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Document Management - provider guidance

Applicants applying direct to Clearing for 2026 entry after 30 June or all students for 2027 entry will be able to upload supporting information to their application using Document Management. Learn more about how this works and the type of documents that are accepted.

How does distance learning work?

Discover how distance learning works if you’re studying a degree remotely, from applying to teaching and exams. Plus, see what support is available from tutors and other students.

Student visas and immigration

Find out what you need to do and when to apply for your student visa, as well as how the immigration process works.

Uploading documents to the application - adviser guidance

Applicants applying direct to Clearing for 2026 entry after 30 June or all students for 2027 entry will be able to upload documents to their application. Find out more about how this works, what you'll be able to see as advisers, and what documents are accepted.

Uploading documents to your application

If you're applying for university or college to start your studies in the 2027 cycle, or are applying in the 2026 cycle after 30 June, find out more about uploading documents to your application.

Applying to university as an international student

Discover any information you might need to succeed in applying to UK institutions as an international student. Find advice on visas, English language skills, why you should study in the UK and what your qualifications will mean.

Becoming a UCAS centre

Schools, colleges, advisers or agents can become registered UCAS centres and get unique access to their students' higher education applications.

Displaced students

If you're applying to higher education as a refugee, asylum seeker or with an insecure immigration status, there may be support available to help you. This page has been created in collaboration with Refugee Education UK, STAR Network and We Belong.

Glossary

Here you can check a range of higher education and UCAS terminology.

Qualifications advice for international advisers

This guidance is for any advisers (school counsellors, agents, IECS etc.), and other centres based outside the UK, who advise potential undergraduate applicants to higher education (HE) courses in the UK.

The UCAS International Podcast: Across the Nations

The UK is made up of four distinct nations, each with its own character, culture, and higher education landscape. In this sub-series, we take each one in turn and what sets them apart from one another.

The UK degree system

There are several differences between the education system of the UK and other countries at university level. On this page you’ll find a summary of the key traits of degrees in the UK and look at how these compare to your expectations.