Graduation Ceremonies

Celebrate graduating from Goldsmiths with your family, friends and tutors.

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Graduation FAQs

Please contact graduation(@gold.ac.uk) with your student number, department of study and completion date and we will look into this for you.

You can attend your graduation on a student visa as its duration should be long enough to secure your stay in the UK until after your graduation ceremony.

If your visa does not cover the graduation date due to reasons such as a module retake, you must leave the UK before your Student Visa expires. Afterward, you can apply for a standard (tourist) visitor visa to return and attend your graduation. You will need a graduation letter from your school hub for your application.

If you have any questions about applying for a tourist visa, you can email us at immigration (@gold.ac.uk).

If your friends or family wish to attend your graduation ceremony, you should follow the information on visits from family and friends. Every member of your family and friends who wishes to attend the ceremony may consider applying for visitor visa individually and the university does not take responsibility for this process, but the school hub can issue a student status letter to support their application.

Please complete this online form to register for an alternative date.

Please note that you will be removed from the mailing list of your current ceremony after completing this form.

Yes, we will run a photo day on campus during spring 2025.

We can change this for you, but the name in the email invitation is what will appear on your degree certificate. Please speak to the assessments team (assessments@gold.ac.uk) if this needs to be changed.

Yes, please confirm the email address you would like to be contacted on. Please speak to the graduation team (graduation@gold.ac.uk) if this needs to be changed.

Yes, we have carer tickets available. Please add your request to the notes field when you book your place.

Academic dress is a requirement of attending. If you are unable to wear a robe for any reason let us know as we may be able to help.

Yes, we have a small fund dedicated to support graduates in attending their ceremony. All students will receive this information by email.

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Graduation FAQs

I've completed my course but I've not had an invitation, what do I do?

My graduation ceremony is before my Visa expiry date, can I attend graduation using that Visa?

I cannot make the date I have been assigned to, what other dates are there, and can I still graduate?

I do not want to attend the ceremony, will there be another opportunity to have photos taken with my family?

My name is incorrect on my email invitation, is this what will be read out?

Can I change the email address you contact me on?

I have a member of my family with a disability, can I have one extra ticket for their carer?

Do I have to wear a robe to my ceremony?