Brexit advice

This page provides practical information on Brexit for university students and provides links to further information.

Brexit may result in a range of changes over the coming years, but the friendly and multicultural atmosphere at the University of Brighton will stay the same. We have staff and students from over 150 countries around the world, and we continue to welcome new staff to our talented and inclusive community, wherever they’re from.

Following the result of the EU Referendum in June 2016, the UK is set to leave the EU on 31 January 2020.

The ‘withdrawal agreement’ between the UK and the EU has now passed through the UK parliamentary process, meaning that when we leave the EU on 31 January 2020 we will do so ‘with a deal’ and as such will enter a transitional period until 31 December 2020. During the transitional period EU laws will continue to apply in the UK, as will freedom of movement between the EU and UK for citizens.

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We will continue to update this information as it becomes available.

Last updated: 24 January 2020

Current students and applicants

  • There will be no change to the immigration status of EU students who are already here or who arrive before the end of the government’s Brexit implementation period on 31 December 2020. This was confirmed in the government’s Statement of Intent on the EU Settlement Scheme.
  • There will be no change to the tuition fee status of current EU students attending UK universities or for those coming for courses starting in 2019–20 or in 2020–21. This means that EU students studying at UK universities will pay the same fees as 'home' students for the full duration of their course, even if the course finishes after the UK has left the EU.
  • There has been no change in the eligibility requirements for current EU students at UK universities to receive loans and/or grants to fund their studies for the full duration of their course. The same will apply to those students who start in 2019-20 and 2020–21.
  • Following the UK-EU phase one agreement, the UK will be able to participate in Erasmus+ until the end of the programme in 2020, providing there is a final exit deal agreed upon. This should allow staff and students to complete mobility periods through the Erasmus+ programme until the end of the academic year 2020–21.

Brexit advice for EU applicants and students

EU Settlement Scheme

EU, EEA and Swiss students and non EEA nationals family members,already in the UK prior to exit day will be eligible to apply under the new EU Settlement Scheme. It is free to make an application to the scheme.

EEA and Swiss nationals and their family members who enter the UK during the transitional period will be able to do so under the current freedom of movement rules.

EU, EEA and Swiss nationals and their family members will have until 30 June 2021 to make an application under the EU Settlement Scheme (see Residence guidance).

Find out more information in our international pages.

Other useful information sources

This guidance is for the sole use of University of Brighton applicants and students. It is a guide only and must be used in conjunction with the information referenced on the gov.uk website. The information in this guidance is given in good faith and has been carefully checked. However, the University of Brighton accepts no legal responsibility for its accuracy.