Useful Links

 

Here, Breaking Barriers has put together a list of possible websites and ideas to search for, that can aid any student or individual who is considering emigrating to a new country. For the purpose of listing university services, we have listed the Newcastle University websites as examples)

 

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General

 

• Advice Guide: http://www.adviceguide.org.uk/england/law_e/law_immigration_e.htm

• An Emigration Checklist: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/financialservices/money-transfer-and-expat/foreign-ex-and-money-transfer/8572327/Emigration-checklist.html

• Asylum Helplines: https://www.gov.uk/asylum-helplines

• Couchsurfing (make friends): https://www.couchsurfing.org/

• Emigrate2: http://www.emigrate2.co.uk/

• GOV.uk (Visas & Immigration details): https://www.gov.uk/visas-immigration

• GOV.uk (UK Visas): https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-visas-and-immigration

• Local Immigration Information and Services (Newcastle): http://informationnow.org.uk/articles/476/immigration-and-asylum

• OE Visas: http://www.overseas-emigration.co.uk/

• UK Immigration Advice Services: http://www.iasservices.org.uk/

 

Students

 

• A Pre-Arrival Checklist (INTO NCL Higher: http://www.intohigher.com/media/275876/into-ncl-pdg-2014-15v1.pdf)  

• General Pre-departure To Do List: https://www.york.ac.uk/students/support/international/checklist/

• Your University's Careers Service (Newcastle University: http://www.ncl.ac.uk/careers/explore/international/)

• Your University's International Students Page (Newcastle University: http://www.ncl.ac.uk/undergraduate/international/)

• Your University's Student Services/Advice Centre (Newcastle University: http://www.nusu.co.uk/sac)

• Your University's Student Union (Newcastle University: http://www.nusu.co.uk/)

• 100 Reasons to Study Abroad: http://www.thirdyearabroad.com/home/item/1068.html 

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Gap Years

 

• Au Pair World: http://www.aupair-world.co.uk/index.php

• UK residents on Au Pair Adventures: http://www.bapaa.org.uk/displaypage.asp?page=1  

• ERASMUS Tips: http://www.thirdyearabroad.com/advice-and-tips.html

• GAP Year Guide: http://www.gapyear.com/

• IES Abroad: http://www.iesabroad.org/

• Pre-Year Abroad Guide: http://www.thirdyearabroad.com/before-you-go/pre-year-abroad-guide.html

• Prospects (Gap Year): http://www.prospects.ac.uk/gap_year.htm

• STA Travel Information: http://www.statravel.co.uk/gap-year-travel.htm

• Third Year Abroad: http://www.thirdyearabroad.com/

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