{"id":41322,"date":"2020-11-28T14:00:15","date_gmt":"2020-11-28T14:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thevoiceoflondon.co.uk\/?p=41322"},"modified":"2020-11-28T14:00:15","modified_gmt":"2020-11-28T14:00:15","slug":"eu-students-face-800-brexit-charge-if-not-in-the-uk-before-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/eu-students-face-800-brexit-charge-if-not-in-the-uk-before-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"EU students face \u00a3800 Brexit fee if not in the UK before 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"

With the Brexit transition period set to end on 31st December, first-year EU students are facing fines of up to \u00a3800 if they don\u2019t arrive in the UK before the start of 2021.<\/strong><\/p>\n

In a statement, the Home Office reiterated that EU students will not be qualified for EU pre-settled status under this situation. When the new year kicks off, students will need to pay \u00a3348 to apply for a visa, on top of \u00a3470 for healthcare insurance.<\/p>\n

https:\/\/twitter.com\/EUdelegationUK\/status\/1326070636628860928<\/p>\n

University students coming from the EU\/EEA and Switzerland, have enjoyed the same amount of tuition fee as local UK students up until now.<\/p>\n

As a result of Brexit, EU students will risk losing their home fee status from the next academic year, commencing the autumn of 2021. International students too will suffer as the price of tuition fees will experience an increase.<\/p>\n

The fee can increase between \u00a33,000-30,000 depending on the course and university.<\/p>\n

MP for Glasgow North West, Carol Monaghan, shared her opinion on Twitter about the Brexit fee on EU students.<\/p>\n

https:\/\/twitter.com\/CMonaghanSNP\/status\/1332383489212231680<\/p>\n

Many EU students have stayed in their home countries during the pandemic. Tamara, 22, who is a current second-year EU student, said:<\/p>\n

\u201cI have been studying at home since the start of this semester. I stayed in London during the summer, but unfortunately, I couldn\u2019t afford the expensive rent anymore.”<\/p>\n

“I wasn\u2019t able to work for a couple of weeks because of the lockdown and my manager didn\u2019t put me on the furlough list after not putting me on the rota for a long time. Now that I\u2019m back home, I can save a lot of money while studying at home.”<\/p>\n

She continued: \u201cThe university has sent me a couple of emails explaining the situation, but \u00a3800 is still too much for me and my family. I\u2019m not from a rich family that can throw away this much money like nothing.”<\/p>\n

“Apart from this, I\u2019ll have to pay for healthcare insurance every single year, which is three times higher than \u00a3470. I\u2019m not sure how my family and I will react to this. I\u2019ll have to work a lot harder to be able to afford this. This is not fair at all.”<\/p>\n

More updates on Brexit:<\/strong><\/p>\n