You may be able to claim the following costs incurred whilst attending your practice placement overseas:
- the travel costs between your term time address to the airport or ferry terminal
- the travel costs between the airport or ferry terminal and your placement accommodation site
- the travel costs between your placement accommodation site and your practice placement address
- accommodation costs, subject to the regular commercial or non-commercial rates
- essential costs such as medical insurance, tests and any associated fees for visas - these must be declared in the 'total allowable costs' box in Section 7b
You must provide receipts to support any declared costs.
You cannot claim for the cost of flights or other travel costs to travel overseas to you placement.
For the travel costs you can claim, we'll only reimburse your excess costs when compared to your normal daily travel costs to and from your university.
Overseas placements do not include placements based in the:
- UK
- Channel Islands
- Isle of Man
- Isle of Wight
When travelling to these places, you can claim for the cost of the flight or ferries including the cost of transporting your car if travelling by ferry, as long as they're reasonably incurred.
We'll use the online XE currency converter to convert any foreign currency.