Selwyn is proud to welcome students from many different countries and cultures. One key piece of advice is that you should never hesitate to ask other students, College staff or Fellows if there is anything that you do not understand. At the start of your time here there is no such thing as a stupid question and no-one will think the worse of you asking about matters that seem confusing or obscure. 

This portal provides specialist information and support to international students who study at Cambridge. The International Student Office is responsible for ensuring that all Cambridge Colleges and the University comply with the general immigration sponsorship duties: 

http://www.internationalstudents.cam.ac.uk

Student Visas 

Students who do not hold a UK or Irish passport will need immigration permission to study at Cambridge. The type of permission depends on the course, or students may already have an UK immigrations status that permits study.

Please check the University website for information about applying for a UK student visa: https://www.internationalstudents.cam.ac.uk/student-visa-application 

There are monitoring requirements for students in the UK on student visas. This will be handled by the staff in the Tutorial Office, and those who need to comply with these regulations will be made aware what they need to do. 

These regulations are imposed by the government and it is thus absolutely vital that students conform to the requirements. If you do not you could at worst risk deportation, and it would also make it more difficult for College to sponsor overseas students in the future. There is a full guide to immigration matters produced by the University.