Am I allowed to move into halls without parents permission?

Just do it. Move into halls. Get away from your parents. If it was up to my mother, I would be going to uni in my home city and living at home so she can fetch me everyday after lectures. Parents from certain cultures tend to be backward and controlling; if they wanted you to behave like a priest/nun then maybe they shouldn't have brought you up in the UK. If they don't want you to be a part of the society which you were brought up in then they are insane. My mother tries to scare me by saying how I'll probably be raped at university. You just have to remember that while they fear for your safety, it is not in a normal way, it is irrational and controlling and about them wanting to keep their reputation intact. Go have fun, live your life and become independent like the thousands of other students who's parents are supportive and normal.

I definitely won't be returning home over the holidays. I don't plan on living at home ever again after leaving, some parents like mine think they own their child forever and the only way for that culture to change is for new generations to stand up and break the mold. Don't let them guilt trip you either.

Try getting onto a better course if you want to. Otherwise I would say just go do the course that you've been accepted onto already. I was in the same situation, listening to my parents and I ended up taking 2 gap years. I've only realised this year that my mother was really glad that I was still at home where she could control me. She even told me again that I can reject my place and resit A levels AGAIN. Madness. You can always do post-grad studies. It's only 3 years.

Have you thought about taking a year out? You could earn some money and go to Uni being able to support yourself.

On a plus note, be thankful you parents care enough about you mine would not have given a bleep

Getting away is the only way.

What are you gonna do during the holidays?

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So what are you going to do?!?!

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lol, wish I knew

Chances are, they might be planning an arranged marriage or expecting you to go to work. If I were you I would secretly apply to unis far away.

http://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/showthread.php?t=1905244&highlight=forced+or+arranged+marriage

I found this out after I had applied to universities close to home

That's you?

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Umm yes why are you surprised?

I'm not surprised but wow...just wow.

So you are getting married?

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Since the start of the thread, I have changed my mind. short and simple answer in no I am not. I don't want to. Lets just see how my dad deals with that hey ...

Good.

So what are you going to do?

Just remember if your parents mention anything about going to Pakistan on a 'suprise holiday' or to 'see a relative', then make sure you have your passport and the Foreign Office number with you at all times.

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I don't have my passport..the man of the house looks after those...
but yes i have all the numbers and helplines, i have friends who know the procedure of what to do...we have codes and everything sorted ....having said that my dad will have passports ...i have photocopy of expired one so i kinda do have my passport number and other important stuff of it.

Also the school is notifyed even if i am a ex student and they cant really do anything to help me was very disapointed because it took a lot of courage to go to them in the first place

I dont think you should worry about the passport because if anything goes wrong the High Commission will issue an emergency passport...but keeping any sort of a ID would still be good... i think this might help... read from para 8...

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2005/dec/09/pakistan.declanwalsh

I don't have my passport..the man of the house looks after those...
but yes i have all the numbers and helplines, i have friends who know the procedure of what to do...we have codes and everything sorted ....having said that my dad will have passports ...i have photocopy of expired one so i kinda do have my passport number and other important stuff of it.

Also the school is notifyed even if i am a ex student and they cant really do anything to help me was very disapointed because it took a lot of courage to go to them in the first place

That's not good...they should help you...but tbh some schools would rather not help because they are worried about 'offending' cultures. Sad but true

It's good you've got a system in place but you should try to gradually reclaim your documents - NI card, passport, birth certificate, etc. I presume you're an adult now so you need to get a hold of your important documents.

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