The tuition fee status of a new student is determined during the application process based on the submitted documents.
If you have been assessed to be a “fee-payer”, but believe you are eligible for a change of status to “non-fee-payer”, please proceed as follows:
- Send an email to admissions@liu.se stating the reason(s) for the change in fee status.
- Always attach pages of your passport that show identity and the validity period of the passport or your valid identity card. Please scan the original document(s) and attach to your email.
- Attach documents that demonstrate the grounds on which you qualify for non-fee-payer status. Please scan the original document(s) and attach to your email.
Possible evidence includes:
- Valid passport
- Valid identity card which clearly states citizenship and the card’s expiration date. (Driver’s licenses are not accepted.)
- Official document. Citizens of an EU/EEA country or Switzerland who do not have a valid passport or identity card which contains information about both citizenship and expiration date can instead submit an official document which certifies their citizenship. This document must be certified and stamped. Please note that this document must be officially translated to English or Swedish if it has been issued in a different language.
- Decision from the Swedish Migration Agency (all pages) regarding a residence permit granted for reasons other than studies.
- Application receipt (mottagningskvitto) regarding your application for an extension of your latest residence permit that was granted for reasons other than studies. The application receipt must clearly state that the application is yours, i.e. your name must be clearly indicated on the official document. The application receipt date must be before the expiration date of your latest residence permit. A copy of your latest residence permit (all pages) must also be submitted.
The university will decide whether your tuition fee status will be changed. If you are unable to provide sufficient evidence, your fee-paying status will remain unchanged.
If you apply for a change of status during summer, your application will be reviewed the second week of August. If you were admitted in the Second admissions round, the deadline for paying the tuition fee is 10 days after the second admissions results have been published, which happens at the end of July. In that case, refrain from paying until your application for a change of status has been reviewed.
If you would also like to apply for a refund of paid tuition fees, please submit a refund application: Refunds
The non-refundable processing fee of SEK 5,000, which applies to refund cases, does not apply if you have been approved for a change in your tuition fee status.