Student Finance for non-UK/EEA spouse of UK National

Hi there,

Can you confirm what nationality you are and what is your status in the UK? How long have you lived in the UK?

Thanks, Drew

Hi there,

Do you have indefinite leave to remain or limited leave to remain? Did you already study an undergraduate degree in the UK or was it in another country?

Thanks, Drew

Hi there,

In the 1st year of your course you would be eligible for £5785 for the Tuition Fee Loan and you would need to self fund £3465 for the Tuition Fee Loan. In years 2-4 you would be eligible for £5535 for the Tuition Fee Loan and the NHS will pay £3715 of the Tuition Fee Loan.

In the 1st year can apply for a higher rate of Maintenance Loan and in years 2-4 you can apply for a reduced rate of Maintenance Loan.

In year 5 you are entitled to an income-assessed NHS bursary and, therefore, we award you the reduced rate of maintenance loan only.

We do not take a students earned income into consideration for your household income.

Thanks, Drew

Hi Drew,

Thank you for your reply. Just to clarify, would I qualify for the tuition fee loans? I thought that it was only meant for those on their first degrees and regardless of the fact I did not use tuition fee loans for my first degree, I would not qualify. Therefore, I thought that only the maintenance loan would be available to me during my Medicine degree.

Hope you can clarify this for me.

Thanks!

Hi there,

Medicine is an exception course, so you can be entitled to funding even if you've studied before. So, based on this the information Drew provided is right, rest assured.

To know for sure we'd definitely recommend making an application online. The 24/25 applications should open in the next month or so. When they do we'd suggest applying online and we can then tell you exactly what you're entitled to.

Thanks, Graeme

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Hi, just wanted to check something as I’m rather confused. When I did the online application, there was a question asking whether both my partner and I lived in the UK on the 31st of December 2020 and if so, did we move from the EEA, Gibraltar or Switzerland before this date but after 1st of January 2018. This is a bit confusing as both my partner and I lived in the UK before the 31st of December 2020 and did not move to the UK from those countries within that time period. When I clicked ‘No’, it redirects me to the tuition-fee only paper application and says I’m not eligible for the maintenance loan. When I called the hotline to speak to someone, they also said I do not qualify for maintenance loan. However, on gov.uk, it says that I would qualify for full support if I am a family of a UK national and we both have lived in the UK for 3-years prior to the start of the course (which we have).
Any clarifications on this would be much appreciated!

Hi there. Can you please confirm the date that you moved to the UK? Thanks, David