The document is a pre-departure guide for students attending INTO University of Exeter. It provides information about:
- Arrival details and accommodation, including completing arrival forms, airport transfers, and arrival dates depending on accommodation type.
- Documentation needed such as original transcripts and passport, and ensuring documents are packed.
- Financial preparations like paying fees and exchanging money.
- Contacts and emergency numbers for the INTO University of Exeter team.
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INTO UNIVERSITY OF EXETER
YOUR BEST ROUTE TO UNIVERSITY SUCCESS
2. Pre-departure guide 2010-2011
Welcome
I am delighted that you have chosen to study at INTO University of Exeter. Whichever INTO
programme you are planning to follow with us, you will have excellent teaching to prepare
you for your further university study. The University of Exeter has a strong reputation for its
teaching and research in various subjects and is an increasingly popular destination for high
calibre students from around the world. At INTO we aim to provide you with a rich social
experience. More than 40 different nationalities are represented in the Centre, providing the
ideal opportunity to make friends with other students from different cultures and
backgrounds. INTO will organise its own social events so that you enjoy your time to the full
outside the classroom. As a full member of the University, you can use all the study, sport
and social facilities on campus and we will introduce you to these in your first week here.
The University campus offers a beautiful environment and the City of Exeter is a safe and
friendly place. I know that you will settle in quickly and enjoy your time with INTO. I look
forward to welcoming you to our Centre.
Penny Foster
Centre Director, INTO University of Exeter
Start dates
All students should plan to arrive two days prior to your programme start
date - please ensure you arrive on time!
3. In case of emergency call +44 (0) 1392 264282 (08.30–17.30) or +44 (0) 7972 136198
Meet the INTO University of Exeter team
Penny Foster Jill Bartholomew Ruth Davenport Jemma Clancy
Centre Director Head of Student Services Admissions Officer Admissions Co-ordinator
Helen Robinson Bridget Pearse Sarah Pike Paula Stone
Admissions Co-ordinator Accommodation Officer Homestay Co-ordinator Welfare Officer
Suzanne Aburagheb Denisa Newmanova
Visa/Social Co-ordinator Receptionist
Contents
Welcome 2 Orientation programme 11
Meet the INTO University of Registering for your course 12
Exeter team 3 Making the most of your first week 14
Before you leave 4 Social programme 15
Before you arrive in the UK 5 Health and safety 16
Arrival at the airport 6 Key contacts, useful numbers
Arriving at INTO University of Exeter 7 and websites 17
Airport collection form 8 Maps 18
Money 10
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Before you leave
Checklist – before you leave home
Please make sure you have completed everything on this checklist before you leave home.
1. Have you paid full fees for your tuition, accommodation and insurance (if applicable)?
2. Have you returned your Arrivals Details Form to admissions.finance@into.uk.com?
3. Do you require an INTO airport taxi transfer? If so, please complete the Airport Transfer Booking
Credit Card form.
4. Have you booked your accommodation?
5. Have you organised cash and pound sterling traveller’s cheques to bring with you?
6. Have you checked your passport is valid for at least six months?
7. Have you applied for and received your visa?
8. Have you packed all relevant original documentation or certified copies including your:
• INTO Offer Letter
• INTO CAS statement – if required
• IELTS certificate or original English Language test result
• ny other original documents/transcripts listed in your INTO Visa Letter, for example your
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high school certificate or home university certificates. You will need these to FULLY register
and enroll on your course, and to make a visa extension in the UK
• Passport
• ank statements (for the last three months and stamped by the bank) as evidence of sufficient
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funds to show the Immigration Officer on arrival at the airport in the UK
9. Have you got your documents for medical registration?
• Immunisation History Book
• UK Foreign Commonwealth Office Visa Tuberculosis Screening Certificate (if you have one)
10. Have you put the emergency telephone numbers into your mobile phone
(to be put into your hand luggage)?
11. Do you know your airline’s luggage allowance and have you packed accordingly?
12. Do you have:
• P
hotographs from home?
• W
aterproof coat and shoes?
• A
ddress and phone numbers of friends and family?
• A
daptor for UK electricity sockets?
