In the UK, university students are classified as either Home or Overseas students in relation to the cost of tuition fees.

Your student status, and therefore the level of tuition fee you are required to pay, is determined by your nationality and the country where you usually live.

To qualify for Home student status, the main eligibility criteria are to either have:

• UK nationality and have been domiciled in the UK for three years prior to the first day of the first year of your academic course (the main reason for residing in the UK must not have been for the purpose of full-time education)
• Or been granted refugee status by the Government
• Or been granted ‘indefinite leave to remain’ or ‘humanitarian protection’ by the UK Home Office and been domiciled in the UK and Islands since having been granted that status
• Hold settled or pre-settled status under the EU Settlement Scheme.

This list is not exhaustive. A detailed schedule of the categories into which students can be classed as Home or Overseas status can be found on the UK Council for International Student Affairs website.

Please note that as a result of the UK’s departure from the European Union some rules relating to tuition fee status are subject to change. We will provide further information about this as soon as possible but please check the UK Council for International Student Affairs website for regular updates.

Decisions on Your Student Fee Status

An initial decision on your student fee status will be made based on information you provide as part of your application. If you do not meet the criteria, or you do not provide sufficient information to be classed as a Home student, you will be classed as an overseas student for tuition fee purposes. If you believe this to be incorrect, you will be asked to complete a Residency Status questionnaire as part of the admissions process.