Key Dates and Deadlines
Dates and deadlines of the application process are published below. Applicants should note that these dates and deadlines apply to courses delivered on site at Queen Mary University of London. The dates and deadlines for our Distance Learning courses may vary. Please contact the Postgraduate Admissions team for further information.
You are encouraged to apply as early as possible to allow sufficient time for your application to be considered. In the event that a course becomes full, we will no longer be able to consider applications. We will update the relevant course pages on our Taught Programme Finder as soon as possible in such instances.
In addition to the deadlines specified below, some programmes have specific application deadlines - please check the relevant course pages on our Taught Programme Finder to check if there is an earlier deadline for the programme/s of interest to you. If no deadline is specified then the below deadlines will apply.
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Key Dates and Deadlines
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Monday 9th December 2024 |
Deadline for postgraduate Overseas applications Applications from overseas applicants requiring a Student Route Visa to study in the UK must be submitted by this date. Some programmes have earlier application deadlines - please check the relevant course pages on our Taught Programme Finder to check if there is an earlier deadline for the programme/s of interest to you. *Deadline for programmes within the Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry is Monday 16th December* |
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Thursday 2nd January 2025 |
Deadline for postgraduate Home and Distance Learning applications Applications from Home applicants wishing to join a Taught Postgraduate course and all applicants wishing to study a Distance Learning course must be submitted by this date. *Deadline for programmes within the Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry is Thursday 9th January* |
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Friday 3rd January 2025 |
Deposit deadline Applicants holding an offer for any of our postgraduate taught programmes which require a tuition fee deposit will be required to pay their deposit by this deadline. Applicants will not be issued with their CAS or be able to pre-enrol until the deposit is paid. |
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Monday 6th January 2025 |
Deadline for postgraduate applicants to provide documents to meet outstanding offer conditions Applicants with a conditional offer will need to provide documents showing that they have met their conditions by this date. *Deadline for programmes within the Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry is Monday 13th January* |
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Tuesday 7th January 2025 |
Deadline for postgraduate applicants to accept their offer |
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Monday 13th January 2025 |
CAS deadline Latest date for students applying for a visa overseas to request a CAS number. Any overseas applicants applying for a visa overseas who require a CAS must request their CAS within sufficient time. We will not normally issue a CAS to anyone applying after this date. |
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Monday 13th January 2025 - Friday 17th January 2025 |
Enrolment week All students joining Queen Mary University of London will be expected to complete their enrolment. |
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Monday 20th January 2025 |
Teaching begins |
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Friday 31st January 2025 |
Pre-enrolment deadline Any students joining Queen Mary University must have enrolled by this date. |
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Friday 7th February 2025 |
Deferral deadline If you would like to defer your place to September 2025, please inform the Postgraduate Admissions team by this deadline. |
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Late September 2024 |
Applications for taught postgraduate programmes for entry in September 2025 open |
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Monday 23 December 2024 - Thursday 02 January 2025 |
University Christmas Closure Online applications may be submitted during this period. We will endeavour to respond to applicant enquiries and process newly submitted applications as soon as possible upon reopening in January. |
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March 2025 |
Applications for accommodation open |
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Monday 30 June 2025 |
Deadline for accommodation applications |
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Monday 14 July 2025 |
ATAS deadline ATAS deadline. Advised deadline for postgraduate overseas students who will require an ATAS certificate |
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Monday 1 September 2025 |
Deadline for postgraduate Overseas applications Applications from overseas applicants requiring a Student Route Visa to study in the UK must be submitted by this date. Some programmes have earlier application deadlines - please check the relevant course pages on our Taught Programme Finder to check if there is an earlier deadline for the programme/s of interest to you. |
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Monday 8 September 2025 |
Deadline for postgraduate distance learning applications and postgraduate Home applications Applications from Home applicants wishing to join a Taught Postgraduate course and all applicants wishing to study a Distance Learning course must be submitted by this date. |
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Monday 08 September 2025 |
Deadline for postgraduate applicants to provide documents to meet outstanding offer conditions Applicants with a conditional offer will need to provide documents showing that they have met their conditions by this date. |
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Monday 15 September 2025 |
CAS deadline Latest date for students applying for a visa overseas to request a CAS number. Any overseas applicants applying for a visa overseas who require a CAS must request their CAS within sufficient time. We will not normally issue a CAS to anyone applying after this date. |
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Monday 15 September 2025 |
Welcome Week begins |
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Monday 22 September 2025 |
Teaching begins |
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Friday 3 October 2025 |
Pre-enrolment deadline Any student joining Queen Mary must have enrolled by this date. |
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Monday 6 October 2025 |
Latest Date of Arrival All International students must have arrived in the UK and uploaded documents to their MySIS portal to evidence this by this date. Please note we advise you to provide your documents for confirmation by Monday 9th September 2025. Providing them later than this date may impact your ability to enrol on time for the start of Welcome Week. |
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Friday 10 October 2025 |
Deferral deadline If you would like to defer your place to January 2026 or September 2026, please inform the Postgraduate Admissions team by this deadline. |
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Monday 15th December 2025 |
Deadline for postgraduate Overseas applications Applications from overseas applicants requiring a Student Route Visa to study in the UK must be submitted by this date. Some programmes have earlier application deadlines - please check the relevant course pages on our Taught Programme Finder to check if there is an earlier deadline for the programme/s of interest to you. |
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Monday 5th January 2026 |
Deadline for postgraduate Home and Distance Learning applications Applications from Home applicants wishing to join a Taught Postgraduate course and all applicants wishing to study a Distance Learning course must be submitted by this date. |
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Monday 5th January 2026 |
Deadline for postgraduate applicants to provide documents to meet outstanding offer conditions Applicants with a conditional offer will need to provide documents showing that they have met their conditions by this date. |
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Monday 12th January 2026 |
CAS deadline Latest date for students applying for a visa overseas to request a CAS number. Any overseas applicants applying for a visa overseas who require a CAS must request their CAS within sufficient time. We will not normally issue a CAS to anyone applying after this date. |
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Monday 12th January 2026 - Friday 16th January 2026 |
Enrolment week All students joining Queen Mary University of London will be expected to complete their enrolment. |
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Monday 19th January 2026 |
Teaching begins |
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Monday 2nd February 2026 |
Latest date of arrival |
Academic Technology Approval Scheme (ATAS)
Any applicant, who is not a European Economic Area national or national of Australia, Canada, Japan, New Zealand, Singapore, South Korea, Switzerland or the United States, applying for a Taught Postgraduate course, may require an Academic Technology Approval Scheme (ATAS) security certificate.
If you require an ATAS security certificate, you will need to obtain your ATAS certificate, before requesting a CAS. Queen Mary University of London will not issue a CAS until your ATAS certificate has been obtained. Applicants should note, during busy periods, it can take up to six weeks to receive your ATAS security certificate.
Arrival on campus in the UK
All students
We encourage you to travel to the UK as soon as you can do so. There are huge benefits to attending our campus and you should make every effort to join us in person to make the most of your educational, social, and cultural experience at QMUL, in London and in the UK.
For more information about arriving in the UK, please visit our New Students webpages.