Brexit: Updates affecting applicants from the EU

If you are not eligible for the Settlement Scheme and are starting a course in the UK after 1 January 2021 you will need to check if you need a UK visa. Many EU students will now require a Student visa.

You do not need a visa to study in the UK for courses up to 6 months, as long as you are studying at an accredited institution; this includes English language courses.

Applying for a visa is not something to worry about: hundreds of thousands of students from across the world successfully apply for student visas every year. UK universities offer lots of help to guide their students through the application process.

For more information, students are encouraged to visit the UK Government website or UKCISA website.

Any student arriving in the UK before January 2021 will be able to apply for ‘pre-settled status’. This will allow you to stay in the UK for five years and then apply for ‘settled status’. Once you have settled status, you’ll be able to remain in the UK indefinitely. If you have already been in the country for five years you can apply for settled status straight away.

Once you are in the UK, you can apply for pre-settled status or settled status for free from 30 March 2019.

If you are starting study from January 2021, you will need a visa to stay in the country.

For more information, students are encouraged to visit the UK Government website or UKCISA website.

UK degrees are recognised in many countries around the world, and there are a number of agreements between different countries that support this. Some of these are not related to the European Union which means that after the UK leaves the EU, most academic qualifications will still be recognised.

Recognition of some professional qualifications is more complicated, but UK universities are hoping that the mutual recognition of professional qualifications will continue. You can to find out if your chosen subject is academic or professional by speaking to your university.