Cal2 Posted March 2, 2022 Share Posted March 2, 2022 Hi - our 19 year and 16 year are returning to the UK with us, I presume the 16 year old will still qualify for free education, but the 19 I can't figure out - can anyone advise thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VERYSTORMY Posted March 2, 2022 Share Posted March 2, 2022 Normally, there is a requirement that they are resident in the UK for 3 years before attending university to be entitled to home student status. Otherwise they are treated as international students. However, some universities have waived this for some courses. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ausvisitor Posted March 2, 2022 Share Posted March 2, 2022 Very Stormy is correct. You have to be in the UK as a resident for a full three years by Sept 1st of the year you start at University otherwise you are an overseas student 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rammygirl Posted March 2, 2022 Share Posted March 2, 2022 Universities can interpret the rules differently. If they decide that the young person went with parents for a temporary time overseas then they can be treated as resident. That is just the international v home fees bit. The other thing to consider is will they qualify for university fees to be paid and a loan from the Student Loan company who have more rigid criteria. uni courses in the UK are not as flexible as in Aus where students can do less modules each year and work to support themselves, only paying for those units. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Surf1 Posted March 3, 2022 Share Posted March 3, 2022 If you have been lucky enough to keep a house in the uk while away then you can get round the rules. The processes appear to be pretty dysfunctional and vary between different universities. Unfortunately a system that favours the more wealthy in society 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rammygirl Posted March 3, 2022 Share Posted March 3, 2022 2 minutes ago, Surf1 said: If you have been lucky enough to keep a house in the uk while away then you can get round the rules. The processes appear to be pretty dysfunctional and vary between different universities. Unfortunately a system that favours the more wealthy in society As mentioned the main issue will be the student loan company, Universities can offer local fees but if you have to pay up front…… 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Surf1 Posted March 4, 2022 Share Posted March 4, 2022 We were exactly in the same boat as you. We did not keep a property in the uk. Some universities classified our 19yr old as domestic others as international. This determined where our child went as we needed student loan (which we got). Since Brexit I expect there is more competition by universities to grab students so may be some more options for you hopefully 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cal2 Posted March 5, 2022 Author Share Posted March 5, 2022 On 04/03/2022 at 08:14, Surf1 said: If you have been lucky enough to keep a house in the uk while away then you can get round the rules. The processes appear to be pretty dysfunctional and vary between different universities. Unfortunately a system that favours the more wealthy in society Thanks - yes, we have and sadly yes I think it does Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cal2 Posted March 5, 2022 Author Share Posted March 5, 2022 What about the 16 year old will she qualify for college education - the 19 year old is thinking of doing college course probably A levels before uni thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Surf1 Posted March 5, 2022 Share Posted March 5, 2022 We had a 16yr old at the time and they went into a state school ok. Then off to uni as a domestic student 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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