Please be assured that the University continues to welcome applicants from all over the world. We value and understand the crucial role that our EU colleagues play at the University and the UK as a whole.

If you arrive in the UK after 31 December 2021 you will now need a visa to enter the UK to work. More information can be found online. Our recruitment team and HR

Immigration advisor can support you through this process. Some roles will not be eligible for a visa. Please check with the recruitment team if you have any queries.
EU citizens who were in the UK before 31 December 2020 can apply for the EU Settlement Scheme before 30 June 2021. This scheme allows you to work and live in the UK.

If you were resident in the UK on or before 31 December 2020, then it is likely that you will qualify for a status under the EU Settlement Scheme and will not require a visa. If you were not resident in the UK on or before 31 December 2020, then you will need a visa to travel to the UK. More information can be found online.

If you have arrived in the UK prior to 31 December 2020 and have been working and/or have documents to prove this (eg plane tickets, contract of employment,) then you should be considered resident in the UK and able to apply for the EU Settlement Scheme, provided you apply before the 30 June 2021.

No, if you are resident in the UK before 31 December 2020 you have until the 30 June 2021 to apply for the EU settlement scheme.

All EU nationals currently living in the UK (including students) are able to apply for a new immigration status, through the EU Settlement Scheme. If you plan to live, study, or work in the UK past 31 December 2020, you’ll need to make an immigration application under the EU Settlement Scheme before 30 June 2021.

The application is made entirely online and is free. Detailed information is available on the Home Office website

You can apply using any device, including an Android device or iPhone (iPhone 7 or later model).

There is a great deal of information on the Home Office website that will talk you through the process. You will need to use the EU exit: ID document checker app. For more information please see the Home Office web pages.

Yes, the Home Office now provide information regarding the settlement scheme in 26 other languages. For more information please check the Home Office web pages.

Once you have applied for the scheme and have confirmation of your status, you can apply for your child / children who are eligible. You will be able to provide your application reference number for your child / children’s application, which automatically grants them the same status as you (subject to the other standard checks.) Detailed information is available on the Home Office website. 

Settled status is linked to your passport number and so you will need to update your status with your new passport number. You may wish to consider applying for settled status after you receive your new passport but you must apply no later than 30 June 2021.

EU, EEA and Swiss nationals will be able to travel in and out of the UK without a visa until 31 December 2020. You can apply for the settlement scheme from outside the UK.You may not be able to return to the UK to work if you do not hold a status under the settled status scheme after 31 December 2020. EU citizens coming to the UK from 1 January will need a visa. It is really important that you have a discussion about this as soon as possible, unless HR already know about your situation.

If you have been regularly working outside the UK but your contract and payroll conditions suggest that you should be based in the UK, please complete the online Overseas Working Self-Reporting Form at the earliest opportunity (unless HR have already acknowledged your circumstances).

You will not need to get a visa to travel to the UK if you are staying for a short time and are not working. If you wish to work in the UK you will need to check your status before you travel.

For inward trips, by academics from Universities in the EU, please check to see if you will require a visa before travelling.

For outward trips by UK-based staff, you must check your status on the government web pages.

The UK left the EU on 31 January 2020 having signed the Withdrawal Agreement. The Agreement makes provision for our continued participation in EU funding programmes such as Horizon 2020. Your funding will therefore continue come from Horizon 2020 / ERC as normal.

The UK left the EU on 31 January 2020 having signed the Withdrawal Agreement. The Agreement makes provision for our continued participation in EU funding programmes such as Horizon 2020 until they end. You can therefore apply in the normal way. This includes the current Green Deal calls with deadlines at the end of January 2021.

The UK left the EU on 31 January 2020 having signed the Withdrawal Agreement. Your funding will continue as normal. 

The UK left the EU on 31 January 2020 having signed the Withdrawal Agreement. There is now no need to register with the UKRI portal as your funding will continue in the normal way.

The UK left the EU on 31 January 2020 having signed the Withdrawal Agreement.  This makes provision for our continued participation in EU funding programmes such as Horizon 2020 until they end. You can therefore apply in the normal way. This includes the forthcoming Green Deal calls with deadlines at the end of January 2021.

The UK left the EU on 31 January 2020 having signed the Withdrawal Agreement.  This makes provision for our continued participation in EU programme as normal.

The UK left the EU on 31 January 2020 having signed the Withdrawal Agreement. All EU funds should therefore continue to be paid as normal.

The Trade and Cooperation Agreement signed at the end of 2020 between the EU and the UK made provision for the UK to take part in the Horizon Europe programme as an Associated Country. This means the UK will have access to the programme in exactly the same way as if we were a Member State. (The only small part of the programme not available to us is one that provides equity funds for small and medium sized companies.)

The Horizon Europe programme runs from 2021-2027. It will start once the regulations governing the programme are signed off by the EU in a few weeks, after which the UK can formally agree association to the programme. The UK Government expects this process to be straightforward as the draft agreement is already in place.

We currently expect the first calls to be published in April with the first deadlines in late spring but this timetable may change. Further information will be released in the next weeks.

No.

