If your employer needs confirmation of when you can work full-time during University vacation periods, here’s what you need to do:
1. Generate your Student Status Letter
You can download an automated Student Status Letter from the Student Letters Ask Herts page.
This letter confirms:
- Your name
- Your student status
- Your course details
- Your course dates for your current year of study
Employers often ask for this as proof that you are enrolled at the University.
2. Use the vacation dates document
We do not provide bespoke “working hours” letters. Instead, you should use the Vacation Dates Document for the course your School is in.
This document shows the official vacation periods for your course when you may be able to increase your working hours under the UKVI rules for your visa type.
You can find the vacation dates for your School and programme at the bottom of this page.
3. How to present this to your employer
Provide both:
- Your Student Status Letter
- The Vacation Dates Document for your course (or the link to Ask Herts so employers can check this themselves).
- Make sure your employer is aware of when you started your course (Semester A or Semester B) and that they are looking at the corresponding dates on the document. They can use your Student Status Letter to confirm your course start date.
It is an employer’s responsibility to check your right to work. Together, the documents above confirm your enrolment and the periods when you can work full-time to employers so they can carry out their checks.
Other information
International students should also look at the Working in the UK information on Ask Herts, for any other questions you have with regards to what work you can do whilst studying in the UK.