Closed petition Exempt foreign students from quarantine upon their arrival in September

Closed on 21 February 2021

Allow students from another countries coming to the UK for studies (in September) to skip 14-days quarantine with a test as a viable alternative. The students coming to study in the UK undergo a serious procedure of receiving permissions to study, implying a smaller proportion of them than tourists

Having completed my A-levels, I cannot wait to start my university studies this September. However, being a foreign student from a country not on the UK’s green-list means I’d have to self-isolate upon arrival in order to start my first academic year at uni. The self-isolation costs are insane for a student who plans to live on a specific budget (up to 1500£ on just apartment. Moreover, the prohibited outdoors activities will have a serious negative impact on the well-being due to no exercise.