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If you have the option of applying to one or more of the destinations listed below, please refer to the additional notes below to help guide your research.
A note on visas for 2026-27 placements
For all placements abroad, it is crucial to obtain the correct immigration and visa documentation in advance of your placement start date. A visa is a travel permit which will allow you to legally enter your host country and undertake your placement abroad.
Visa application processes vary across the globe but all processes share a need for attention to detail and patience. It is important to be aware that visa applications are also subject to influence by government policies of your host country at short notice, and, in recent years, we've also seen an increase in processing delays in various countries.
For 2025-26 placements, some popular destinations such as the USA, Canada and Spain had impacted visa processes where students faced considerable challenges. Whilst all students were fortunately able to proceed as planned with their placements in these countries, we don't know at this time how the visa landscape will look for 2026-27 placements for each host country.
Therefore, we encourage you to carefully consider the current visa application process for the countries you are interested in as you conduct your research. Giving yourself plenty of time to understand the visa process now will help you to successfully plan your next steps accordingly.
USA: University of California
If you plan to include University of California in your Part 1 application, please take the time to carefully read and fully understand our
The University of California is a unique exchange. If you are considering including the University of California in your application to us, please take note! Those offered a space by us will be required to complete a second application, made directly to University of California Education Abroad Program (UCEAP) team in early 2026 to determine your campus allocation - California has 9 fantastic undergraduate campuses, offering different areas of study. UCEAP make campus decisions based on your area of study and motivation and their decision is final. For this reason, we can offer no guarantee of the campus that you will be allocated and applicants should therefore approach the exchage with an open mind.
Successful students will be required to attend a mandatory meeting with the Study Abroad Team in early 2026 before submitting their campus allocation application to UCEAP, to discuss suitable campuses.
Canada: University of British Columbia
The University of British Columbia welcomes exchange students at both their Vancouver and Okanagan campus. If the University of British Columbia is an option for you, you'll see that the campuses are listed separately (some departments may only have the option of one campus based on areas of study available) in the Options Guide. Please be advised that you will only be able to select one, and not both of the campuses in your four university choices to us.
Canada: University of Toronto: St George, Scarborough and Mississauga campuses
The University of Toronto accepts exchange students at all 3 campuses:
- St George Campus
- Scarborough Campus
- Mississauga Campus
In your application, please select the specific campus (or campuses, if you wish to include more than one) you'd like to be considered for, paying particular attention to the level of demand at each and ensuring that you have undertaken thorough reasearch into the courses available. Each campus that you select in your application will count as one of your four university choices.
Australia: Flinders University
Students who are allocated a space at Flinders University will be considered for a prestigious scholarship offered by the university, with further information provided to successful applicants in Spring 2026.
Jordan: University of Petra
PLEASE NOTE UCL may withdraw exchanges without consulting students, even if your exchange application has been successful, if we determine in our absolute discretion that travelling to and undertaking an exchange in the host country might not be safe for our students. For this reason, we may decide to withdraw or cancel exchange at the University of Petra in 2026-27.