School of Nursing interview and selection days Documents you must ...

School of Nursing interview and selection days
Documents you must bring with you
There are a number of documents you MUST bring with you to the interview and selection
day. We don’t like to turn candidates away from an interview but if you haven’t brought the
required documents, you will be offered an alternative interview date, as the University needs
these documents to consider your application for the course.
For each of the required documents listed below, please bring:
• The ORIGINAL document
• ONE PHOTOCOPY of the document.
Please also bring ONE PASSPORT-SIZED PHOTOGRAPH of yourself.
1. Evidence of your identity (photographic ID)
Please bring ONE of the following forms of photographic ID:
• Passport, or EU/national identity card, or travel/immigration document or Home Office
letter (please see Note 1 below)
• Photocard driving licence
• Photographic student travelcard
• Photographic student identification from your school or college.
Note 1:
Candidates with a visitor, resident or student visa or candidates born outside of the UK MUST
bring their passport, EU photographic ID card, travel or immigration document, or a letter from
the Home Office if the Home Office is currently in possession of your passport, birth certificate
etc.
Note 2: If you don’t have photographic ID
If you don’t have photographic ID, you’ll need to have your passport-sized photograph (as
above) verified by a recognised professional (such as a doctor, teacher or someone of similar
standing in the community, who has known you for at least two years). The person who is
verifying your identity must:
• write the following on the back of the photograph: “I certify that this is a true likeness
of [Mr, Mrs, Miss, Ms or other title, followed by your full name].”
• provide a written statement on headed paper confirming how long they have known
you and in what capacity.

Acceptable professionals:
Accountant
Bank/building society
official
Barrister
Chairman/director/manag
er/personnel officer of a
limited and/or VAT
registered company
Chemist
Chiropodist
Commissioner of oaths
Councillor (local or
county)
Civil servant (permanent)
Dentist
Fire service official
Justice of the Peace
Local government officer
Director/manager of a
VAT registered charity
Member of Parliament
Minister of a recognised
religion
Nurse (SRN or SEN)
Officer of the armed
services
Optician
Personal licensee holders
Police officer
Post Office official
Person with honours (eg.
OBE, MBE)
President/secretary of a
recognised organisation
Social worker
Solicitor
Teacher, lecturer
2. Proof of your address
Please bring THREE different proofs of address, for example:
• Recent utility bill
• Recent bank statement
• Recent credit card statement
• Recent mortgage statement
• Recent insurance statement
3. Proof of your eligibility for an NHS bursary
At Kingston University we are only able to consider applicants who are eligible for the full
NHS student bursary, including both the tuition fees and the personal support elements. This
means that you need to be ordinarily resident in the UK for three years and have settled
status in the UK (ie. you are not on a student or working visa).
To prove this you need to bring your passport or, if your passport is at the Home
Office, a Home Office letter or immigration card confirming your status in the UK.
For EU or EEA nationals:
• You, a parent or your spouse need to have been working (full or part-time) in the UK at
some point prior to the start of the course.
• You need to bring with you a P60 or P45 for either yourself, or your spouse or parent if
you are in the UK as their dependent.
You can find out more about NHS student bursaries at www.nhsstudentgrants.co.uk
4. Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) disclosure
Nursing is exempt from the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act. This means that
you must declare any previous criminal convictions, cautions, reprimands or warnings, even if
they are spent, as a condition of admission onto the course. Having a previous criminal
conviction or caution will not necessarily prevent you from studying to be a nurse. However, to
be registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Council you need to be ‘of good character’ and it
is the responsibility of the University to ensure that, should you be offered and accept a place,

you will be able to register and be employed as a nurse in the future. We may be unable to
make you an offer if you have certain convictions such as actual bodily harm, fraud or drugrelated
convictions.
CRB Disclosure Form
Please complete the School of Nursing CRB Disclosure Form and bring it to the interview
and selection day. If you are offered and accept a place on the course, the University will
organise a Criminal Records Bureau check, for which you will be asked to also complete the
relevant Criminal Records Bureau form. Failure to disclose anything that appears on your
CRB check may result in your withdrawal from the course. Please include all incidents relating
to the police where your details have been taken by them as this will appear on your CRB
check.
Documents required for CRB check
In order to process your CRB check you must bring the following documents with you to
confirm your identity:
One document from Group 1, plus any two from Groups 1 or 2
OR
Five documents from Group 2
(Ideally this should include your birth certificate, marriage certificate if applicable, and a recent
statement or utility bill in your name.)
Group 1
• Passport any nationality
• UK Birth Certificate issued within 12 months of date of birth – full or short form acceptable
including those issued by UK authorities overseas, such as Embassies, High
Commissions and HM Forces.
• UK issued Driving Licence England/Wales/Scotland/Northern Ireland/Isle of Man - either
photocard or paper. A photocard is only valid if the individual presents it with the
counterpart licence.
• HM Forces ID Card (UK)
• UK Firearms Licence
• Adoption Certificate (UK)
Group 2
• Marriage/Civil Partnership Certificate
• Financial Statement** e.g. pension, endowment, ISA
• Birth Certificate
• Vehicle Registration Document (Document V5 old style and V5C new style only)
• P45/P60 Statement (UK)**
• Mail Order Catalogue Statement*
• Bank/Building Society Statement*
• Court Claim Form (UK)** documentation issued by Court Services
• Utility Bill* eg. electricity, gas, water, telephone, mobile phone contract/bill
• Exam Certificate e.g. GCSE, NVQ, O Levels, Degree
• TV Licence**
• Addressed Payslip*
• Credit Card Statement*
• National Insurance Card (UK)
• Store Card Statement*
• NHS Card (UK)
• Mortgage Statement**
• Benefit Statement* e.g. Child Allowance, Pension

• Insurance Certificate**
• Certificate of British Nationality (UK)
• Council Tax Statement (UK) **
• Work Permit/Visa (UK)**
• A document from Central/Local Government/Government Agency/Local Authority giving
entitlement (UK)* e.g. Department for Work and Pensions, the Employment Service,
Customs & Revenue, Job Centre, Job Centre Plus and Social Security
• One of the following documents from the Borders and Immigration Agency (BIA) (formerly
the Immigration and Nationality Directorate – IND) (UK). Do not use more than one of the
following documents: Convention Travel Document (CTD), Stateless Person’s Document
(SPD), Certificate of Identity (CID), Application Registration Card (ARC)
• Connexions Card (UK)
• CRB Disclosure Certificate**
• Letter from a Head Teacher*
* These documents must be less than three months old
** These documents must have been issued within the last 12 months
You can find more information about CRB checks at www.crb.homeoffice.gov.uk
5. Proof of your educational qualifications
If you listed educational qualifications on your application form, you should bring
proof of these to the interview and selection day. If you’re unable to bring them on the day
of the interview, you’ll be expected to provide them within six weeks of being offered, and
accepting, a place on the course. If you’re currently studying for a qualification, you’ll be
required to send a copy of your results as soon as you receive them.
Candidates who are offered a place on the basis of West African Exams Council (WAEC)
qualifications will need to have their qualifications verified before starting the course.
You can also find a quick summary of the documents you need to bring with you in our
‘Interview and selection day checklist’.