What is an EEA country?
The European Economic Area (EEA) is made up of all European Union countries – Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Cyprus, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain and Sweden plus Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway. The UK is also part of the EEA. UK means England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, but not the Channel Islands or the Isle of Man. Gibraltar is treated as another EEA country by the UK. Other EEA countries treat Gibraltar as part of the UK. Switzerland is not a member of the EEA, but as the result of an agreement with the EU that came into force on 1 June 2002, the majority of EU rules on social security also cover Switzerland. However, EU rules do not apply to Swiss nationals going to or coming from Iceland, Liechtenstein or Norway or nationals of these countries who are going to or who are coming from Switzerland.
Related Questions
- I am a national from a country other than Switzerland or those included within the EEA or the Agreed Overseas Territories, and am resident in the UK, am I eligible to pay the UK course or module fee?
- Im an EEA national but trained as a teacher in a country outside of the EEA. Can I apply through the EEA route?
- How do teachers from an EEA country apply for QTS in England?