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Before you arrive in the UK
Applying for a UK student visa • When your visa is issued it will include your CAS number
Most international students from outside the European Union as supplied on the CAS Statement.
who wish to take a full-time course in the UK must apply for a • If you change your mind and want to study at another
visa prior to leaving their home country. institution, you have to tell us before you come to the
You can check your status on the following website: UK so we can cancel your CAS with UKBA, and
www.ukvisas.gov.uk/en/doineedvisa/visadatvnationals you can re-apply for your visa with a CAS from a
If you are a visa national you can apply for a Student different sponsor.
Visitor Visa for courses of six months or less; a General
Changes to your student registration status
Student Visa (Tier 4) for English language courses at or above
We must tell the UK Border Agency about any students who
B2 on the CEFR; or a General Student Visa (Tier 4) for
have an entry clearance visa issued under PBS rules who fail
courses at Level 3 on the National Qualifications framework
to arrive for the start of a course, withdraw from a course,
(NQF) at an institution which is deemed to be, or is on, the
defer or suspend their studies, or fail to attend for significant
Register of Highly Trusted Sponsors.
periods of time.
How will the Points Based System (PBS) affect Further information about the points based system can
my entry clearance/student visa application? be found at the following websites. We advise that you check
If you are a visa national and you apply for a General Student these websites regularly for up to date information.
Visa you will need a ‘Confirmation of Acceptance for UK Border Agency:
Studies’(CAS), which is an electronic number, that http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/
we will provide for you.
British Embassy/High Commission:
Applying for your General Student Visa (TIER 4) http://www.ukvisas.gov.uk/en/howtoapply/wheretoapply
to come to the UK UKCISA (Council for International Student Affairs):
When you apply for a General Student Visa (Tier 4) you http://www.ukcosa.org.uk/student/pbs_students.php
must include a Confirmation of Acceptance for Studies (CAS)
number. Meeting immigration staff at the airport
• We will send your CAS details when you confirm your When you arrive at a UK airport, you should be prepared to
unconditional offer of a place to study and pay your answer some questions about yourself, including where you
deposit/full fees. will be staying and what you intend to do during your time
• Your CAS will not be sent more than six months before in the UK.
the start of your course. You may be asked to undergo a brief, routine health
• The CAS number will be included in a letter called a ‘CAS check by the airport doctor, which might include an X-ray.
Statement’. This will also include important information The health check will take place in a separate room.
needed for your visa application. Afterwards, you will need to return to Immigration Control.
• You can only apply for your visa three months or less Please note that if you have already studied in the UK and
before the start of your course. are changing your education provider, you will need to apply
for a visa for your new course at INTO University of Exeter.
• The start date is published on your CAS Statement. If you
This could take up to 40 days. It is a criminal offence to
plan to arrive on a different date you must let us know. change educational providers before you have received your
This is very important as we must inform the UK Border new visa from the Home Office. INTO University of Exeter will
not be able to register you on the course unless you have
Agency (UKBA) if you do not arrive on time.
a valid visa, and will ask you to leave.
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Arrival at the airport
INTO airport taxi transfer If you would like us to meet you at the airport, please
complete the attached ‘Airport Transfer Booking
INTO University of Exeter can arrange for a local taxi
Form’ on page 8 and return it to INTO. Payment
firm to meet students on arrival at the airport and
can be made by completing the attached credit
take them directly to their accommodation. Payment
card form on page 9 and faxing it to INTO at +44
for the transfer must be made seven working days
(0)1392 264277.
in advance. The costs are as follows:
If you DO NOT WANT AN AIRPORT TRANSFER,
you must still complete the ‘Arrival Details Form’ on
London Heathrow airport £205.00
page 10 and email to INTO at into@exeter.ac.uk, or
London Gatwick airport £225.00
fax to +44 (0)1392 264277.
Bristol International airport £100.00
If you have booked an airport transfer, as you
Exeter International airport £20.00
pass through immigration into the Arrivals Hall, you
will see your taxi driver waiting for you holding an
If you want to share a taxi from Heathrow to reduce
INTO sign with your name on it. If you cannot find
charges, you will still need to pay full fees seven days
your taxi driver on arrival, DO NOT LEAVE the
in advance however transfers will be refunded
Arrivals Hall. PLEASE DO the following:
accordingly (i.e. two students per taxi - £104; 3 or 4
1. Go to the Information Desk and ask them to make
students per taxi - £85).
an announcement asking the taxi driver for YOUR
NAME, going to INTO University of Exeter, to
Please note that if you are delayed in meeting
come to the Information Desk. Wait there until the
your taxi, either because your flight has been
taxi driver arrives.
delayed, or because of delays at UK immigration
2. Contact INTO on the Emergency Mobile
or baggage collection, the taxi company will
Telephone Number 07972 136198.
charge ‘waiting time’ and this charge will be
passed on to you.
