VAT Refund for EU Citizens studying abroad for 1 year only

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You are asking about the VAT Retail Export Scheme. This is a copy/paste from Notice 704 (link below) you would be eligible if you fulfill the conditions:

2.4.3 Entitled EU residents For the purposes of this scheme only, a customer who’s established in the EU but intends to permanently leave the EU for a minimum period of 12 months may also be treated as an overseas visitor. To qualify under this provision, the customer must:

intend to leave the UK with the goods by the last day of the third month following that in which the goods were purchased for an immediate destination outside the EU

remain outside the EU for a period of at least 12 months,

the customer must prove their eligibility to use the scheme by providing evidence of their intention to remain outside the EU for at least 12 months, typically this evidence would be one of the following: overseas work permit approved visa application residency permit

export the goods having produced them, their receipts, and the VAT refund document to a customs officer at the point of departure from the EU. https://www.gov.uk/guidance/vat-retail-export-scheme-notice-704#para2-4

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