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Am I Eligible for a loan as a spouse of an EU citizen with settled status?

Hi, thank you for your attention.
I want to apply for Artificial Intelligence MSc at Nottingham Trent University. It is a part-time program and starts in September 2026.
I am from Iran and have lived in the UK for 3 years now.
I am here on a spouse visa and my partner has settled status under EU-Settlement Scheme.
Am I Eligible for a loan?

Reply 1

Hi there. Are you and your partner married? Thanks, Leah.

Reply 2

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by Leah SLC
Hi there. Are you and your partner married? Thanks, Leah.

Hi Leah, thank you for you response. we are married. thank you.

Reply 3

Hi shyfox,

Non-UK national family members of a Settled Person will be eligible for fee only or postgraduate support if they are studying in England.
The following criteria must be met;

The Settled Person and the family member must have been ordinarily resident in the UK, and Islands for 3 years prior to the first day of the first AY of the course

The Settled Person must be in the UK

The family member must hold a valid status in the UK

Based on what you have advised, you should be eligible for support.

Thanks, Clare

Reply 4

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by SFE Clare
Hi shyfox,
Non-UK national family members of a Settled Person will be eligible for fee only or postgraduate support if they are studying in England.
The following criteria must be met;

The Settled Person and the family member must have been ordinarily resident in the UK, and Islands for 3 years prior to the first day of the first AY of the course

The Settled Person must be in the UK

The family member must hold a valid status in the UK

Based on what you have advised, you should be eligible for support.
Thanks, Clare

This is wonderful! Thank you so much!

if you don't mind, I have a couple of questions to understand your answer better.

-what is postgraduate support?
-what statuses fall under 'valid status'?

Thank you very much!

Reply 5

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by shyfox
This is wonderful! Thank you so much!
if you don't mind, I have a couple of questions to understand your answer better.
-what is postgraduate support?
-what statuses fall under 'valid status'?
Thank you very much!

Hi there,

Is it a Postgraduate Masters you're looking to study? Thanks, Jason

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