Official Documents and Letters

Some banks ask for documentation from LSE to confirm your registration status so that you can open a bank account. Each bank may ask for a different version of this letter. For further details on how to obtain documentation, visit Setting up a bank account and check the requirements for your bank of choice.

The Certificate of Course Choice lists the courses you have chosen for the current academic year.

 

We can provide you with a Certificate of Course Choice:

• If you have not yet completed your current year of study, or
• If you have sat exams but are waiting for your results.

If you have already received your results, you can request an Intermediate Transcript  instead. This will confirm both your course choices and your results.

 

The letter will take up to three business days to produce; we will email you when it is ready.

Please complete the following form to request this document:

 

 

 

You can use a Certificate of Registration to prove that you are a current, registered student at LSE. We are only able to provide you with a Certificate of Registration after you have registered on your designated Registration date.

 

For details about how to request this document visit Certificate of Registration. If you require a document that contains additional information, please see “Customised Confirmation of Student Status" below.

Once you have graduated you may be asked to provide evidence of your degree. This letter will confirm your award and degree classification, dates of attendance and the name of the programme you studied. It will also give the contact details for the LSE member of staff who produced it. 

 

The letter is available only after your results have been approved and released in LSE for You. The Confirmation of Award letter is not a transcript and therefore does not confirm courses or individual marks. If you require a transcript then please see Transcripts.

 

This letter can be provided to you upon request by visiting the Student Services Centre during our opening hours.  

Alternatively, complete the form below to request the letter.  This will typically be produced for you within three business days. 

Please complete the following form to request this document:

 

 

You may be eligible for a discount or exemption from council tax. See Council Tax for further information to find out whether you are eligible and how to request the documentation you need for this purpose.

We can produce a customised confirmation of student status letter for you if your Certificate of Registration does not contain all of the information you need, for example: 

 

• You are a current student and need a letter to confirm specific information regarding the current academic year of study
• You are a current student and need a Certificate of Registration for a previous year of study
• You are a former student and need a Certificate of Registration for a previous year of study

We will do our best to provide as much information in your letter as possible, but we can only confirm information held on your student record that we are allowed to release. We will not be able to include:

• exam and submission dates
• marks
• details of academic performance and conduct
• attendance records

The letter will take up to three days to produce; we will email you when it is ready. Please complete the following form to request this document:

 

 

For information about how to access your transcript and how to request hard copies of your transcript and diploma supplements, visit Transcripts. If you have not yet received your results, you should instead request a Certificate of Course Choice (above). 

 

The School does not issue certified copies of degree certificates, nor does it produce duplicate certificates. In exceptional circumstances, graduands can apply for a replacement degree certificate. See LSE Degree Certificates for details.

You can ask for a tuition fee receipt and other documents from the Fees Office by completing the Fees Request form.

Third parties can ask for verification of an LSE graduate’s degree through the Higher Education Degree Datacheck (HEDD) online system. Visit Third party requests for verification of qualifications for instructions.

CAS documents

If you need an extension to your Tier 4 visa or if you need a new one, you can ask for a CAS (Confirmation of Acceptance for Studies). Visit Request a CAS for more details and for information about how to ask for the document.

 

Visa Letter for Travelling

You should ask for a visa letter if you need to prove your student status for the purpose of travelling outside the United Kingdom. The letter can be addressed to the Embassy of the country you plan to travel to. Please see the ISIS webpage for further detail regarding immigration.

 

The letter can only be used for travel purposes, it cannot be used for a Tier 4 visa or Student Visitor Visa application. Before you plan your trip you will need to attend all teaching during term time. Please see our academic regulations for further details.

 

The letter cannot be scanned or emailed as embassies require an original copy only.

 

The quickest way to obtain this document is to visit the Student Services Centre during opening hours with your student ID, we will produce for you immediately.

 

Alternatively, please complete the following form to request this document.