Complete your matriculation
Matriculation means completing steps that officially enrol you as a student at the University. Every student needs to complete the steps. There are also additional tasks if you are coming from outside the UK, the EU, or the EEA.
Matriculation is completed online. Your School will tell get in touch with you on how to complete the step of 'confirming your attendance'.
Before you start: the dates for this range from now until Welcome week (12th September 2022)
When you start: the dates for this are welcome week, and your official first week of teaching is 19th September 2022
Academic Year 2022/2023 semester dates
You may have been asked for additional criteria in your offer communication, such as evidence of English language proficiency, completion of a Disclosure Scotland application, etc. You will need to follow all instructions provided in your offer holder email to complete this first step.
If you were not asked to provide anything additional as part of your offer, you do not need to do anything. Transferring your medical records
There is no direct transfer of your medical records between general practices. You will need to register with a practice in Edinburgh, and they will arrange to transfer your records from your previous GP.
It is important to note that this can take some considerable time at present so if you do have an ongoing health condition please bring a summary of your condition with you and provide this to your new GP.
Annual Registration is open to any student with an unconditional offer approximately four to six weeks prior to your programme start date.
You must complete registration online ahead of your start date in order to begin your studies.
You will receive an email to your University email address with details on how to complete this step, including the deadline for completing your registration.
Information on getting an email address
• You will continue to receive reminder emails to complete registration.
• You will be able to access the annual registration link via the email that is sent to you. Alternatively, you can login into MyEd and access your student record by clicking onto the following tabs on the MyEd homepage: Accounts > Progression > My student record
Keep in mind
• You will be required to input personal information.
• You will be able to update your personal information anytime and can use any device to complete your registration.
Learn more about the requirements for Annual Registration
There is no direct transfer of your medical records between general practices. You will need to register with a practice in Edinburgh, and they will arrange to transfer your records from your previous GP.
It is important to note that this can take some considerable time at present so if you do have an ongoing health condition please bring a summary of your condition with you and provide this to your new GP.
The final step to complete the matriculation process is for your School to confirm that you have started your studies.
The process for confirming your attendance varies between School, types of study, and Programme. Your School or programme will contact you around the start of your programme to explain the next steps. If you have any questions, please contact your School directly.
Paying your fees is also part of the matriculation process. Tuition fees and related charges are due in full, in advance, or during the first few weeks of the semester. See Task 3 (Pay your fees) for more information about payment/planning the payment of your tuition fees.
The University of Edinburgh has a legal obligation to make sure that all non-UK/Irish passport holders have suitable immigration permission to study in the UK. The type of evidence and the process for sharing will depend on what type of permission you hold.
Once you arrive in the UK you will need to:
- Provide evidence of your immigration permission
- Depending on your Visa, attend an International Check-In on campus
International Check-in
International Check-in will take place in McEwan Hall from Saturday 10th September. You must make an appointment to do this and you will be sent more information about this closer to the time. Appointments will become available to book from 1st September.
How to complete international check-in
Please note: Students in Edinburgh on a Visitor Visa do not need to attend International Check-In in person but do need to share information with us.
BRP Collection
Students with a BRP to collect in September can do this at the International Check-in which will take place in McEwan Hall from Saturday 10th September. You must make an appointment to do this and you will be sent more information about this closer to the time. Appointments will become available to book from 1st September.
If you chose to collect your BRP at the Post Office you must go there to collect it. No appointment is necessary for this and your collection location will be stated in your decision letter. However, you must provide a copy of your new BRP to the University and you should bring your new BRP to Old College as soon as possible after you have collected it from the Post Office. Your matriculation will not be fully complete until you have completed this step.
If you have any questions, please get in touch with the Student Immigration team.
Contact the Student Immigration team
There is no direct transfer of your medical records between general practices. You will need to register with a practice in Edinburgh, and they will arrange to transfer your records from your previous GP.
It is important to note that this can take some considerable time at present so if you do have an ongoing health condition please bring a summary of your condition with you and provide this to your new GP.
How to complete the matriculation process video
This video provides the step by step instructions outlining matriculation and more information about how to complete the matriculation process.
Recorded in 2021, this video will be updated for starting University in September 2022 in August 2022
- Video: How-to complete the matriculation process
- Video taking students through a step by step guide of the matriculation process
Please note: every effort has been made in producing accurate subtitles, however, there may still be some errors.
If you have any questions about how to complete matriculation, please contact your School.
Step by step matriculation guide
A step-by-step guide to completing each of these steps can be found on the University Student Systems website:
Matriculation Explained (Student Systems website)
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