This depends on when you attended your overseas placement.
Read guidance for placements beginning:
Before 1 September 2026
While attending an overseas placement, you may be able to claim:
- travel costs between your term time address to the airport or ferry terminal
- travel costs between the airport or ferry terminal and your placement accommodation site
- travel costs between your placement accommodation site and the practice placement address
- accommodation costs, subject to the regular commercial or non-commercial rates
- additional overseas costs such as medical insurance, tests and any associated fees for visas, these should be declared in the ‘Overseas Costs’ section on your TDAE application
You cannot claim for travel costs to your overseas placement.
You must upload receipts to support any declared costs.
We'll only reimburse the excess costs, after deducting the normal daily travel costs to and from your university.
Placements based on the Isle of Man, Isle of Wight, the Channel Islands or any islands that are classed as part of the UK are not deemed as overseas placements.
When travelling to these places, you can claim for the cost of the flight or ferries, including the cost of transporting your car if travelling by ferry as long as they are reasonably incurred.
If after reading this guidance you're unsure, speak to your university who authorise your claim.
On or after 1 September 2026
For placements that started on or after 1 September 2026, claims for additional overseas costs such as medical insurance, tests and visa fees are no longer reimbursed.
The only exception to this is if you have no other choice than to take an overseas placement. These will be dealt with on a case-by-case basis.
You're still able to claim all other aspects of overseas placement reimbursement.