Interreg and EMFF funds are only available to EU Member States and so we will not be able to access funds from the 2021-2027 programme.

The UK Government decided not to take part in ERASMUS+ in future.

However all existing projects under these programmes will be funded until their conclusion under the terms of the Withdrawal Agreement.

You can contact the EU/International team in the University at euresearch@exeter.ac.uk

If you are accompanying students on a field trip, please encourage your students to read the FAQs on travel for students on these pages. Please also check your passport in advance of travel and read the further guidance below.

We are planning for all field trips to go ahead. However, you should take these steps if you have a fieldtrip planned in the EU after Brexit:

• Read the travel advice FAQs below
• Ensure your passport is still valid for at least six months from the date you arrive in another European country. If this is not the case, take steps now to renew your passport.
• Register your trip on the International Travel Form. This will ensure that you have health insurance cover. You should continue to carry your European Health Insurance Card (EHIC) with you.
• If you are driving on your trip, register for an international driving permit.

We understand that as recruiting panels you may be asked questions by candidates from the EU. The information below is designed to help you respond to these queries. If you are receiving queries or information to show that candidates are not coming here from the EU due to the UK leaving the EU please feed back to the recruitment team to ensure we have the most up to date information. This will help us give an accurate effect that Brexit is having on our recruitment.

When the EU is discussed with regard to living and working in the UK, people are generally referring to the EEA nations. These nations are as follows:

Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland*, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lichtenstein*, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway*, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland**.

* Although Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway are not members of the European Union (EU), their citizens currently have the same rights as EU citizens to enter, live in and work in the UK.

**Switzerland is neither an EU nor EEA member but is part of the single market - this means Swiss nationals currently have the same rights to live and work in the UK as other EEA nationals.

In summary, if someone from an EEA country was living in the UK on or before 31 December 2020, they are eligible for settled status and can be appointed to a new position. Someone who arrives in the UK from an EEA country from 1 January 2021 will need to have a visa under the new points based system – see our webpages for more information. Citizens of the Irish Republic are eligible for appointment without a visa.

People will probably be well aware of their situation and may not ask questions, however, in case they do we have provided you with some general information below.
EU citizens are able to leave and re-enter the UK and still be able to apply for the EU Settlement Scheme if they are resident in the UK before the 31 December 2020, although they must ensure they have not stayed outside the UK too long.

Irish citizens do not need to apply as their rights to travel to and remain in the UK are protected under the Common Travel Area agreement.

EU citizens who also hold British citizenship also do not need to apply for the settlement scheme.

The final deadline for applying to this scheme will be the 30 June 2021 for people that were resident in the UK by 31 December 2020.

Under the new immigration rules which apply to EU nationals arriving in the UK after this date, EU nationals will need to apply for a visa before they come to live and work in the UK. The HR Recruitment team will support this process. See our webpages for more information.

All EU nationals living in the UK before 31 December 2020 are now able to apply for a new immigration status, through the EU Settlement Scheme.  If they plan to live, study, or work in the UK past the end of the planned implementation period on 31 December 2020, they will need to apply for the settlement scheme by 30 June 2021.

All EU nationals living in the UK before 31 December 2020 will be allowed to stay in the UK but must apply for pre-settled status before 30 June 2021. Once they have been in the UK for five years continuously, they will then be able to apply for settled status if they have met the continuous residency rules.

There will be no changes to the right to work checks that are currently carried out, except for the changes due to the coronavirus pandemic. New right to work checks will be brought in from 1 July 2021. We are waiting further information from the government regarding what right work checks will be necessary from this time.

It is possible that if the UK exits the EU without a deal, there may be some disruption to supply chains. With regard to the supply of food and beverages to our retail and catering outlets, we are in discussion with our suppliers. The University has a range of suppliers, so we have a good reach to source stock. We are also taking the time to consider our stock levels.

Technical Services are in contact with suppliers and are monitoring stock levels to ensure the supply of consumables to research and teaching laboratories.

The latest announcements regarding procurement can be found on the website.

If you are travelling to the EU for any purpose (study, work, or personal reasons,) we urge you to follow the latest UK Government advice. This states that travel to most countries in Europe will change if the UK leaves the EU without a deal. We also encourage you to plan plenty of time for any delays, particularly if you have travel connections.

We have the latest information on the website and you can find the latest government advice is available on this link: https://www.gov.uk/visit-europe-brexit

If you are travelling to the EU for any purpose (study, work, or personal reasons,) we urge you to follow the latest UK Government https://www.gov.uk/going-and-being-abroad

Travel to most countries in Europe will change if the UK leaves the EU without a deal.  After 29 March 2019:

• You should have at least six months left on your passport from your date of arrival in another country.  This applies to both adult and child passports.  Take steps to renew your passport if this is not the case. https://www.gov.uk/renew-adult-passport
• If you renewed a passport before its expiry date, up to nine extra months may have been added to your new passport’s expiry date.  Due to a change in passport rules, any extra months on your passport over 10 years may not count towards the minimum six months that you need for travel to most European countries.
• You can read more on the Government’s passport webpage: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/passport-rules-for-travel-to-europe-after-brexit
• Register your trip on the University’s International Travel Form – this will ensure that you have insurance cover for emergency medical treatment.  Your European Health Insurance Card (EHIC) may no longer be valid from 1 January 2021. 

