Guidance for higher education providers during the transition period and after 1 January 2021

Information to help higher education providers prepare for the end of the transition period on 31 December 2020.

Visit the transition section of GOV.UK to get a personalised list of actions for you and your business.

Guidance for nationals from the EU, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland

• Apply to the EU Settlement Scheme (settled and pre-settled status)
  • 31 August 2018
• Stay in the UK (‘settled status’): step by step
  • 31 January 2020
• Studying in the UK: guidance for EU students
  • 13 July 2020
  • Guidance

The UK immigration system

• New immigration system: what you need to know
  • 13 July 2020
  • Guidance
• Points-based system: Student route
  • 5 October 2020
  • Guidance

Recruiting and sponsoring international students and staff

• UK visa sponsorship for employers
  • 6 April 2015
• Student sponsor guidance
  • 5 October 2020
  • Guidance
• Sponsorship: guidance for employers and educators
  • 5 April 2020
  • Collection
• Recruit trainee teachers from overseas: accredited ITT providers
  • 6 October 2020
  • Guidance
• Check someone’s immigration status
  • 21 November 2019
• Criminal records checks for overseas applicants
  • 19 August 2020
  • Guidance
• Frontier workers in the UK: rights and status
  • 21 September 2020
  • Guidance

Overseas placements and trips

• Visit Europe from 1 January 2021
  • 11 April 2019
• Living in country guides
  • 12 June 2018
  • Collection
• Foreign travel advice
  • 10 March 2020

Information for students studying in the EU, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland

• Study in the European Union
  • 31 January 2020
  • Guidance
• UK students in the EU: continuing your studies from 1 January 2021
  • 28 October 2019
  • Guidance
• UK nationals in the EEA and Switzerland: access to higher education and 19+ further education
  • 11 August 2020
  • Guidance

Running your HE provider or institution

• Data protection for education providers
  • 31 January 2020
  • Guidance
• How to import and export goods between Great Britain and the EU from 1 January 2021
  • 18 August 2020
  • Guidance
• The eCommerce Directive after the transition period
  • 6 July 2020
  • Guidance
• Providing services and travelling for business to the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein: country guides
  • 14 October 2019
  • Collection
• European Baccalaureate: guide for higher education institutions
  • 2 October 2020
  • Guidance

Intellectual property

• Changes to unregistered designs from 1 January 2021
  • 30 January 2020
  • Guidance
• Exhaustion of IP rights and parallel trade from 1 January 2021
  • 30 January 2020
  • Guidance

Research

• Horizon 2020: what it is and how to apply for funding
  • 31 January 2020
  • Guidance