18+ Student Oyster Photocard
Students who live in a London borough during term time can apply for discounted travel with an 18+ Student Oyster photocard.
To get the card you will need to apply online. Transport for London (TfL) will then ask the University of Leeds to verify your student status.
Eligibility for 18+ Student Oyster Card
You can apply for an 18+ Student Oyster photocard if you are a full-time student living in London and:
- you are going to be on a mandatory work placement.
- you travel regularly to the University of Leeds.
If you are a part-time student living in London during term time who is not on mandatory placement, you may be able to apply. Please read the TfL terms and conditions to check your eligibility.
If you apply for the wrong scheme e.g. work placement but you are not a work placement student, you will need to use a new email address to set up a new TfL account.
Work placement confirmation letters
You will need to ask the placement contact in your parent school to complete the work placement letter template as part of your application.
Applying for 18+ Student Oyster Card
The scheme is open between 1st September - 31st July. Applications are not accepted during August. You will need to set up a TfL account.
For work placements
If you are living in a London borough during term-time, and are going to be on a mandatory work placement in London you can apply online with the following steps:
- login to your TfL account
- select ‘18+ Student Oyster photocard’
- when asked to confirm whether you are taking part in a work placement - select ‘yes’
- choose course duration ‘12 months or less’ and add your placement start and end date
- before you proceed to the payment stage you will need to read and accept the TFL terms and conditions.
- make your non-refundable payment to Transport for London and submit your application.
After submission, if you need to wish to check the progress of your application, you should log into your Transport for London account.
For full-time students regularly travelling to Leeds
If you are a full-time student and live in a London borough during term time and travel regularly to the University of Leeds, you can apply online:
- log in to your TfL account
- select ‘18+ Student Oyster photocard’
- when asked to confirm whether you are taking part in a work placement, select ‘no’
- choose ‘University of Leeds’ from the list of education establishments
- before you proceed to the payment stage you will need to read and accept the TfL terms and conditions.
- make your non-refundable payment to Transport for London and submit your application.
After submission, if you need to wish to check the progress of your application, you should log into your Transport for London account.
How we will use your information
As part of the 18+ Student Oyster Photocard scheme we must confirm your eligibility to TfL twice a year.
We use the information you provide to process your request in accordance with the University of Leeds Student Privacy Policy.
To fulfil our contractual obligation to you (as a student) the University will use the information you give to manage your request.
We limit access to your personal information to members of staff who are subject to a duty of confidentiality. We will only keep your personal information for as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes we collected it for.