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Arriving at INTO University of Exeter
YOU MUST INFORM US OF YOUR ARRIVAL accommodation you can email Sarah at
DETAILS SO WE CAN MAKE ARRANGEMENTS s.l.pike@exeter.ac.uk or telephone her on
FOR SOMEONE TO 01392 725352.
MEET YOU.
University accommodation
Please note that you are to arrive no earlier than If you are staying in INTO accommodation, you must
the weekend before your course starts. If you arrive on either the Saturday or Sunday before your
do, you will need to make your own course starts. Details of where to go on arrival in
accommodation arrangements. Exeter will be provided with your accommodation
confirmation. On arrival you will be given your room
If your flight is delayed, or you are delayed at the key, asked to sign your accommodation contract and
airport and will therefore arrive on a date after the shown to your room.
weekend prior to your course start date, then you It is important that you complete the Arrival
should call either the INTO office number during office Details Form and return it to INTO, so that we
hours or the INTO Emergency number at all other can make sure that the key to your
times to inform us. accommodation is waiting for you. If you are
arriving earlier than the weekend before your course
Accommodation – when to arrive starts then you must make your own hotel
and where to go arrangements until the Centre opens.
Homestay accommodation
Private accommodation
If you have requested homestay accommodation, you
Sourcing Private Accommodation: INTO is
will be sent details of your accommodation by Sarah
unable to assist you directly with the process of
Pike, INTO’s Homestay Co-ordinator. As well as your
finding private accommodation as this will be a
host’s name and address, you will also receive a host
legal agreement between yourself and the
profile, telling you more about your hosts and some
landlord. We can however provide a guide to finding
information about what to expect when you are living
private accommodation, which includes contact
in homestay accommodation. If you have requested
details for local letting agents and relevant websites.
and paid for the taxi transfer service, your taxi will
If you require this please email s.l.pike@exeter.ac.uk
take you directly to your host. When you get there,
you will be given information about how to find the
INTO Centre and directions on how to get to the
‘Life’s great! Good accommodation, top notch
University on the first day of your course.
teaching and loads of fun activities. It doesn’t get
It is important that you contact your hosts
much better than this.’
to introduce yourself and also to let them know
when you think you will arrive in Exeter, so that
El Hannan Lee,
they can make sure they are home to greet you.
Malaysia
When you arrive at your host’s home there will
be instructions on what to do next. If you have
any questions regarding homestay
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Airport collection form
Arrivals details form
All students MUST complete this arrivals details form and return
one week before your course start date by email to admissions.finance@into.uk.com
or fax to +44 (0)1273 328595 / +44 (0)1273 329746
Section 1
Personal details
Family name (surname)
Other/given names (first name)
Email address
Mobile phone number
INTO number (please refer to offer letter)
Section 2
Arrival details into the UK and confirmation of accommodation
Country flight departs from
Date of arrival Time of arrival (am/pm)
UK airport Terminal
Flight number Name of airline
Arrival date in Exeter Arrival time in Exeter
Any special requirements
Please make sure that you book a flight which arrives on the weekend before your course start date. If on arrival
you require a taxi to meet you and will be staying in a hotel or other accommodation not arranged by INTO then
please provide the address
Section 3
Airport transfer booking
Please tick one of the following boxes to show whether you would like a taxi to meet you at your UK arrival airport
and take you to your accommodation
£205 London Heathrow Airport £225 Gatwick Airport £100 Bristol International Airport
£20 Exeter International Airport I do not require an airport transfer
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Section 4
If you will be under 18 on arrival and do not require INTO to meet you at the airport and arrange a transfer
then the following section must be completed
Name of person meeting the student:
Address of person meeting the student:
Mobile telephone number:
Name of parent:
Signature of parent:
Date:
Credit card form
Payments over £50 by credit card are subject to a 2% surcharge and debit cards to a £1 surcharge. This will
be taken from the card in addition to the amount stated in section 3 of this form.
