School children who are non-EEA nationals travelling to the UK as part of organised school groups
Updated 9 December 2020
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School children who are non-EEA nationals and are resident in an EEA country do not need a visa if visiting or transiting the UK as a member of an organised school group.
To qualify school children must:
- be accompanied by a teacher
- have their names included on the officially approved ‘List of Travellers’ form
Schools must get the List of Travellers form from the foreign ministries of the EEA country where the school party is travelling from. The European Commission website provides contact details.
You can also read the guidance on bringing school parties and other groups by coach into the UK.
Non-EEA national school children resident in the EEA or Switzerland will continue to be able to travel to the UK under the List of Travellers scheme until 1 October 2021.
What school children need to show at the border will not change. Pupils with their own travel document must be included on the List of Travellers form. Pupils without their own travel document must also have photographic ID or a recent photograph attached to the List of Travellers form.
To be acceptable as a travel document, the form must also be authenticated by the responsible authority in the appropriate member state to confirm the pupil’s residence status and their right to re-entry.