Prepare to Arrive

• Apply for your student visa.
• Arrange for immunisations, medications and any medical records from your doctor.
• Apply for a credit card and/or arrange for access to sufficient funds.
• Book your flight to arrive at least a few days before your joining date, enrolment and orientation. We strongly recommend you arrive at least 7 days before classes start.
• Arrange Medical/Accident Insurance Mandatory for students wanting to come to India. Students are requested to get the comprehensive insurance from the Home country before arrival. You are also encouraged to look up the Hospitals and Medical Centres which are going to be best accessible to them & which are going to be covered under their Insurance.
• Do list the emergency contacts which can be shared back at home and prepare a list to be handed over to us.

What to bring with you when you travel:

• A valid passport, a printed copy of your current student visa and your confirmation of enrolment.
• Your Offer Letter of Admission from Christ University and a copy of your acceptance form.
• Receipts for any payments already made to Christ University
• Other official identification (driver’s licence, national identification card, etc.)
• Any medical records (particularly of immunisations) and any necessary medical prescriptions
• Indian currency for the first few days, e.g. INR 10,000 – INR 15,000.
• Remember to do your currency exchange in your home country else on arrival, we recommend don’t do it at airports, unless absolutely necessary, as it may attract higher charges at airports; but to do it at authorized exchange centres in the city.
• If being done at the airports, then we suggest to do the minimal amounts you need until you get access to city exchange centres.
• Also we recommend to carry, universally accepted currencies which can be easily transacted like USD, GBP, EUR etc.

When You Arrive:

• Transportation will be needed to reach your destination from the airport. So do plan to reach by means of Authorized Taxis or Airport Shuttles by enquiring at the Arrival Gates.
• Contact home – As your family and friends would like to know about your wellbeing on arrival.
• Report at the respective Office of International Relations on your allotted campus as per working hours to confirm your presence.
• Get acquainted with the campus.
• Getting connected to Wi-Fi on campus.
• Get Started with the courses with the orientation program.
• Familiarize yourself the area you live in and understand the best possible ways to reach the campus from where you stay, if you decide to stay off campus.
• Open a local bank account at the University branch, or if you opened one when overseas, take your passport with you to the bank so you can withdraw funds.
• Do pick up a local sim card from around your stay area, with a local contact number which can take up to 48 Hours for activation.