1. Understanding Fee Status
Nelly Purcell – Head of International Marketing
Aimee Kleinman – Head of UK/Europe Marketing

2. King’s College London Top 20 university in the world
Among the oldest in England
More than 26,000 students
35% international students (including EU)
From more than 150 countries
1,479 academic and research staff from outside the UK from 84 different countries, representing 40% of the academic staff.
More than 48,000 international alumni in 174 countries worldwide.
Over 200 global partnerships

3. Content Importance of fee status Terms and Definitions
Assessment criteria
Resources
Case Studies

4. Why is fee status important?
£££ - fees on the course
Loans
Home – loans for tuition fees and living costs
EU – loans for tuition fees only
Scholarships/bursaries
Eligibility open only to some fee status classifications
Year
Home/EU
Overseas
1997 £0
£5-10,000
2011
£3,000
£10-15,000
2015
Up to £9,000
£15-20,000

5. Why is fee status important?
Competition on courses – limited availability for particular classification
Medicine: small number of Overseas (OS) places available, very fierce competition
Student wants to move away from OS classification
History: small number of OS applicants, less competition than Home/EU group
Student wants to stay OS classification

6. Changes to competition
Student Number Control (SNC)
For Home/EU classified students only
Possibly more competition/limited space for students with SNC qualifications
Rebalancing of course numbers? Issues of space?
Beyond the SNC
Year
Home/EU
Overseas
2011
Fixed numbers
Unlimited
2013
Unlimited for high quality students; fixed for students with below AAB and EU qualifications(the SNC)
2015
Unlimited except for NHS and Teaching

7. Why is fee status important?
Eligibility on the course
NHS funded courses with limited or no availability for OS students
Examples: Nursing, Physiotherapy, Nutrition.
Accommodation
For priority allocation, OS status can be advantageous
Eligibility for OS only residences
Ultimately, it can affect both the university’s and the students’ decision

8. Terms and Definitions
Low fee status = Home, EU, Equivalent or Lower Qualification (ELQ)
High fee status = Overseas, Home Channel Islands
** some courses have the same fee across the board**
Ordinarily resident = ‘you have habitually, normally and lawfully resided in that area from choice.’ (UKCISA website)
Settled = ‘being both ordinarily resident in the UK and without any immigration restriction on the length of your stay in the UK.’ (UKCISA website)
Country of domicile = country where permanent home is located

9. Fee status assessment Each university makes their own assessment
New situations to assess every year
New countries, changing visa systems, multitude of stories…
Using best judgement with information and resources available

10. Information on UCAS form
Home address
Correspondence address
Country of birth
Country of permanent residence
Nationality – two can be declared
Residence category (student selection)
Date of first entry into UK
If student requires visa
Current/former school, location, attendance years
Date of birth
UCAS residence categories
Home/EU status?
1. UK or EU citizen
YES
2. EEA or Swiss national ?
3. Child of a Turkish worker
? (need proof)
4. Refugee of asylum seeker
YES (need proof)
5. Humanitarian protection
6. Settled in the UK
9. Other NO

11. 2 Question basic assessment
Has the student been resident in the UK/EU for the past 3 years?
AND
Does the student have unlimited leave to remain without restrictions in the UK/EU?
If YES to both, the student is considered Home/EU fee status
If NO to either, the student is considered Overseas fee status

12. UCAS designates 1 September as generic start date
2 Question basic assessment
Has the student been resident in the UK/EU for the past 3 years?
3 years calculated from the start of the course
UCAS designates 1 September as generic start date
Time spent in full-time education does not count towards residency
Does the student have unlimited leave to remain without restrictions in the UK/EU?
Diplomatic visas
Indefinite leave to remain

13. What to consider Residency Home and correspondence address
School address and years of study
Residence category
Country of permanent residence
Nationality
Personal statement and reference clues
Restrictions on stay
If student needs visa
Date entered UK

14. Common non-standard scenarios
Dual nationals
Swiss national
Refugee or asylum seekers
EEA family members
Croatian students
Expansion of the EU
Temporary absence

15. Swiss nationals
Often treated as overseas until close to the start of term.
All the following criteria must be met:
On the first day of an academic year of the course, must be the ‘child of a Swiss national’
Must be ordinarily resident in the UK on the first day of the first academic year of the course
Must have been ordinarily resident in the EEA and/or Switzerland for the three years before the first day of the first academic year
If the sole purpose of c) was for full-time education, must have been ordinarily resident in the EEA/Switzerland immediately before that 3 year period
REF: UKCISA

16. Temporary absence
Definition: not ordinarily resident in the relevant residence area only because you or a ‘relevant family member’ was temporarily working outside of the relevant residence area, and regular links were maintained with the relevant residence area.
Parental absence
Temporary contract to work abroad
Second family home set up in another country temporarily
Children’s absence
Schooling abroad
Living abroad for short term engagement (gap years, volunteering)

17. Useful documents for assessment
Evidence of family home address (i.e. bills, taxes)
Current visa
Family member’s passports/visas
Marriage certificates
Record of travel to and from home country and duration of visits
Fee status questionnaire

18. Resources
UKCISA
Case law
UCAS
University definitions and policy

19. Impact on students
Impact on student’s decision to choose firm and insurance choice
Cost analysis, questions about availability on course, knock on effect for other considerations
University
Fee status decision A
Home B C
Overseas D E

20. Possible errors?
For questions or potential errors, the student should contact the university as soon as possible.
Contact admissions office or office that issued offer with fee status assessment
Outline any circumstances that university may not be aware of
Include any relevant or useful documents – and be prepared to send more if needed
Mention if the university is the only one to assess the student as particular fee status
Earlier fee status is sorted, the better – for the student and the university

21. Questions? Nelly Purcell – Head of International Marketing
Aimee Kleinman – Head of UK/Europe Marketing

22. Case Studies
Is there enough information to make a judgement? What other information is needed?
Does the student meet the residency rule?
Does the student meet the visa restrictions rule?
What would be your likely assessment of the student’s fee status?

23. CASE ONE
Home address
Belgium
Correspondence address
UAE
Nationality
Belgian
Residential category
UK or EU national
Date of first entry to UK
01/09/2015
School
Emirates International School, UAE
Dates of attendance
From 01/09/2001 to present

24. CASE TWO
Home address
Romania, father’s address
Correspondence address
Moldova, mother’s address
Nationality
Romania
Country of permanent residence
Residence category
UK or EU national
School
Secondary school in Moldova (not boarding school)
Dates of attendance
From 01/09/2001 to present

25. CASE THREE
Home address UK
Country of birth
Germany
Area of permanent residence
Nationality
American
Residential category
Settled in UK
Date of first entry to UK
01/09/2008
Date of birth
3/03/1986
School
UK university from

26. CASE FOUR
Home address
India
Correspondence address UK
Area of permanent residence
Nationality
Indian
Residential category
Settled in UK
Date of birth
04/07/1997
Date of first entry to UK
01/09/2008
School
Eton

27. CASE FIVE
Home address
USA
Correspondence address
Area of permanent residence UK
Nationality
British
Residential category
UK or EU citizen
Date of birth
15/10/1997
School address
Charlotte Latin, North Carolina, USA
Dates of attendance
From 2001 to present

28. Thank you Nelly Purcell – Head of International Marketing
Aimee Kleinman – Head of UK/Europe Marketing