Arrivals Guide for Medway campus

Arrivals (Medway)

Documents to bring

All undergraduate and postgraduate students living on campus: You'll need your ID documents and your Accommodation Arrival Pass.

Undergraduate students: You'll also need your University and College Payment Advice letter from Student Finance England.

International students: You'll also need your visa documents, academic certificates, marksheets and transcripts.

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Home from home

Moving in to your accommodation

Your first few weeks at university is one of the most exciting times of your life. Plan your journey and find out what to expect when you arrive at the campus.

Check out our accommodation application timeline for important dates and deadlines.

Plan your arrival

Enrolment and registration

You must be registered to become a member of the University, even if you have studied at Kent at undergraduate level and you're now moving to a postgraduate course.

Every new student (including postgraduate students who studied their undergraduate course at Kent) must enrol online in order for us to then register them. Look out for your How to enrol email in your applicant portal in-tray which will let you know when you can enrol. Not sure of the process? Check out our handy guide. You should also check our guide to the terminology of each process.

Registration is completed by us, online. You don’t need to do anything further once you’ve completed your enrolment, however visa holders may have further steps to complete to complete the Right to study checks - you will be emailed if that is the case.

We’ll let you know by email when your registration is complete and you are officially registered as a University of Kent student.

Registration deadlines

You must ensure that you have completed your enrolment as soon as possible so that we can then register you as a student. The deadline for becoming a registered student is Monday 19 October 2026.

You've arrived!

Everyone is so friendly, local students help you discover the area and you get to know people from all over the world. I love it here. Medway really is a wonderful place.

Amarachi, Digital Marketing and Analytics with an Industrial Placement

Qualifications checks

You may be required to bring evidence of your previous qualifications with you to the University. You will be notified via the enrolment process if this applies to you. This does not apply to undergraduate students whose results are sent directly to the University by the UK examination boards.

Important

If you do not have original documents please ensure you obtain these from the relevant bodies prior to your arrival at the University. If, for any reason, you are unable to provide proof of entrance qualifications, you must contact the Recruitment and Admissions Office immediately via your applicant portal.

We reserve the right to cancel an offer of a place to any student who does not provide evidence of qualifications obtained, either in the form of an officially certified photocopy acceptable to Kent or an original certificate produced if requested.

Medway Arrivals

If you are a new student starting at Medway in September, you can collect your card from the Arrivals Hub in the Oasis Lounge, which is open week days 9:30-16:30 from Monday 28 September to Friday 2 October 2026.

From Monday 5 October, you can collect your ID card from room M0-10 in the Medway building (weekdays only). Please allow 48 hours between enrolling and collecting your card.

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