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ooooops Member Member # 6703	Posted July 23, 2003 05:44 PM Are people on an ancestory visa considered International students for fee and studentship purposes?
kermit Junior Member Member # 7005	Posted July 24, 2003 08:49 AM quote: Originally posted by ooooops: Are people on an ancestory visa considered International students for fee and studentship purposes? Yes they are. To be considered a 'home' student (ie. not a foreign student) the person must at least have ILR or citizenship, and must have lived & worked in the UK for the 3 years prior to undertaking the studies. In the case of minors, this then applies to the parents. EU citizens may also fall under the category of 'home' student, but I'm not entirely sure what the pre-requisites are for them (I would imagine they would be similar - having worked in the EU for the previous 3 years).
marka Member Member # 1907	Posted July 24, 2003 10:32 AM I have heard of cases where people with work permits who have lived in the UK for 3 years are counted as home students. My understanding is that the law is somewhat vague on this point and if you can convince the university to take you own as a home student then you should be alright... marka
kermit Junior Member Member # 7005	Posted July 25, 2003 02:20 PM quote: Originally posted by marka: I have heard of cases where people with work permits who have lived in the UK for 3 years are counted as home students. My understanding is that the law is somewhat vague on this point and if you can convince the university to take you own as a home student then you should be alright... marka The law is not vague, but an individual university can waive the requirement if they wish, but it will be at their own cost. So it would take a bit of convincing for them to be prepared to forego the funding of a foreign vs. home student. Here are the details for the requirements : http://www.ukcosa.org.uk/pages/faqs.htm