Application for a person with Pre-settled status

1) I am someone who had lived in the UK for almost 3 years and managed to get pre-settled status. Now during my applications for the uni, I wanted to go on the foundation year, but I am unsure if I will qualify for the international students fee or home fees at this point. I........................
2) Salford University - I noticed they have seperate international foundation year for international students that didnt do education in the UK. I assume I would need to take this, but my question is if in this situation, would I then, after starting first year on the Hons degree, be qualified as international or home student... ?

Hi,

So I am a bit confused. I am someone who had lived in the UK for almost 3 years and managed to get pre-settled status. Now during my applications for the uni, I wanted to go on the foundation year, but I am unsure if I will qualify for the international students fee or home fees at this point. I called UKCISA phone line and asked them about it, which they said I should be fine as long as I get back to the UK before my uni starts (I was in Poland and currently in the Korea on some holidays). That sounds great but when I was checking one uni site - Salford University - I noticed they have seperate international foundation year for international students that didnt do education in the UK. I assume I would need to take this, but my question is if in this situation, would I then, after starting first year on the Hons degree, be qualified as international or home student... ?

I feel like my case is SO SPECIFIC and I just cannot find a clear answer other than trying it out and seeing what s gonna happen - but thats expensive, and too much, and during that time i might just do something else. Idk what to do exactly in my position as well, since I am tempted to try and do "access to HE" in case my own Polish exams are not good enough for the CS courses.

Was someone in similar boat? Or maybe someone knows how I should approach it?

Thanks

1) If you have settled status and you have been in the UK continuously for 3 years, you will be Home fee status. The Unis will ask you for your 'Sharecode' so they can check your immigration status online and may also want a copy of your passport. All very straightforward.

2) Specifically named 'International Foundation' years are for overseas fee payers only. And they cost ££ more than the standard Year 0 Foundation years that are part of a degree program. You can't have it both ways - you can't decide you are Overseas one minute and Home the next.

What qualifications do you have - Polish Matura? And when did you take this?
If you took this fairly recently, then you may be able to use this for Uni entry - or you could do A levels/BTEC etc at college, or a 1-year Access to HE course - https://www.accesstohe.ac.uk/

Hey, I was in a similar situation and this is what I found out.

Basically most foundation year programs in the uk for UK students are for students who didn’t go to private schools, are living in low income areas, whose parents don’t make a certain amount of money ( ONLY British students can apply ) . The foundation year for international students doesn’t really have many entrance requirements.

Furthermore, I would email the university and ask but I assume you qualify as an international student and have to pay full international fees OR you will do a foundation year without any of those social economic factors it really depends on the uni.

FYI it could be that you lose your pre settlement status if u leave the uk longer than two years

Basically most foundation year programs in the uk for UK students are for students who didn’t go to private schools, are living in low income areas, whose parents don’t make a certain amount of money ( ONLY British students can apply ) .

Total rubbish.

A few are 'widening participation' focussed - but most are not.
Year 0 Foundation Years are for typically for people with low grades or who didnt take the right A level subjects.
And often they will accept both UK and International fee payers.

1) When I called UKCISA they told me that despite not living for 3 years continuously in the UK (I left few months short tho... ) I am still a member of EEA so I should qualify for the home fees.

2) I understand, then that means I would most likely have to pay the international fees afterwards, unless I would apply for the course as home student?

3) I passed matura around 3 years ago, with addition of passing math (wanted higher mark) and history of art (same as math) this May.

4)I was thinking of trying the Access to HE course if this might not be enough for the uni I wanna apply, but now I am unsure how they would qualify me...

1) Fee status is complicated - and Unis will not access you for fee status until they actually receive your UCAS application. Basic info from Bath Uni here - https://www.bath.ac.uk/guides/understanding-your-tuition-fee-status/.

2) It isnt up to you to decide what fee status you are - you dont apply as 'a Home student' etc. You just fill in the UCAS application form and Unis will make their own decision, asking you for additional info / documents if necessary.

3) 'Some Math', 'some History of Art' - what exactly? Name of qualification, abd what grade did you get?

4) All UK Unis will accept Access to HE. Email some and ask them exactly what they require for the degree subject you want to do,