Overseas students

Please make sure you arrange to have sufficient funds to pay your tuition and accommodation charges and for other living expenses before travelling.

We will only accept payment in Great British Pounds Sterling, so we recommend that you have made arrangements for a Sterling payment before you start your course.

Fee Status

Your fee status is determined when you first apply for your course. Your fee status determines the level of tuition fees which you are required to pay, and may determine your eligibility for certain funding support. If you think your fee status is wrong, please contact:

In order to qualify for ‘home’ fees under this category, you must meet all of the following criteria:

  1. You must be 'settled' in the UK on the 'first day of the first academic year of the course'
  2. You must be ‘ordinarily resident’ in the UK on the ‘first day of the first academic year of the course’
  3. You must also have been 'ordinarily resident' in the UK and Islands (the Islands means the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man) for the full three year period before the 'first day of the first academic year of the course'. For example, if your course begins in October 2011, you must have been ordinarily resident in the UK and Islands from 1 September 2008 to 31 August 2011
  4. The main purpose for your residence in the UK and islands must not have been to receive full-time education during any part of that three-year period.

A new European Union law has been passed capping the amount of money you can bring into the EU. You will be required to declare to customs if you are carrying more than €10,000. This could include cheques, travellers' cheques, money orders, etc. Forms on which to make the declaration are available at ports or airports. The HMRC website has a form available to download.

The visa letter issued by our Admissions Office to all full time students classified as international for fee purposes will include details of both the relevant University tuition fees and details of any advance payment received by the University. This letter will be sent to applicants automatically once their offer is unconditional and has been firmly accepted and can be used as proof of advance payment for a UK General Student visa application.

For more information please visit the International Exeter pages or see the International Students section in the funding area of the website.

Appeal Procedure for Assessing Fee Status in Admissions

If an applicant disagrees with the fee classification made by the University following completion of a fee assessment form, then they have the right to appeal.

An appeal should only be made if 

  •  Additional material evidence to show why the fee classification is incorrect has been provided

 or

  • The applicant feels their assessment has not been treated in a fair or consistent manner, or in line with official regulations

The appeal must be made within one calendar month of the University’s original decision.

A request for an appeal can be made by the applicant or their nominated correspondent and should be submitted in writing with the grounds of your appeal and any supporting evidence, to the Head of Admissions.

Appeal Panel 

  • This will consist of at least three members of staff. The Head of Admissions and Student Recruitment (or member of staff acting on their behalf), a member of staff from Admissions who was not involved in the original assessment and a member of staff from Student Fees. 
  • The panel members should assess the fee status independently and then meet to discuss their findings
  • The appeal should be held in a timely manner
  • The decision will then be communicated in writing to the applicant, by the Head of Admissions (or member of staff acting on their behalf) 

Fees for students from countries seeking membership of the European Union

Students from countries outside the European Union (EU) who wish to undertake full-time study at the University are required to pay the “international’ fee for their programme of study.

From 2004 onwards, a number of countries have been expected to join the EU, with the result that citizens of these countries will be entitled to pay tuition fees for their courses at the lower “EU’ rate.

Students whose home country accedes to the EU during the academic year, and who are paying their tuition fees on a termly basis, will continue to be assessed as “international students’ for fee purposes until the start of the next term following accession. At that time, if the student has paid all fees, dues and fines by the stated payment deadlines (including any instalment surcharge), then the fee status will be revised to “EU’ and the termly tuition fee reduced accordingly.

In the event that a student pays the full international fee at the beginning of an academic year and their home country becomes part of the EU during that academic year no refund will be available.