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College tuition and fees?
« on: August 17, 2006, 12:17:33 AM »
How do they work college fees here in the UK?  I know in the US if you are an out of state or out of country you pay more. 
Does anyone know how it works in UK?  I know in US if you live there for a year you get instate tuition.
I will be in uk on a work permit.. and eventually will be marrying a uk citizen.

My fiance seems to think that once we are married I will have the pay the same amount of fees as someone who is a citizen of uk... :)
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Re: College tuition and fees?
« Reply #1 on: August 17, 2006, 01:36:39 AM »
You have to be a resident for 3 years, married or not, to get EU national fees.  My uni had a loophole though that if you went part time, you paid resident fees.  Most students need to be full-time to qualify for a student visa so it's not an issue. 

Just as an aside, in CA, you have to be a resident for 3 years to qualify for in-state tuition.  Some states are a year, some 2, some 3.  Depends on the state.
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Re: College tuition and fees?
« Reply #2 on: August 17, 2006, 01:40:39 AM »
International fees are approximately £8,000-£10,00 per year.

A person is only eligible to pay home fees (approx £3,000/year) for university if they meet the following 3 basic criteria:

a) must be a UK or EU citizen, or must hold ILR.

b) must have been living in the UK (or EU in the case of EU citizens) for the past three years.

c) none of the qualifying three years of residence can be primarily for education purposes (meaning, time on a student visa doesn't count towards the three years.)

That's basically it- click here for the nitty gritty detailed rules.

A person on a work permit won't qualify until they get ILR five years after receiving their work permit, and spouses won't qualify until they have ILR and have been resident for three years.

So no, just because you get married to a Brit doesn't automatically mean that you are allowed to pay home fees, I'm afraid.


edited to add: the loophole that Kristi found definitely does exist at some unis, but I've also seen quite a few universities that have a separate fee schedule for part time international students (ie, those on spouse visas, or Brits who have been living out of the country for a while.)
« Last Edit: August 17, 2006, 01:46:23 AM by Andrea. »
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