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Apply for your student ID card

Once you've set up your University IT account and enrolled, you can order your student ID card. It can take up to 24 hours after setting up your IT account for the University’s other systems and services to become available to you. This includes your email, ID card service and enrolment services.

Your student ID card will give you access to facilities on campus including libraries and faculty buildings. It will be valid until the end of your studies. You should carry your ID card with you whenever you’re on campus.

What you’ll need

To apply for your ID card, you'll need to use your University IT account details and you must be enrolled.

You’ll need to upload a passport-style digital photo to your application. If you do not upload an appropriate photo, there may be a delay to the processing and collection of your ID card.

Apply for your ID card

Collecting your ID card

If you are a student based at Winchester School of Art (WSA), you will be able to collect your ID card from Monday 30 September at The Student Hub at WSA, Building 63F, Park Avenue, Winchester, SO23 8DL. We'll email you about opening times and more details as soon as possible.

All other student ID cards can be collected from The Student Hub, Building 37, University Road, Southampton, SO17 1BJ. We are unable to post ID cards to you as an identity check needs to be conducted as part of the collection process – you will need to visit us in-person to pick up your card. If you've been contacted and told your ID card is ready to collect from Building 37, please book an appointment to collect your card.

You'll also get a digital version of your ID card in the MySouthampton app.