is it possible to pay ?

Hello there.

In 2026, my daughter will summit an application to the UK University for a Bachelor of Arts in Design or Psychology.

We have spent the last ten years working abroad as British nationals, but our permitted house is in the UK, however, my daughter followed us as well. We frequently return to the UK in the summer. We have a National Insurance number and pay UK tax annually (excluding salary income tax). Also, my daughter's medical problems are being treated locally through surgery when she needs it.
I am wondering if my daughter can apply to a UK university as a domestic student fee rather than an international student or impossible. let's me know what my daughter needs if it's possible

Please, advise me.

Thank you.

As you're asking about home / international tuition fees (not student loans), it's important to note that it is universities themselves that make this determination, following the regulations but also with the ability to exercise some discretion. I mention this because your daughter's situation is somewhat non-standard, meaning that two different universities might make different determinations as to her fee status (based upon the discretion they choose to exercise).

Can I suggest that you read through Eligibility for home fee status and student support in England, as there are so many nuances and exceptions that if I tried to summarise them here, I may miss something which turns out to be very relevant to you. (You will, no doubt, be aware that the rules are different in different parts of the UK, so if she'll be targeting universities elsewhere - particularly in Scotland - then just shout.)

Have you and your daughter been living in Europe? If so, then this may be directly applicable:

"UK nationals living in Europe
For courses starting between 1 August 2021 and 1 January 2028, UK nationals and their family members living in the EEA or Switzerland will generally be eligible for home fee status and tuition fee and maintenance loans if they meet the following conditions:

• they have lived in the EEA, Switzerland, or the UK for at least the last three years;
• they were living in the EEA or Switzerland on 31 December 2020;
• they have lived continuously in the EEA, Switzerland, or the UK between 31 December 2020 and the start of their course."

But please read the whole page I linked to, as it's a complicated business!

Thank you very much for your reply.
Currently, we are working in Asia, not EEA and she wants to apply to a university in England.

is there any way for my daughter?

Thanks for your time again.
let me introduce my daughter's situation. My husband and I have been working in Asia for 10 years and My daughter has been overseas educated since she was in grade 3, she is in grade 10 now. She is 15. Next year 16, she begins high school. My daughter will be finishing her secondary in Asia and going to apply to a UK university in England in 2026. We are all on British passports. We have a house in the UK. We pay UK tax, and parents, Grandparents are there. We would be open to anywhere in the UK for our daughter, including Wales, Scotland, Ireland if makes any difference.

i have read the link but not for my daughter.

Simply we want to pay domestic fees as international too expensive. Can you help us. Appreciate.

You mention that, "We have a house in the UK. We pay UK tax, and parents, Grandparents are there." None of this is relevant. The primary criteria are:

1. "Generally, individuals must be resident and ‘settled’ in the UK on ‘the first day of the first academic year’ of their course to be eligible for home student status."
2. "With some exceptions, they must also have been ‘ordinarily resident’ in the UK for the three years before that date. The three-year residency rule applies to UK nationals who have been living abroad (see below for an exception for UK nationals living in Europe)."

Your daughter meets the first criterion, as she is a British Citizen, meaning she has the right of abode in the UK and so will meet the criteria for being "settled" once she returns to the UK. As she "will be finishing her secondary in Asia", she will not meet the three-year residency rule (see bold section above) and will therefore not be eligible for home tuition fees. As you are in Asia, the exception for UK nationals living in Europe does not apply.

It seems that my daughter would only qualify for domestic tuition fees after living in the UK for three years.

Exactly.

Thanks for your time again.
let me introduce my daughter's situation. My husband and I have been working in Asia for 10 years and My daughter has been overseas educated since she was in grade 3, she is in grade 10 now. She is 15. Next year 16, she begins high school. My daughter will be finishing her secondary in Asia and going to apply to a UK university in England in 2026. We are all on British passports. We have a house in the UK. We pay UK tax, and parents, Grandparents are there. We would be open to anywhere in the UK for our daughter, including Wales, Scotland, Ireland if makes any difference.

i have read the link but not for my daughter.

Simply we want to pay domestic fees as international too expensive. Can you help us. Appreciate.

This is a student forum, not a legal one. You need to speak to the university itself to find out if she can pay domestic fees no one here can help you bar general advice.
However, from what youve said it sounds like shes only eligible for foreign ones as, despite being a citizen, shes not a resident. Holidays not counting here.