# Council Directive 2004/114/EC of 13 december 2004 on the conditions of admission of third-country nationals for the purposes of studies, pupil exchange, unremunerated training or voluntary service, Article 3: Scope

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

1. This Directive shall apply to third-country nationals who apply to be admitted to the territory of a Member State for the purpose of studies.
Member States may also decide to apply this Directive to third-country nationals who apply to be admitted for the purposes of pupil exchange, unremunerated training or voluntary service.
2. This Directive shall not apply to:
(a) third-country nationals residing in a Member State as asylum-seekers, or under subsidiary forms of protection, or under temporary protection schemes;
(b) third-country nationals whose expulsion has been suspended for reasons of fact or of law;
(c) third-country nationals who are family members of Union citizens who have exercised their right to free movement within the Community;
(d) third-country nationals who enjoy long-term resident status in a Member State in accordance with Council Directive 2003/109/EC of 25 November 2003 on the status of third-country nationals who are long-term residents and exercise their right to reside in another Member State in order to study or receive vocational training;
(e) third-country nationals considered under the national legislation of the Member State concerned as workers or self-employed persons.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/2004/114/article/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2004-114/article-3
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