College/University as an immigrant

I just recently moved to the UK on a spousal visa and was wondering what year will I be able to receive in country rates vs international rates for college and university? Sorry if this isn't the right topic thread.

In order to qualify for home fees in the UK, you must:

a) have been ordinarily resident in the UK or EEA for 3 years prior to the date the course starts
AND
b) have no time restrictions on your immigration status (i.e. you need to hold ILR)

As it takes 5 years to qualify for ILR, you likely won't qualify for home fees until you have been in the UK for 5 years.


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In order to qualify for home fees in the UK, you must:

a) have been ordinarily resident in the UK or EEA for 3 years prior to the date the course starts
AND
b) have no time restrictions on your immigration status (i.e. you need to hold ILR)

As it takes 5 years to qualify for ILR, you likely won't qualify for home fees until you have been in the UK for 5 years.


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That's what I thought, too, ksand. But when I posted that information a while back in another thread, another poster responded that there's an exception for spouses of EU/UK citizens. They only need to be ordinarily resident in the UK for three years, ILR is not necessary. It'll definitely be a bit more work arguing with the university to prove you're eligible for home student fees, but it looks like it's true. Just make sure you've been resident for 3 years prior to the first day of the first year of your course (you can't switch fee status once you start) and be ready to prove it with documents.

It's the third category in this link:

http://www.ukcisa.org.uk/Information--Advice/Fees-and-Money/England-fee-status


And here's the other thread I was referring to:

http://talk.uk-yankee.com/index.php?topic=85157.0



edit: This is for higher education in England. The rules may be different for Scotland/Wales/N. Ireland. See the relevant pages for those countries linked here:
http://www.ukcisa.org.uk/Information--Advice/Fees-and-Money/Home-or-Overseas-fees-the-basics