andrewd

yes, I hear you but the definition of residency is very vague and apparently differs radically if the young person establishes that they are making the move to the UK of their own volition and that they are to some extent making this choice unilaterally. Also it seems that it is the individual university that makes the call on this rather than a government agency.

yeah, I heard that, but also heard that people have got round this by the young person saying that it was not their choice to leave the UK in the first place. I know this sounds a bit odd but have heard this from several sources.

We are moving back to the UK after 10 years in Oz. my son is 20 and in his second year of Uni. We have spoken to a couple of UK universities who are happy to take him and give him an exemption from first year. He wants to make the move and it would be the best for all if he can, BUT we have been told that he may be liable to pay foreign student fees even though he is British and lived there til he was 9. Does anyone know if this is true or what we can do? There is no way we could afford to pay these fees so are feeling pretty desperate. Thanks.