Campus card collection

Your campus card is your personalised ID to prove that you are a proud Surrey student, but it also gets you access to the Library and other campus spaces, plus unlocks discounts in a range of stores and retailers. 

Therefore, we recommend you collect your campus card as soon as possible! 

Important: who should attend campus card collection? 

UK/Irish students 

BMBS Medicine (Graduate Entry) students

You will be able to collect your card on Sunday 14 September when you attend main registration.

If you cannot collect your card on this day, then you will be able to collect it from the Kate Granger building.

Veterinary Medicine and Science students  

You will be able to collect your card when you attend main registration.

All other programmes

You must attend campus card collection after completing online registration. Please read the information below.

Non-UK/Irish students 

This is the final step in your registration! When you can collect your campus card will depend on when you completed online registration AND the photo for your campus card is approved. Please read the information below.

How to prepare for campus card collection

Collecting your card is a quick, simple process.  

What happens at campus card collection?

You will be asked to show your ID and we will hand you your card. 

If you are a non-UK/Irish student and you are also attending to complete main registration, you will be taken through the relevant steps and checks as detailed on our main registration page. 

When is campus card collection?

Campus card collection happens during the first weeks of the academic year. 

  • Courses starting in September 2025: from Monday 15 September
  • Courses starting in February 2026: TBC 
If you do not collect your campus card

You will need your campus card to access the Library and other study spaces and sit exams, so it’s vital that you pick it up when you start to avoid encountering problems later. 

Checklist

Ensure you have read through all the information on this page

All the key information can be found here, including the identification that you must bring with you. 

Complete your online registration

UK/Irish students – you must do this before collecting your card. 

Non-UK/Irish students - you must do this first before pre-booking your slot and attending main registration/collecting your card.   

Complete your online registration

Find your identification

We require some identification when you collect your card. Please bring one of the following: 

  • Passport
  • Birth certificate
  • National ID card
  • UK photo driving licence 

Please note that we can only accept original ID copies – photocopies or scans will not be accepted. 

Attend campus card collection

Come and find us at the locations stated below with your identification in hand – our team will be there to meet you and answer any questions you have!  

When you can collect your campus card will depend on when you completed online registration AND the photo for your campus card is approved. 

You will know when your campus card photo has been approved as you will receive an email confirmation.  You do not need to book a slot to collect your campus card – just drop by during the opening hours below. 

Photo approval date and time (all UK time)  When you can collect your campus card  Where to go to collect your card 
Before Monday 8 September, 8:59am  Monday 15 – Friday 19 September, 9:30am – 5pm*  University Hall, Stag Hill campus 
Between Monday 8 September, 9am – Tuesday 16 September, 8:59am  Monday 22 – Friday 26 September, 9:30am - 5pm  University Hall, Stag Hill campus 
Tuesday 16 September, 9am – Monday 29 September, 8:59am  Monday 29 - Friday 3 October, 9:30am - 5pm  MySurrey Hive Stag Hill 
From Monday 29 September, 9am From Monday 6 October  Library and Learning Centre, Stag Hill campus 

* Non-UK/Irish students – you will be able to collect your card when you attend main registration. 

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