2021/2020 university application with ILR residence permit

Hello! I’m quite confused, I have Philippines Passport but I have an Indefinite Leave to Remain UK residence permit and have been living here for almost 7 years already. I applied for 2021/2022 university. I got 3/4 of my offers so far and the two universities I received offer from classified my status/tuition fee as Home student right away while one of the universities which is my first choice put me under overseas students. They told me they are still waiting for the guidelines as there might be changes because of the brexit which I understand but I’m getting anxious already. I’m not an EU national so I shouldn’t be affected with the new guidelines right? And I already have an ILR and all. Should I be worried? I hope I made sense. Thank you.

Hi Luna, we don't decide what fee the university charge as it's up to the university, we just provide a loan of up to £9.250. If one university is charging you more than the other 2 then you can decide which university to choose.
Thanks, Isaac

Hello! Thank you for the reply. I asked to be reassessed but they told me they are still waiting for the new guidelines from UKCISA before they can do it. I wonder when it will be finally published.

Also student loan side, does that mean I’m still applicable to apply for student loan and maintenance right? Thank you!

I have ILR so same situation, you should be classified as a home fees student. You will need to tell them it's wrong and get them to fix it; I had this same thing happen when I started my course this year. Was a bit of a nightmare because the admin staff were pretty slow getting it sorted but they did in the end. You might need to be persistent and email a few times - you'll probably also need to send a copy of your ILR status document(s) etc to the uni at some point (likely digital will suffice but you might need to send the originals possibly).

I have ILR so same situation, you should be classified as a home fees student. You will need to tell them it's wrong and get them to fix it; I had this same thing happen when I started my course this year. Was a bit of a nightmare because the admin staff were pretty slow getting it sorted but they did in the end. You might need to be persistent and email a few times - you'll probably also need to send a copy of your ILR status document(s) etc to the uni at some point (likely digital will suffice but you might need to send the originals possibly).

@artful_lounger hi! Just another question cos until now there is still no UKCISA 2021 guidelines. I’ve called UKCISA regarding my status and on all those 3 separate calls they all said I shouldn’t get affected especially I’m not an EU national and I already have ILR and been living here for 7 years. I wanted to try and call the uni tomorrow to ask and pursue them to do reassessment for me even without the 2021 guidelines yet which they really insist I should wait for. What do you think I should tell to sound persistent and to make them “give in” hopefully? I also don’t wanna sound pushy and all but I feel like its a bit unfair that I’m getting stuck into something I feel like I’m not gonna be affected anyway. Even UKCISA agents that I talked to said its weird that I was put on International fee and I should have been classified as home student right away anyway. I’m getting so anxious already. I’m so sorry for bothering you! Thank you!

Yeah I'd say keep on the uni about it, because I don't really see why they would keep waiting tbh (I'm not an EU national, and have ILR, and as soon as I sent my BRP/passport etc details to them it was fixed).

@artful_lounger hello again! So I gave the uni a call the other day and the person told me he will escalate my “situation” to the higher ups/admin. Today I received this email from them:

“We are aware that some applicants may already have the required documents to be classified as home fee status but until we are able to send out the Fee Status Questionnaires (FSQs), we cannot re-assess fee statuses.

Having spoken with the Admissions manager yesterday regarding this topic, they informed me that it was of high priority and is being dealt with right now. We are provisionally aiming to send these FSQs by 22nd May.”


I honestly don’t know what to do and feel now. I feel let down, frustrated, annoyed, and sad about their response. Wait until like 22nd May? And I still have to apply for student finance and stuff and I even have to sort out stuff with my boss from my work on what’s gonna happen with me after summer. Even without the new guidelines yet all the UKCISA agents I consulted and talked with all said its weird that I’m “stuck” in this kind of situation from that uni. SIGH. I’m sorry for messaging you again.