If there is no deal, the rules for British passports for travel to the EU will change. Please check your passport for travel in advance of any fieldtrips or other travel to the EU to prepare in the event of a no deal Brexit.

It is recommended that you use the Government passport check tool to check the validity of your passport for travel.

After Brexit date in the event of no deal:

• You should have at least six months left on your passport from your date of arrival in another country.  This applies to both adult and child passports.
• The rules do differ by country. Some EU countries not within the Schengen agreement may require longer term validity. The validity period does not apply to Ireland. 
• The Government has a tool to check if you have enough time left on your UK passport available online.
• If you renewed a passport before its expiry date, up to nine extra months may have been added to your new passport’s expiry date.  Due to a change in passport rules, any extra months on your passport over 10 years may not count towards the minimum six months that you need for travel to most European countries.
• You can read more on the Government’s passport webpage

If you are travelling to the EU for any purpose (study, work, or personal reasons,) we urge you to check the UK Government travel advice page for your destination country. This will set out whether a Visa or permit is required, and provide details on how to obtain where necessary.

Yes, but you should make some additional provisions.

Current UK Government advice is that after Brexit, drivers from the UK may need a different international driving permit (IDP) to drive in the EU and EAA. 

In the event that the UK leaves the EU without a deal, UK drivers may require an international driving permit (IDP) and additional documentation to drive in the EU and EEA. 

International Driving Permits can be obtained from the Post office and cost £5.50 per person. You can check if you need an IDP for the country you are visiting online. Staff and students should arrange their own IDP for driving in the EU.

If the UK leaves the EU without a deal you may also need a Green Card in addition to an IDP to drive in the EU. A green card is an insurance certificate issued by UK insurance providers to show that the motorist has the necessary third-party cover when driving in the EU. This is required if you are driving a UK registered vehicle (own car or UK hire car) in the EU. It does not apply if you are driving a car hired or registered in the EU.

Staff and students can get a Green Card in the following ways:

• request a Green Card from their own motor insurer if driving their own vehicle to/from/within the EU.
• request a Green Card from the vehicle hire company if insurance is supplied by it either directly, or indirectly through their contracted 3^rd party, for the vehicle during the period of hire for to travel to/from/within the EU.
• request a Green Card from the Insurance Team (Insurance@exeter.ac.uk) if insurance has been arranged via the University insurer. Please note that this may take up to a month to obtain, therefore early notification is required.

More information is available online.

From 29 March 2019, if there is no EU Exit deal, arrangements for EU and EEA licence holders who are visiting or living in the UK will not change.

Visitors with EU and EEA driving licences will not need an IDP to drive in the UK.

EU and EEA licence holders visiting the UK can continue to drive on valid EUand EEA licences.

EU and EEA car or motorcycle licence holders who are (or become) UKresidents can drive in the UK using EU and EEA licences until they are 70 or for up until 3 years after they become resident, whichever date is the later. At this point an application would need to be made for a UK licence.

For EU licence holders who passed their test in the EU or EEA, the UK will continue to exchange their licence.

EU licence holders who passed their test outside the EU or EEA have restrictions on licence exchange. As such, they may need to take a test to obtain a UK licence.

The UK expects drivers coming from the EU into the UK to carry an insurance Green Card, or evidence of their insurance cover.

More information is available online.

If you have arranged insurance for travel through the University, our Travel Insurer, AIG, has advised that full cover remains in place at present. Whilst, in common with other insurers, the University travel insurance policy does have an exclusion for claims directly attributable to a directive be issued by the UK or other Government that impacts on the ability to travel (i.e. that leads to delays or cancellation of booked transport), AIG has stated that it would look at these claims on a case by case basis.

AIG recommends arranging accommodation and transport using flexible bookings (i.e. that allow you to cancel or rearrange), rather than a booking that cannot be cancelled and would incur the full cost. This would limit any losses that you may suffer arising from such delays.

There have been no announcements made with regard to any limitations on the right to enter or exit countries. If any issues arise as a result of a directive issued by the UK or any Government that prevent an individual from entering or exiting a country, this again would be looked at on a case by case basis.

For all fieldtrips within Europe (outside of the UK), the University’s travel insurer will continue to provide cover for emergency medical expenses for travellers who have completed the relevant on line travel form via the International Travel webpage.  Your European Health Insurance Card (EHIC) may no longer be valid from 1 January 2021.

Study abroad or Erasmus+ students should continue to make their own arrangements for travel insurance for the duration of their trip.  They can arrange and pay for this via the University’s travel insurer via the Undergraduate travel insurance webpage, or they can arrange their own insurance from the open market. Students should be aware that their European Health Insurance Card (EHIC) may no longer be valid from 1 January 2021.

If students are going on a visit to the EU with a Guild, Athletic Union or FXU society or club, they should check with them the insurance arrangements in place. They should be aware that their European Health Insurance Card (EHIC) may no longer be valid from 1 January 2021.