EU students who may be eligible for 'home' status
If you have the right to live in the UK, including under the UK Government's EU Settlement Scheme or because you are from the Republic of Ireland, you may be exempt from paying international fees.
Settled and pre-settled status
Under the Home Office's EU Settlement Scheme you can be awarded one of two statuses that allow you to live and study in the UK.
These are:
- Settled status - indefinite leave to remain when you have lived in the UK for at least five years.
- Pre-settled status - limited leave to remain if you have lived in the UK for less than five years.
Find out about the EU Settlement Scheme on the UK Government website.
EU settlement Scheme information on the UK Government website
Work out your fee status
We use guidance from the Scottish Government to tell us which fee status applies, based on your circumstances.
Select the section that most closely reflects your circumstances to find out what your fee status is likely to be.
Please note that the status given here is not guaranteed. We consider every application individually, based on the answers you give in your fee status questionnaire after you apply for your degree programme.
You’re from the EU, EEA or Switzerland and live in the UK
This applies to EU, EEA and Swiss nationals with settled status living in the UK before the end of 2020 and who have been ordinary resident in the UK, EU, EEA or Switzerland for the 3 years prior to the relevant date.
Study level | Undergraduate | Postgraduate |
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Predicted fee status |
Scotland fee rate |
Home fee rate |
If you're from the EU
This applies to EU, EEA and Swiss nationals with pre-settled status living in the UK before the end of 2020 and who have been ordinary resident in the UK, EU, EEA or Switzerland for the 3 years prior to the relevant date.
Study level | Undergraduate | Postgraduate |
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Predicted fee status |
Scotland fee rate |
Home fee rate |
If you're from the EEA or Switzerland, and are a self-employed or migrant worker in the UK
This applies to EEA and Swiss nationals living in the UK before the end of 2020 who have pre-settled status and meet the existing migrant worker or self-employed conditions, and also meet the residency conditions of three years in the UK, EEA, EU or Switzerland.
Study level | Undergraduate | Postgraduate |
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Predicted fee status |
Scotland fee rate |
Home fee rate |
If you’re from Switzerland or a non-EU country that's in the EEA* and aren’t a migrant worker
This applies to non-EU EEA and Swiss nationals living in the UK before the end of 2020 who have pre-settled status but DO NOT meet existing migrant worker conditions.
Study level | Undergraduate | Postgraduate |
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Predicted fee status |
EU/International fee rate |
EU/International fee rate |
*You can check if this applies to your country on the UK Government website.
If you live in the UK
This applies to EU, EEA and Swiss nationals moving to live in the UK after 31 December 2020 without any other form of settled immigration status.
Study level | Undergraduate | Postgraduate |
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Predicted fee status |
EU/International fee rate |
EU/International fee rate |
You’re from the EU, EEA or Switzerland and live in the EU/EEA
Study level | Undergraduate | Postgraduate |
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Predicted fee status |
EU/International fee rate |
EU/International fee rate |
You're from the Republic of Ireland
This applies to Irish nationals living in the UK on 31 December 2020, who meet the residency conditions of three years in the UK, EEA, EU or Switzerland. You are not required to apply for settled or pre-settled status, although you can.
Study level | Undergraduate | Postgraduate |
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Predicted fee status |
Scotland fee rate |
Home fee rate |
This applies to Irish nationals who move to the UK after 31 December 2020, who meet the residency conditions of three years in the UK or ROI and are ordinarily resident in England, Wales or Northern Ireland. You are not required to apply for settled or pre-settled status, although you can.
Study level | Undergraduate | Postgraduate |
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Predicted fee status |
England, Wales and Northern Ireland fee rate |
Home fee rate |
If you will be 'ordinarily resident' in Scotland on the relevant date
Your fee status will depend on your circumstances, including how long you have lived in Scotland and whether this is your main home.
Please contact us so we can send you the information most relevant to you.
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Study level | Undergraduate | Postgraduate |
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Predicted fee status |
Republic of Ireland (ROI) |
Home fee rate |
Study level | Undergraduate | Postgraduate |
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Predicted fee status |
EU/International fee rate |
EU/International fee rate |
You have dual UK/EU nationality
Your UK nationality will take precedence when assessing your fee status
If you live in Scotland
This applies to dual UK/EU nationals who live in Scotland.
Study level | Undergraduate | Postgraduate |
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Predicted fee status |
Scotland fee rate |
Home fee rate |
If you live in England, Wales or Northern Ireland
This applies to dual UK/EU nationals resident elsewhere in the UK.
Study level | Undergraduate | Postgraduate |
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Predicted fee status |
England, Wales and Northern Ireland fee rate |
Home fee rate |
If you live in England, Wales or Northern Ireland and have lived in the EU
This applies to dual UK/EU nationals resident elsewhere in the UK who lived in another EU member state before 31 December 2020. You must have been ordinary resident in the UK, EEA or Switzerland for 3 years prior to the relevant date.
Study level | Undergraduate | Postgraduate |
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Predicted fee status |
Scotland fee rate |
Home fee rate |
Tuition fee rates
Once you know your fee status, you can check the current fee rates on our tuition fees pages.
Definitions
For definitions of some of the key terms on this page, check our guide to fee status definitions.
Definitions of fee status terms
Student Awards Agency Scotland (SAAS) guidance and government information
Each University within Scotland is responsible for making their own fee status assessments within their legislative frameworks. The regulations by which SAAS defines a 'home' student for funding, may differ form how the University of Edinburgh chooses to define a home student for tuition fee purposes.
Brexit guidance on the Student Awards Agency Scotland website
Brexit: Impact on fee status assessments on the UKCISA website