Coronavirus (COVID-19) guidance:
Students preparing to study in the UK & Europe

Yes, a negative COVID-19 test result is a requirement for travel to the United Kingdom.

The UK Government has introduced a requirement for all international travellers to the UK to have had a negative test for COVID-19 up to 72 hours before travel. This applies to all transport routes, including planes, passenger ferries and EuroStar trains.

The Government has made it very clear that a negative test result does not avoid the need for self-isolation upon arrival in the UK.

You can find full details on what you must do before travelling to the UK here.

What you must do when you arrive into the UK depends on which country you are travelling from and where you have been for the past 10 days.

For information on the red, amber, green list of countires and the rules when you arrive please see here

The UK Government has recently added India, UAE, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Kenya to its list of ‘red list’ of countries from which routine travel to the UK is not permitted. This is a measure to prevent the spread of new variants of COVID-19.

Anyone who has departed from or travelled through these countries in the previous 10 days will be refused entry unless they are a UK or Irish national or have a right of residence in the UK.

As an international student, you will need to have valid visa for entry in the UK, and you will need take a COVID-19 test and get a negative result during the 3 days before you travel.

After your arrival in the UK, you will need to self-isolate in a quarantine hotel for 10 days.

You must pre-book and pay for your hotel quarantine before travelling. The charge for this is £1,750 for transport to the hotel, accommodation including meals, and COVID-19 testing. There is an additional charge of £41 each day if you need to quarantine for more than 10 days. There are more details here.

You cannot get round this restriction by travelling via a third country.

There are strict penalties for anyone breaking these rules. Providing false or deliberately misleading information when filling out your Passenger Locator Form.

You could be fined up to £10,000, imprisoned for up to 10 years, or both, if you do not provide accurate details about the countries you have visited in the 10 days before you arrived in the UK.

If you break the quarantine rules you may face a penalty of up to £10,000.

These restrictions are until further notice.

Full details of the test requirements are on the UK Government website here. Please check these pages regularly as the rules may change at short notice.

There are details of planning your travel to the UK, and what to expect on arrival, here.

Following recent changes by the UK Government regarding COVID-19 restrictions, if you are starting your course in the next few weeks, it is very important that you please let us know how you will be starting your course. You may already have done this, however, we are asking if you could update the online registration form and complete the very short pre-arrival form. This will ensure that you have the best possible experience when you start your studies with us.

Whether you start your programme virtually from home or travel to the UK, your course will be online for a period of time at the start of the year. Universities in Wales are currently closed until 17 May and your course will be delivered by virtual online learning until this time. We will advise you separately when your course will transfer from virtual learning to blended learning*, a mixture of virtual and face to face teaching. 

*For all students studying at University of Huddersfield International Study Centre and University of Huddersfield – London, your course will be online until the middle of May when you will need to return to the centres for face-to-face learning. We will contact you again to let you know if this information changes.

For the latest information on COVID-19 restrictions, please visit the government website.

All information relating to when tests are required can be found here.

Currently, the policy for under 18s quarantining in hotels is under review by the UK Government. Please check here on a regular basis for updates.

No. When they arrive in the UK they will need to register with a GP (Dr) and then will be eligible to participate in the UK vaccination roll-out.

This varies by provider. More information can be found here.

Please see this page for all the information on requirements for students self-isolating when entering UK from an Amber list country.

If a student tests positive whilst in quarantine, the 10-day period will restart on the first day after the positive test was taken.

Please see this page for a list of all countries and whether they are red, amber or green.

No. The test on day 2 and 8 need to be booked and paid for prior to arrival in the UK. See here for further information.

All students with the correct UKVI visa will be able to enter the UK. Entry is not dependent on whether they have received a vaccine or which one it was. Everyone entering from a red of amber country will need to follow the relevant quarantine/self-isolating rules irrespective of whether they have had a vaccine or not. See here for further information.

Please see here for information on quarantine hotels. There is a standard fee of £1,750 for ALL hotels.

All students with the correct UKVI visa will be able to enter the UK. Entry is not dependent on whether they have received a vaccine or which one it was. Everyone entering from a red or amber country will need to follow the relevant quarantine/self-isolating rules irrespective of whether they have had a vaccine or not. See here for further information.