CREDIT CARD DETAILS
To enable fees to be debited from your credit card, please complete the details below.
VISA CREDIT MASTERCARD DEBIT
If DEBIT, please specify type:
Please note, the University will only accept transactions using the following cards: Mastercard, Visa, Solo, Maestro,
Electron or Visa debit.
Credit/debit card number
/
Card start date —— —— (mm/yy) /
Card expiry date —— —— (mm/yy)
Issue number
Security code
This is the last three digits of the code found on the back of your card.
Cardholder name
Billing address
Please return this form by email to admissions.finance@into.uk.com
or fax to +44 (0)1273 328595 / +44 (0)1273 329746
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Money
Currency Bank accounts
Currency across the UK is the pound sterling (£GBP). If you are going to be here for longer than six months,
One pound is divided into one hundred pence (100p). we strongly recommended you open a UK bank
Notes are issued to the value of £50, £20, £10, and account, as soon as possible, after arriving in the UK.
£5 and coins to the value of £2, £1, 50p, 20p, 10p, UK banks are open 9am to 4.30pm on weekdays
5p, 2p and 1p. Please note that £50 notes are very and some are open on Saturday mornings. If you bring
uncommon and should be avoided as they can often a banker’s draft in sterling with you (payable to yourself)
be the target of counterfeiters. We do not advise or arrange for it to be sent, then you can open an
carrying large sums of cash with you on arrival. account at a bank after you have registered on your
We recommend that you bring enough money course. It may also be useful to bring a letter from your
with you to cover the first couple of weeks after your bank at home (or some other documentation) to
arrival – no more than £250 in cash for your confirm your credit status. We will provide you with
immediate needs should suffice. It is safer to bring further information and support on opening accounts
large sums of money in travellers’ cheques, which can during your induction week. In order to open a bank
be cashed in banks, post offices and airports but be account you will need the following:
aware that there is often a minimum commission • Your passport
charge. Please avoid carrying large sums of cash or • Proof you are a student – we will issue you with an
keeping large amounts in your room for safety official bank letter after registration
reasons. Credit and debit cards are widely accepted • Proof of address.
in the UK, MasterCard (Access) and Visa credit cards
For further advice on opening bank accounts in the
being the most common. Diners Club and American
UK, you can visit:
Express are less so. You can withdraw cash from a
www.ukcisa.org.uk/student/bank_account.php
cashpoint machine (also known as an ‘ATM’) if you
have a Personal Identification Number (PIN) for that
Living costs
card. You may want to inform your current bank that
you are going to the UK and to ask if you can use It is estimated that a single student will need
your card here. approximately £650 - £750 a month to meet their
basic living expenses. This is just an indication and will
alter depending on your lifestyle and spending habits. It
is important to plan and budget your finances for living
in the UK; it’s not just your course fees you need to
think about. If you want help with planning and
budgeting your finances, the following international
student website may be useful:
www.studentcalculator.org.uk/international/
index.asp
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Orientation programme
Induction programme
At the start of your course you will receive a full
induction (providing you arrive the weekend before
the start date of the course). This will vary in length
according to which course you will be studying and
it is a great opportunity to meet staff and students
‘When I first came to Exeter the INTO staff were a
and find out more about the University and the local
great support to me. The events in the welcome week
area. You should attend all sessions. The induction
such as trips to Sidmouth and Topsham, Bowling,
programme will usually include:
Cream Tea and visits to the city centre helped me a lot.
• Welcome talks
I also found many friends from different nations of the
• Information sessions with INTO Student Services,
world.’
the Students’ Union, security staff
• A test!
Muhammad Umeed
• Social activities
Pakistan
• A city orientation tour of Exeter
• A campus tour.
The following is an example time table for the
September and January orientation programme.
