.

Please read through the information carefully before ticking the box which states that you agree to our terms and conditions. Click Continue.

The terms and conditions screen includes agreeing that:

• I intend to study at the University of Kent
• It is my obligation to make arrangements for the payment of my tuition fees
• I will observe The University’s Charter, Statutes, Ordinances and regulations
• (UKVI student only) I agree to provide relevant information upon request from the Student Immigration Compliance Team
• I have read the Student Enrolment Privacy Notice
  
• I have read and accept my responsibilities as a student
  

The final two bullet points (above) are not applicable for Kent and Medway Medical School (KMMS) students, who instead agree that:

• I have read the KMMS terms and conditions and associated documents
• I have read and accept my responsibilities as a student in the KMMS welcome pack and KMMS policies
  

Voter registration

You will have the opportunity to opt out of registering to vote at your term time address. There is also a link to register to vote which will open in a new tab.

Click Continue. You have now completed enrolment and will receive an email confirming this.

You will be automatically directed to begin your Finance registration. Please see our Finance registration guidance webpage.    

After you have enrolled, the Student Record Administration Office (SRAO) will be able to register you as a student and you will receive email confirmation once this has been completed and you are officially a student at the University of Kent. The email will include information on how to collect your KentOne ID card.

You will also receive an email about your Kent IT account. Once you have activated your IT account, you will then need to use the student and staff login rather than the applicant login when using KentVision.

If you're an international student, you may want to check out our international students welcome webpage!

If you have any queries during enrolment, please contact the team associated with your campus:

Canterbury campus

Student Record Administration Office

Email: gettingstarted@kent.ac.uk

Call: 01227 764000 (Monday to Friday 9.00 -17.00)

Visit: Nexus in the Templeman Library

Medway campus

Student Record Administration Office

Email: csao@kent.ac.uk

Call: 01227 764000 (Monday to Friday 9.00 -17.00)

Visit: Student Record Administration, room M0-10, Medway Building

Finance contacts