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STUDENT SAFETY

in Birmingham
Here are some practical advice on
how to prepare for coming to the
UK and how to keep yourself safe
while you are here, from West
Midland Police Community
Support Officer Tracey Pickering
• Find out the information before
you travel to the UK. Reassurance
is the accommodation safe? You
can do it by going directly to book
from the university or student accommodation website. Speaking
to another students who already
have arrived to get information.
• You have to purchase a lot of
things when you first time arrive
here. Set up a bank account so you
don’t have to carry a huge amount
of money everywhere.

•Find out the information before
you travel to the UK. Reassurance
is the accommodation safe?You
can do it by going directly to book
from the university or student accommodation website. Speaking
to another students who already
have arrived to get information.
• You have to purchase a lot of
things when you first time arrive
here. Set up a bank account so
you don’t have to carry a huge
amount of money everywhere.
• Don’t carry your
passport and visa
around at all time.
Put them in a safe
place. Student ID
will be enough.
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