TIME MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY
09.00 STUDENT SERVICES SOCIAL PROGRAMME
TALK PRESENTATION
09.30 UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
PRESENTATION
10.00 WELCOME FROM THE TALK FOR STUDENTS INTRODUCTION TO POLICE REGISTRATION
CENTRE DIRECTOR UNDER 18 YOUR COURSE (IF APPLICABLE)
10.30 UNIVERSITY CAMPUS
TOUR
11.00 MATHS TEST FOR INDEPENDENT
FOUNDATION LEARNING
STUDENTS (NOT ALL PRESENTATION
PATHWAYS)
11.30 LUNCH
12.00 LUNCH
12.30 LUNCH LUNCH LUNCH
13.00 COURSE
REGISTRATION
13.30 INFORMATION FAIR
– LEARN ABOUT THE
14.00 ENGLISH LANGUAGE COURSE STUDENTS UNION,
PLACEMENT TEST REGISTRATION CLUB AND SOCIETIES
14.30
15.00 EXETER CITY TOUR CREAM TEA
RECEPTION
15.30 SPORTS AFTERNOON
16.00
16.30
EVENING BOWLING NIGHT BARN DANCE
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Registering for your course
For registration purposes at the INTO Centre you will Once your UniCard is ready you can collect it from
be required to provide original academic transcripts Reception two or three days after registration.
and certificates, you must bring these documents UniCards have the user’s name and photo, expiry
with you. date and a barcode with a number under it. The
We need a passport photograph of you to barcode/number is encoded on the reverse of the
prepare your INTO Student Card. The INTO Student card and this magnetic strip is used for building
Card gives you access to the library, 24 hour access access control. The UniCard is issued to all staff and
to the computer centre a range of student discounts students and serves as your library card. It will
(e.g. for travel). To supply your photograph by email identify you as a member of the University and allows
please attach a passport style photograph in jpeg you appropriate access to services and facilities. You
format and send to into@exeter.ac.uk (please cc in can also use this card to get student discounts in
c.j.hunt@exeter.ac.uk). Make sure your name and some shops. To use the University printers you need
INTO Reference Number are clearly written in the to put money on your student card. You can do this
subject/title of the email. We can also accept online at www.epay.exeter.ac.uk/printing. You must
photographs that have been sent by post. If you send keep your card with you at all times.
them by post then you should send two passport
photographs with your name written clearly on the Registering for computer access
back of each one. If we do not receive your
Once you have your UniCard then you can register
photographs before you arrive, it will take at
for computer access. You can do this in different
least five working days to prepare your UniCard.
ways:
During this time you will not be able to access
• You can use the computer in Reception (Old
computers, the internet or your emails. The INTO
Library).
Student Card acts as identification for you on
• You can register online https://srs.exeter.ac.uk/
campus and you should keep it with you at all times.
resource/itreg/index.php.
It also acts as your library card and gives you 24 hour
• You can visit I.T. services in the Main Library.
access to the University computer rooms.
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“Three words jump into my mind when I think about life as an international
student in Exeter; safe, equality and friendly. I never ever feel lonely.”
Ji Yingjin
China
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Making the most of your first week
On arrival we will provide you with a FREE SIM card Other things to remember:
to use in the UK which also has one free international • Attend ALL your classes and tutorials.
call on it, so you can call home and let your family • Always be on time!
know you have arrived safely. This will give you cheap • Be prepared for your classes!
rates to phone internationally and will be much • Care for others’ feelings and cultures.
cheaper than your current SIM card or any other UK • Feel free to ask questions whenever you need to.
network providers. • Join social events and sports clubs. There are lots
Alternatively, you can always download Skype, a to choose from so ask the INTO staff.
free computer programme that allows you to use • Keep your accommodation clean and tidy.
your computer like a phone and place international • Overcome problems by sharing them with your
calls for free to other Skype users. Depending on friends, teachers and INTO staff.
your computer, web cameras are also supported. • Practise English as much as you can and in as
Please remember that when you arrive in the UK many places as you can.
you will have travelled a long way from home and • Your academic progress and your behaviour will
although this will be an exciting time, please do always be monitored.
remember that your family and friends may worry
about you. REMEMBER to contact them and let them
know that you are safe!
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Social programme
In addition to your academic study, INTO organises a Social events include:
regular programme of activities designed to help you • Sports events
make the most of your time in the UK. The social • Day trips to nearby cities. These trips will vary in
programme includes trips to nearby cities (for price from £15-£25 depending on the place and
example Bath, Bristol or Cardiff); sights of interest like also whether there are any admission charges
Stonehenge and the Eden Project; local events such • Parties
as the South West Festival of Food and Drink or the • Bowling.
theatre; and other activities to encourage students to
Some of the activities are free but some may have a
socialise with each other and those at the University.
small charge. Places for the coach trips will be limited
Day trips are normally scheduled on a Saturday and
so you must sign up and pay as early as possible.
can involve 50 to 250 students.
