Q&As for International & EU Students

Please let us know if you have returned to your home country – contact tier4attendance@swansea.ac.uk. You will be given important information about your visa and also asked to provide further information to us.

If you have specific questions related to your immigration situation, as a result of COVID-19, please contact International@CampusLife so they can try and assist you.

If you require further information please see the University’s EU/EEA/Swiss student web pages.

Please let us know if you have returned to your home country – contact myunihub@swansea.ac.uk.

UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) have introduced new temporary guidance for these exceptional times to allow Tier 4 students to engage with their studies remotely without this having an impact on their Tier 4 visa.  In order to allow this, we must as your Tier 4 Sponsor keep a record of where you are located while studying.

If you are an international student holding a Tier 4 visa and wish to return home, then you must let your college or school know and email tier4attendance@swansea.ac.uk before you go. They will then send you further specific advice.

If you have specific questions related to your immigration situation, as a result of COVID-19, please contact International@CampusLife so they can try and assist you.

The UK government has published new guidance on immigration provisions made by the Home Office for individuals in the UK who are affected by COVID-19. Some of these concessions are outlined on our UKVI COVID concessions page to help you.

If you are currently in the UK and will need a new visa to continue, change or start a course in 2020 please contact International@CampusLife, so they can work with you to ensure that you are taking the correct action to keep you safe and legal in the UK.

Students currently abroad on a semester or year abroad programme have been contacted by the University with further guidance about returning home. For specific queries, students are encouraged to contact the Go Global Team

All students overseas are reminded to review advice from the Foreign and Commonwealth Office for their host country -  https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/ and if returning to the UK, students should review guidance from the UK government relating to returning travellers - https://www.gov.uk/guidance/coronavirus-covid-19-information-for-the-public#returning-travellers

Semester or Year Abroad 2020/21

As a precautionary measure, the University has stopped all student and staff travel abroad for the time being for study and work purposes. We will continue to monitor the situation. Students planning to go abroad for a semester or year in 2020/21 should continue with their applications, however we would advise against making any financial commitments in relation to your placement at this time. Students are advised to keep all options open, including those where they may need to remain in the UK. This includes discussing potential Swansea University modules for 20/21 with your home department as a backup option. We will continue to work closely with colleges, partner universities and students during this time to keep you updated and informed. Please consult the Go Global team if you have any specific queries.

Go Global Summer programmes taking place in 2020 have been cancelled. Funding awarded for any programmes taking place in Summer 2020 has been cancelled and will not be automatically rolled over to next summer. You will need to reapply in the next academic year. We will support you through that process. If your programme is run by a third-party provider, please check with them if the programme is still running. They will be able to advise if any deposits you have paid are refundable. All third party providers have been informed that Go Global funding is no longer available for programmes this Summer.