Overseas nationals living in the UK : your fee status
Work out your fee status if you are not a UK, EU, EEA or Swiss national who lives in the UK, including if you are an asylum seeker or refugee.
Work out your fee status
We use guidance from the Scottish Government, which shows which fee status you are likely to be assigned 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 the status given here is not guaranteed. We consider each application individually, based on the answers you give in your fee status questionnaire after you apply for your degree programme.
If you are not a UK, EU, EEA or Swiss national
If you live in Scotland
This applies to non-UK, EU, EEA or Swiss nationals living in Scotland on the relevant date who have no time limit on their residence in the UK and who meet the residency conditions of 3 years in the UK. Residence in the UK must not be solely attributable to the purpose of receiving education.
| Study level | Undergraduate | Postgraduate |
| Predicted fee status | Scotland fee rate | Home fee rate |
If you live in England, Wales or Northern Ireland
This applies to non-UK, EU, EEA or Swiss nationals living in the rest of the UK on the relevant date who have no time limit on their residence in the UK and who meet the residency conditions of 3 years in the UK. Residence in the UK must not be solely attributable to the purpose of receiving education.
| Study level | Undergraduate | Postgraduate |
| Predicted fee status | England, Wales and Northern Ireland fee rate | Home fee rate |
This applies to non-UK, EU, EEA or Swiss nationals living in the UK who only have permission to stay in the UK for a specific period of time. This also applies to those holding only a visa confirming their stay in the UK.
| Study level | Undergraduate | Postgraduate |
| Predicted fee status | International fee rate | International fee rate |
This applies to non-UK, EU, EEA or Swiss nationals who have moved to the UK in order to attend boarding school and whose parents are ordinary resident outside the UK, EU, EEA or Switzerland.
| Study level | Undergraduate | Postgraduate |
| Predicted fee status | International fee rate | International fee rate |
If you live in Scotland
This applies to non-UK, EU, EEA or Swiss nationals living in Scotland who are the relevant family member* of a UK national or of someone with UK Settled Status, who are ordinarily resident in Scotland and who meet the residency conditions of three years in the UK preceding the relevant date
| Study level | Undergraduate | Postgraduate |
| Predicted fee status | Scotland fee rate | Home fee rate |
If you live in England, Wales or Northern Ireland
This applies to non-UK, EU, EEA or Swiss nationals living in the UK who are the relevant family member* of a UK national or of someone with UK Settled Status, who are ordinarily resident in the UK and who meet the residency conditions of three years in the UK preceding the relevant date
| Study level | Undergraduate | Postgraduate |
| Predicted fee status | England, Wales and Northern Ireland fee rate |
Home fee rate |
*you can find those considered as a relevant family member here: Definitions of fee status terms | The University of Edinburgh
Asylum seeker and refugees
This applies to those recognised as an asylum seeker by the UK government, who have been living in the UK since then and who are still living in the UK on the relevant date.
We also offer tuition fee and living cost support to those most in need who are seeking asylum.
Asylum seeker tuition fee status and scholarship
| Study level | Undergraduate | Postgraduate |
| Predicted fee status | Scotland fee rate | Home fee rate |
If you live in Scotland
This applies to those recognised as a refugee by the UK government who have been living in Scotland since then and are still living in Scotland on the relevant date. Residence in Scotland must not be solely attributable to the purpose of receiving education.
| Study level | Undergraduate | Postgraduate |
| Predicted fee status | Scotland fee rate | Home fee rate |
If you live in England, Wales or Northern Ireland
This applies to those recognised as a refugee by the UK government who have been living in England, Wales or Northern Ireland since then and are still living in one of these countries on the relevant date. Residence in the UK must not be solely attributable to the purpose of receiving education.
| Study level | Undergraduate | Postgraduate |
| Predicted fee status | England, Wales and Northern Ireland 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.