The sign up sheets will be kept in reception.
Details of all the social programme events will be
available on the student notice boards in the Centre.
‘I participated in many of the INTO social programme
Some events will be based on the University campus,
activities. I especially liked the day trips away because I
others may require walking to the city centre which is
got the chance to see many places that I probably
about 15 minutes away.
wouldn’t have seen if it hadn’t been organised for me. I
also got to try a traditional cream tea.’
Nikos Giannakidis
Greece
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Health and safety
Safety Healthcare
The City of Exeter, despite being located amidst the If you are on a course lasting six months or more you
largely rural environment of the South West, suffers can get most health care free of charge from the
many of the problems of the modern urban National Health Service (NHS). This applies from the
environment. Whilst the City is generally a safe place, first day of your stay in the UK. If you are from a
it would be unfair to deny that incidents involving country with a reciprocal agreement with the UK, you
personal safety do occasionally happen. will be covered for hospital treatment even if your
The most effective way to minimise the risk of course is less than six months, but generally only if
attack is by taking sensible precautions. Most people the need for your treatment arose after you came to
already do this as part of their everyday lives, often the UK. All EEA countries are covered. If drugs are
without realising it. Try to avoid walking alone at night. prescribed by a general practitioner or family doctor,
If you often walk home in the dark, get a personal a prescription charge is made per item - currently
attack alarm. These can be purchased at the INTO £7.10. If you are not eligible for free health care we
Centre on arrival. cannot guarantee that the University Health Centre or
your doctor will provide this for you, but you will still
Cash and credit cards/personal be given free emergency treatment (but not free
possessions follow-up treatment or hospitalisation). Full details on
A thief only needs a moment to make off with your how to register with a doctor (GP) will be available on
valuables. Cash is a favourite target for thieves, so try arrival; there is a Student Health Centre on Campus.
to avoid carrying large amounts. If your credit card is Dentists: If you are eligible for NHS treatment you
stolen, inform the card company immediately. If you will be eligible for treatment from a dentist accepting
delay reporting the loss, it could lead to a crime being NHS patients. Please note that dentists accepting
committed in your name, as a thief could make new patients are extremely limited.
fraudulent use of your card. Thieves can use credit Opticians: Eye tests are available at opticians,
cards for over the counter and telephone purchases. which can be found on the High Street. You will have
Never carry the personal identification number (PIN) to pay a charge of around £25 for an eye test. You
with your cash dispensing cards. Sign new plastic will need to pay for lenses and frames which cost
cards as soon as they arrive and cut up old ones from £35 upwards.
when they expire.
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Key contacts, useful numbers
and websites
IMPORTANT PHONE NUMBERS
The INTO office number from 08.30hrs to 17.30hrs Monday to Friday is 01392 264282
The INTO emergency number for use outside office hours is 07972 136198
If you have problems at passport control, please contact one of the following numbers:
• Immigration Advisory Service (IAS) for free advice: 020 79671200. Web: www.iasuk.org
Exeter taxi firms
Gemini (01392) 666666 (INTO’s preferred company) Capital (01392) 433433
1st Call (01392) 661122 Dartline (01392) 422888
IMPORTANT: Keep these numbers with you at all times while in the UK, and when travelling from
the UK to your home country
Websites
INTO University of Exeter Home Page: www.intohigher.com/exeter
University of Exeter Home Page: www.exeter.ac.uk
University of Exeter Students’ Guide: www.exeter.ac.uk/international
Facebook: search for our group using “INTO University of Exeter”
Useful websites for information about living in the UK:
• UK living and culture: www.britishcouncil.org
• UK weather: www.bbc.co.uk/weather/ukweather
• International Student Calculator: www.studentcalculator.org.uk/international
• Food: www.tesco.com/pricecheck
• Books: www.bookshop.blackwell.co.uk; www.amazon.co.uk
• UKCISA: Opening a Bank Account: www.ukcisa.org.uk/student/bank_account.php
• National Health Service: www.nhs.uk/Pages/HomePage.aspx
• Keeping healthy: A Practical Guide to Medical Services:
www.ukcisa.org.uk/student/info_sheets/keeping_healthy.php
• For more information about Exeter Council Tax charges see www.exeter.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=800
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Maps
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Campus map
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