This page is for students from other universities outside the UK who are applying to be a Visiting Student on an undergraduate course. Please first of all read the Visiting students page in full.
Applications are open for the 2025-26 academic year.
The application form and upload tool are available in the drop-down information below. Please read the full information in this section before starting work on your application.
| Date | What |
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| Before application | Read the Visting Students page in full |
| Before application | Contact an academic member of the department you are currently enrolled in and ask them to be your referee. Ensure that they are aware of what they need to do and the 3 March deadline for applications. We do not consider late applications. |
| Before application | Collect your supporting documents and save them as pdfs with the correct file names on your computer (see Application form and upload tool)
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| 1 January - 3 March | Complete your part of the Visiting Student application form (doc 1) and send it along with your supporting documents (docs 2,3,4 and 5) to your referee (ensuring that all pdfs have the correct file names). We recommend that you do this by 15 February in order to give your referee adequate time. Your referee must then complete their part of the application form and upload it and your supporting documents via the application upload tool below by 3 March. We do not accept applications by email - your referee must use the upload tool. See Application form and upload tool for further detail. We do not consider applications received after 3 March under any circumstances. It is your responsibility to ensure that your referee understands what they need to do and is available to meet the deadline. |
| Once you have applied | Please keep an eye on your emails and the updates for applicants section below. |
| March | We will email you to let you know if you have been shortlisted for interview |
| March | Shortlisted candidates interviewed virtually |
| Early April | Decisions sent to candidates |
| 1 October | Start of course |
STEP 1: Please download and complete your part of the Visiting Student application form as well as collecting the supporting documents needed.
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STEP 2: Please save your form and documents on your computer with the following file names:
- SURNAME/FAMILY NAME First name - Application form (Visiting Student) - Course name
- SURNAME/FAMILY NAME First name - English Language Evidence - Course name
- SURNAME/FAMILY NAME First name - Transcript (High School) - Course name
- SURNAME/FAMILY NAME First name - Transcript (Degree) - Course name
- SURNAME/FAMILY NAME First name - Home Institution Declaration - Course name
Example:
- RAMIREZ Max - Application form (Visiting Student) - Archaeology
Note that there is a space before and after each hypen
STEP 3: Please send your Application Form and supporting documents to your referee, who must complete their part and upload the application form and supporting documents via the upload tool by 3 March (we do not consider late applications).
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Your referee will be asked to enter your name and email address on the upload tool and this will enable you to receive an automatic email when the application and supporting documents are submitted.
STEP 4: Please keep an eye on your emails and the Updates for applicants.
Once your Visiting Student application and supporting documents have been sent via the upload tool and the March application deadline has passed, please keep an eye on this section.
Any updates will be given here. Please keep emails about your application to a minimum - all updates will be given via email or on this page. If you do need to email us with a query that is not answered in the information, our email address is admissions@christs.cam.ac.uk. As applicants, please start ALL emails with the details we need - this helps us to work more efficiently and answer your questions promptly. Many thanks! Here's a fictional example of what we need at the beginning of your emails: |