We appreciate that moving to university can be stress inducing at the best of times, but if you throw moving to a new country into the mix as well, whilst exciting, it can become overwhelming. If you are an International Student then we want you to know that here at the University of Plymouth Student Union, we want to do what we can to help you feel empowered and supported.
If you have housing issues, we can help. We might not be able to get you accommodation ourselves, but we can point you in the right direction and give you an idea about where to look. The Student Advice team also offer a free contract checking service, so if you have any concerns and want anything looked over before signing on the dotted line, get in touch.
If you are struggling to make connections or feeling a little lonely, the Students Union run many great initiatives and events to help people connect and hopefully make long lasting friendships. Again, here at Student Advice, we can help point you in the right direction.
We can also help with any academic or disciplinary issues. If you do find yourself going through that then know that we can help support, you through the process. Don’t bury your head in the sand, get in touch and let us help you start to lighten that load.
It is so important to us that each student gets the help that they require and for that reason we don’t try and help in areas in which we are not trained. One such area is around visas and immigration. The University of Plymouth have a dedicated International Student Advice team that can answer questions on many issues related to international study. So, if you need help with the EU Settlement Scheme, Refusals and Admin Reviews, Short Term Study visas for English courses, Visitor and Hong Kong BN(O) visas or anything else related to immigration/visas, this is the team for you. The various ways to contact them can be found here: https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/services/international-student-advice
Otherwise contact us, the Student Advice team, by emailing advice@su.plymouth.ac.uk, by calling 01752 588373 or completing this enquiry form: https://www.upsu.com/advice/enquiry/. And please know that if we can’t help you, we will do our best to direct you to a team that can.