International student enrolment

Your NTU ID number is in the email that you will receive when your place at NTU is confirmed.

Your NTU ID will look like this: N0123456.

Your password

Follow the "get or reset password" link on our enrolment page to get your password. When prompted to input a postcode, use NG1 4BU.

Once you have your password, log in using this along with your NTU ID to complete your online enrolment.

Your enrolment will be in two stages: online and then in person at the International Enrolment Event to complete your passport and visa checks.

You will be able to see any outstanding enrolment actions and advice on how to resolve these on your enrolment summary page. Make sure all elements of your enrolment are ticked as ‘complete’, including your fee payment and any holds you may have applied to your record.

Your 'Passport and Visa check' can only be completed when you arrive on campus. For these you should attend the International Enrolment Event.

You’ll need to pay your tuition fees in full or have set up two further instalments to be paid by the deadlines required in order to fully enrol on your course. You can do this before you arrive as part of the online enrolment process. If you chose to set up two instalments, no money will be taken out of your account until the first instalment date, all dates can be found on our website.

We recommend that you set up a UK bank account when you arrive. If you wish, you can then amend which bank account you use to pay your instalment plan, by following our advice on making a payment.

You'll also find payment advice for international students and advice and guidance for sponsored students online.

Head to our photo upload portal to complete the process of ordering your NTU Student Card. You’ll find a link to the portal once you get to the enrolment summary page.

The last day to order your card online will be 4 September 2025. This will ensure student cards will be printed for your arrival from 12 September onwards.

After 4 September 2025 you will no longer need to upload a photo and you will be able to collect your student card in person at NTU.

This includes those students’ starting courses in January 2026.

Your photo must be:

• A head and shoulder shot,
• unaltered by computer software,
• in colour,
• well lit (not too bright, not too dark),
• taken against a neutral background,
• taken recently (within the last three months),

• clear and in focus.

Once you've successfully uploaded your passport-style photo, your NTU Student Card will be printed and available at your preferred collection point on campus.

Once you pick up your NTU Student Card, you will need to activate it – please do this as soon as possible.

Your student card is your University ID Card for the duration of your studies. It also gives you access to University buildings, enables printing and photocopying, and it can be used as a cash card within NTU.

Instructions on how to activate your NTU Student Card will be provided in the enclosed letter with your card. Please activate your card as soon as you pick it up.

Your card gives you access to:

• University buildings,
• printers and photocopiers, and,
• can be used as a cash card across NTU’s campuses.

After 4 September 2025, all new student cards will be produced face-to-face onsite at NTU by Card Services and will be automatically activated. This includes those students starting courses in January 2026.

View the full list of Card Services FAQs together with the Terms and Conditions.