Not packing, but the list that decides how smooth your first month is.
Bring your passport and eVisa share code.
Check the conditions shown are correct — course length, sponsor, work rights. Report errors to UKVI immediately.
Free, and do it before you are ill — not after.
Monzo, Starling and Revolut open in days from your phone; high-street banks need a university bank letter. Have your proof of address ready.
Needed for any paid work, including part-time.
A third off rail fares — it pays for itself in two trips.
Where your dal, rice, spices and Wai Wai will come from all year.
Full-time students are exempt, but it is not automatic — you must send your council a student certificate from the university, or you will be billed.
The fastest route to friends, second-hand furniture, part-time job leads and Dashain dinner.
You need one to watch live TV or BBC iPlayer, even on a laptop — around £175 a year (it rises most Aprils), and students do get fined for ignoring it.
Student contents insurance is cheap; replacing a laptop in the UK is not.