New students

Get ready to start your studies at Edinburgh Napier! Download our arrival guide and checklist, find out your next steps, or get help with your visa. If you want to know about student life, why not ask our students?

Download our arrival guide (PDF)

Download our checklist (PDF)

A downloadable checklist of things to do before and when you arrive in Edinburgh. Use alongside the arrival guide.

Your next steps

Pay your deposit

As an international student, you must make a pre-payment deposit of £3,500 to Edinburgh Napier University to secure your place on your course.

Get your Visa

Make sure you have all of your Visa requirements in check and ready before coming to study with us.

Arrange your fee payment

Visit our fees page for more information on how courses are charged and how to pay.

Get ready

Apply for accommodation

Once you have accepted an unconditional offer from us, you can apply online for University accommodation. Alternatively, use our guide to help you find private accommodation.

Learn how to register as a student

You will receive emails from us about online registration. Find out more about this process on myNapier.

Find your induction timetable

Induction week begins on 9 January 2023. Discover where and when your academic induction will take place on myNapier.

International student induction

Are you a new international student joining us in September 2023? If so, join us for our International Student Welcome!

Visa and International Support are hosting pre-arrival and welcome events for all new international students. Here you will have the opportunity to learn more about Edinburgh Napier University and tips to prepare yourself for your new academic career, meet fellow international students and take the first steps to embracing your university experience in Edinburgh.

The event will run online and dates are as below - all students due to start their studies in September 2023 will be emailed with further information in August 2023:

Pre-Arrival events:
- Thursday 10 August 2pm - 3.30pm GMT
- Thursday 24 August 2pm - 3.30pm GMT
Welcome events:
- Thursday 28 September 2pm - 3.30pm GMT

We look forward to seeing you then!

Chat to our students

Our International Student Ambassadors are always on hand to offer advice about life as a student in Edinburgh. You can also read about their experiences in their student blogs.

Contact our teams

Visa Support

Contact our Visa and International Support team to get qualified advice on the visa process, or support with immigration questions while you're here. Get in touch by email or call +44 (0)131 455 2272.

International Team

Contact our International Team to chat to our international recruitment officers.

Student support services

We offer a range of support to help you fulfil your potential, keep healthy and make the most of your time here. Explore our specialist services here.

Download our arrival guide (PDF)

Download our checklist (PDF) A downloadable checklist of things to do before and when you arrive in Edinburgh. Use alongside the arrival guide.

Pay your deposit As an international student, you must make a pre-payment deposit of £3,500 to Edinburgh Napier University to secure your place on your course.

Get your Visa Make sure you have all of your Visa requirements in check and ready before coming to study with us.

Arrange your fee payment Visit our fees page for more information on how courses are charged and how to pay.

Apply for accommodation Once you have accepted an unconditional offer from us, you can apply online for University accommodation. Alternatively, use our guide to help you find private accommodation.

Learn how to register as a student You will receive emails from us about online registration. Find out more about this process on myNapier.

Find your induction timetable Induction week begins on 9 January 2023. Discover where and when your academic induction will take place on myNapier.