Official redress
Real redress, in order
Three steps: the university first, the registration counter next, the Commission's network if a public body blocks.
Law as verified onJuly 29, 2026
File EU 2004/38
General information, not legal advice on your case. Every remedy has a time limit, often set by national rules: act early, and check the limit that applies to your case before you wait.
The university's enrolment office
As soon as the fee notice arrives
For a wrong fee classification or inflated fees, request the correction in writing, attaching the official page: the same course fees as the country's nationals, and the same grants to cover those fees.
University fees and financial help (Your Europe, European Union)
The registration authority, official list in hand
Beyond three months
Beyond three months, present the three documents provided for and the resources declaration without an amount. The official page on students' residence rights sums up the conditions, the documents and the certificate you must receive.
SOLVIT, if a public body persists
If things stall
Course fees inflated by a public university, registration refused despite the documents, demands beyond the list: the European Commission's SOLVIT network handles cross-border problems with public administrations of another EU country.
SOLVIT, problems with a public administration in another country (European Commission)
Admission conditions, application calendars and any maintenance grants belong to each country and each institution: this site presents only the European baseline common to the twenty-seven.
File EU 2004/38
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