college

hi when i get my marriage visa can i get free education



chris and sonya

No, there is a waiting period actually, I believe 2 years. (You have to have lived in the UK 2 years that is)  Also, most places are not free anymore just cost a lot less then if you were a over-seas student.

there are fees for higher or further education in the UK and marriage visa or no, if you haven't lived there for three years (in most circumstances) you have to pay the really expensive international student fees. Even UK citizens born and raised have to pay fees for uni so it's not free for anyone.

3 years.  The residency requirement at most places is 3 years to be classified as a 'home' student.

At the Uni I worked at it was only 2 years, unless it has gone up since last June when I left.  Regardless, it's not free anymore.

Regardless, it's not free anymore.

No, definitely not.  Loans are plentiful, tho.   

At the uni I work at, it's 3 years, ditto the college where my SIL is training to become a hairdresser - I only know b/c she asked me to check over her application.

How weird, you would think it would be the same everywhere.

I was in shock when Rich told me he went to Uni for Free.  That was back in the late 80's early 90's though.  When did they start charging for it?

I think my year was the last year to escape without fees - I graduated in 1998.  My brother started Uni the following year, at which point some uni's were allowed to charge tuition fees.  Now, all do.

Here is a link which explains the general rules for overseas students and when to qualify for home fees.  This is specific to this one institution, but in my experience most have the same rules.  You should call the place you want to go to to verify this though.

http://www.shef.ac.uk/ssid/international/fees/fee_status.html

Victoria

Thanks Victoria -- I have been wondering about this as I've toyed with the idea of going back to univ (for Masters), but I thought I had to wait like 3 years before qualifying as a resident.  So I've got a ways to go still.

OK, I asked my friend still there.  She said it's 3 years for a student who is a citizen from any other Country and 2 years if it's a UK citizen who has been living abroad for awhile (At least at our school)  I was thinking of a kid who was applying for a Post Grad course that was British and lived in the US for the past couple of years.  I was dealing with him right before I left.  (Sorry about that!)

If you do a full time course at college (this is different to Uni) it is free, if part time you may have to pay, this is when you become a resident in the UK perm.

It depends what college.

Victoria

If you do a full time course at college (this is different to Uni) it is free, if part time you may have to pay, this is when you become a resident in the UK perm.

If you qualify for government grants, which you need to be a UK permanent resident or national to do, it's possible that you will not have to pay fees for a full time college course.  But it's definitely not just free to everyone who's in the UK legally.  I mean, how is the college supposed to make money to function if all its courses are free to everyone, even those who are not permanent residents or UK/EU nationals?  Don't you think these colleges would be chock full of people retraining if it were free?  A lot of nursing student - which is a college course - drop out b/c of lack of funding and they're unable to afford to do their course.

My husband went to college full time as a teen and had to apply for financial aid, which he got in the form of grants avaiable for British people and UK permanent residents.  Ditto my SIL.  But you do need to be able to qualify for funding, and this means being classed as a permanent resident (ILR) or UK/EU national.

If you do a full time course at college (this is different to Uni) it is free, if part time you may have to pay, this is when you become a resident in the UK perm.

That's true if you're under 18 or on benefits.