Hey everyone. Been living down south in England for the last few years after my dad died and I had to move in with my mum who had just moved to the midlands from edinburgh. I was ill throughout this whole period with an undiagnosed illness and wasn't really sure what was going on but managed to get a college course under my belt and now that I'm getting treatment for my chronic illness I'm finally able to go to uni. I recently moved back up to Scotland where I was born and did all of my primary and secondary education. I want to apply for 2018 entry but I'm super confused about who I apply to for funding?
SAAS says that you need to have been living in scotland for the last 3 years before you're eligible unless you moved out of the country for your parent's work. I'm a mature student at this point but like I said literally the only reason I wasn't living in Scotland was because I was ill and unable to live independently until now. Would I really be considered an English student at this point? My entire life is up here and all my education was here except for a 2 year diploma course I struggled through while in England. Would I apply through SF england if I don't live there anymore just because I left scotland for a little while? I'm extremely confused and don't want to cause any funding delays down the line by getting this wrong. And obviously this would affect how much financial support I'm eligible for in the first place. :\
Anyone have any advice? Getting the feeling I'm going to just have to ring them up or something but I can't stand talking on the phone.