The Open University
Yes — The Open University can sponsor your UK Student visa.
The register lists it with Track Record status: a four-year record of immigration compliance and educational oversight, as the Immigration Rules define it. It can issue the Confirmation of Acceptance for Studies (CAS) a visa application needs.
- Licence status
- Student Sponsor - Track Record
- Visa route
- Student
- Register name
- The Open University
Register checked 6 November 2026. Matched automatically by name — how we match.
Licence history
The Open University appears in every version of the register in our archive, from 30 November 2024 to 6 November 2026, with no change of status, route or compliance flag. Compare that with the 437 changes recorded across the register in the same period.
Is The Open University a higher education provider with a track record of compliance?
Yes, on 6 November 2026. The register lists The Open University as a higher education institution with the status “Student Sponsor – Track Record”. On the application form question “What type of sponsor will you be studying with?”, this entry corresponds to higher education provider with a track record of compliance. The Graduate route asks for this status on the date you apply, so check again on the day. What the status changes, and what it does not. Every provider with the status.
Provider details
- Recorded address
- WALTON HALL
MILTON KEYNES
MK7 6AA - UK Provider Reference Number
- 10007773 · UKRLP record
Where it is
The registered address, which is not always where a course is taught.
Open in Google MapsLoading the map sends the address to Google.
Other providers in Milton Keynes
The register lists 3 licences in Milton Keynes.
Before you apply
The money you must show depends on where you will study, not on this address: £1,529 a month in London and £1,171 elsewhere, for up to nine months, plus unpaid first-year fees. See the financial requirements guide and the fee calculator. How to check a sponsor before you pay.
Independent of The Open University, UKRLP and the Home Office. A register entry is not a guarantee of admission, a CAS or a visa. Address and website come from a stored UKRLP snapshot. Method and limits · Report a correction.
Source: Home Office student sponsor register, reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Snapshot: 6 November 2026. See our methodology and limitations; always recheck GOV.UK before paying or applying.