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Independent Status Query

Hi, i am currently going into my third year of my uni course when a friend mentioned about being classed as an independent student due to working for over 3 years and being able to provide evidence that i have been supporting myself for over 3 years (i.e. my p60's from work).

I would be grateful of any information anyone has on this to help me. I have sent of a letter to claim to be eligible as an independent student as well as photocopies of all my p60's from work showing my earnings after being told to do so by a Student Finance England adviser on the phone.

However, i'm now worrying whether it matters that i have claimed for the wrong student finance for the first two years of my course and whether this matters.

Thanks in advance!

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Mark Lee - SFE Official Adviser

Official Rep

Hi there.

You can claim independence at any point throughout your studies, it does not need to be in the first year.

For example; one criteria to be classed as independent is where a student is 25 at the start of that particular year of their course. A student may begin a course at 24 but be 25 in second year, so they would be classed as independent from year 2 on-wards.

As long as you can demonstrated you have been working for at least 3 years (which don't need to be consecutive) earning around 7500 pounds each year then you would meet the criteria.

Thanks.

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