Long residency and Student Finance

Hi Examinator_101,

If you have Limited Leave to Remain in the UK you would need to have lived here for half your life or 20 years, whatever is shortest.

Thanks,
Calum

Reply 2

Original post by Calum SLC

Hi Examinator_101,
If you have Limited Leave to Remain in the UK you would need to have lived here for half your life or 20 years, whatever is shortest.
Thanks,
Calum

I’ve lived in the UK for more than half my life, but I’ve only had a limited leave to remain for 1 year and a half, and to be eligible for SFE I need to have been ordinary resident for 3 yrs before a course, so my question is would it be possible for me to become eligible for student finance during my course after self funding one year to fulfil becoming a 3 year ordinary resident requirement in the long residency criteria

Reply 3

Hi Examinator_101,

No, you would need to meet the residency requirements before the start of your course.

Thanks,
Calum

Reply 4

Original post by Calum SLC

Hi Examinator_101,
No, you would need to meet the residency requirements before the start of your course.
Thanks,
Calum

So I won’t be able to get student finance at all?

Reply 5

Original post by Calum SLC

Hi Examinator_101,
No, you would need to meet the residency requirements before the start of your course.
Thanks,
Calum

I thought it said if circumstances change then I could potentially gain access to sfe

Reply 6

Hi Examinator_101,

We can consider a change in status such as gaining Indefinite Leave to Remain as an event but this does not apply to long residency.

Thanks,
Calum

Reply 7

Original post by Calum SLC

Hi Examinator_101,
We can consider a change in status such as gaining Indefinite Leave to Remain as an event but this does not apply to long residency.
Thanks,
Calum

What if I decided to apply for a new course and dropped my other course after a year would it be possible to then gain eligibility for student finance for my new course as I would basically meet the requirements

Reply 8

Hi Examinator_101,

If you meet the long residency requirements before the start of the new course then you should be eligible for funding.

Thanks,
Calum

Reply 9

Original post by Calum SLC

Hi Examinator_101,
If you meet the long residency requirements before the start of the new course then you should be eligible for funding.
Thanks,
Calum

Sorry to be a nuisance, but I just got off the phone with student finance and I’ve been told that I can get funding from student finance after self funding for a year to become eligible on the same course?

Reply 10