The Education (Student Support) (No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2009

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A Postgraduate Certificate.

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A course recognised by the Department for the purposes of converting a Postgraduate Certificate into a Postgraduate Diploma or a Master’s degree.

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A course recognised by the Department for the purposes of converting a Postgraduate Diploma into a Master’s degree.

Persons granted section 67 leave

4A

— A person granted section 67 leave who is ordinarily resident in Northern Ireland on the course start date.

Persons with leave to enter or remain and their family members

Workers, employed persons, self-employed persons and their family members

Persons who are settled in the United Kingdom and have exercised a right of residence elsewhere

EC nationals

Children of Swiss nationals

Children of Turkish workers

Refugees and their family members

Persons granted section 67 leave

Persons with leave to enter or remain and their family members

Workers, employed persons, self-employed persons and their family members

Persons who are settled in the United Kingdom and have exercised a right of residence elsewhere

EC nationals

Children of Swiss nationals

Children of Turkish workers

Persons granted Calais leave

4B

A person granted Calais leave who is ordinarily resident in Northern Ireland on the course start date.

Persons granted humanitarian protection and their family members

4C

—

• (1) A person granted humanitarian protection who is ordinarily resident in Northern Ireland on the course start date;

• (2) A person who—

• (a) is the spouse or civil partner of a person granted humanitarian protection;

• (b) was the spouse or civil partner of the person granted humanitarian protection on the date on which that person applied for asylum (the “asylum application date”);

• (c) who is ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom and Islands and has not ceased to be so resident since being given leave to enter or remain in the United Kingdom; and

• (d) who is ordinarily resident in Northern Ireland on the course start date.

• (3) A person who—

• (a) is the child of a person granted humanitarian protection or the child of the spouse or civil partner of a person granted humanitarian protection;

• (b) on the asylum application date, was the child of that person or the child of a person who was the spouse or civil partner of the person granted humanitarian protection on that date;

• (c) was under 18 years of age on the asylum application date;

• (d) who is ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom and Islands and has not ceased to be so resident since being given leave to enter or remain in the United Kingdom; and

• (e) who is ordinarily resident in Northern Ireland on the course start date.

Persons granted indefinite leave to remain as a bereaved partner

4D

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• (1) A person granted indefinite leave to remain as a bereaved partner, who is ordinarily resident in Northern Ireland on the course start date.

• (2) A person—

• (a) granted indefinite leave to remain;

• (b) who—

• (i) is the child of a person granted indefinite leave to remain as a bereaved partner; and

• (ii) on the leave application date, was the child of the person granted indefinite leave to remain as a bereaved partner;

• (c) who was under 18 on the leave application date;

• (d) who has been ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom and Islands since the person was granted such leave; and

• (e) who is ordinarily resident in Northern Ireland on the course start date.

• (3) In this paragraph, “leave application date” means the date on which a person granted indefinite leave to remain as a bereaved partner made an application to remain in the United Kingdom on those grounds under the immigration rules.

Persons granted indefinite leave to remain as a bereaved partner and their children

4E

—

• (1) A person granted indefinite leave to enter or remain as a victim of domestic violence or domestic abuse, who is ordinarily resident in Northern Ireland on the course start date.

• (2) A person—

• (a) granted indefinite leave to enter or remain;

• (b) who—

• (i) is the child of a person granted indefinite leave to enter or remain as a victim of domestic violence or domestic abuse; and

• (ii) on the leave application date, was the child of the person granted indefinite leave to enter or remain as a victim of domestic violence or domestic abuse;

• (c) who was under 18 on the leave application date;

• (d) who has been ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom and Islands since the person was granted such leave; and

• (e) who is ordinarily resident in Northern Ireland on the course start date.

• (3) In this paragraph, “leave application date” means the date on which a person granted indefinite leave to enter or remain as a victim of domestic violence or domestic abuse made an application to remain in the United Kingdom on those grounds under the immigration rules.

Persons granted stateless leave and their family members

4F

—

• (1) A person granted stateless leave who is ordinarily resident in Northern Ireland on the course start date.

• (2) A person—

• (a) who—

• (i) is the spouse or civil partner of a person granted stateless leave; and

• (ii) on the leave application date, was the spouse or civil partner of the person granted stateless leave; and

• (b) who is ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom and Islands and has not ceased to be so resident since being given leave to enter or remain in the United Kingdom; and

• (c) who is ordinarily resident in Northern Ireland on the course start date.

• (3) A person—

• (a) who—

• (i) is the child of a person granted stateless leave or the child of the spouse or civil partner of a person granted stateless leave; and

• (ii) on the leave application date, was the child of the person granted stateless leave or the child of a person who, on the leave application date, was the spouse or civil partner of the person granted stateless leave;

• (b) who was under 18 years of age on the leave application date; and

• (c) who is ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom and Islands and has not ceased to be so resident since being given leave to enter or remain in the United Kingdom; and

• (d) who is ordinarily resident in Northern Ireland on the course start date.

• (4) In this paragraph, “leave application date” means the date on which the person granted stateless leave made an application to remain in Northern Ireland as a stateless person under the immigration rules ....

Persons with leave to enter or remain on the grounds of discretionary leave and their family members

Workers, employed persons, self-employed persons and their family members

Persons who are settled in the United Kingdom and have exercised a right of residence elsewhere

EC nationals

Children of Swiss nationals

Children of Turkish workers

Long Residence

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—

• (1) A person

• (a) who on the first day of the first academic year of the course is either—

• (i) under the age of 18 and has lived in the United Kingdom throughout the seven-year period preceding the first day of the first academic year of the course; or

• (ii) aged 18 years old or above and, preceding the first day of the first academic year of the course, has lived in the United Kingdom throughout either—

• (aa) half their life; or

• (bb) a period of twenty years;

• (b) is ordinarily resident in Northern Ireland on the first day of the first academic year of the course ;

• (c) has been ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom and Islands throughout the three-year period preceding the first day of the first academic year of the course; and

• (d) subject to sub-paragraph (2), whose residence in the United Kingdom and Islands has not during any part of the period referred to in paragraph (c) been wholly or mainly for the purpose of receiving full-time education.

• (2) Paragraph (d) of sub-paragraph (1) does not apply to a person who is treated as being ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom and Islands in accordance with paragraph 1(4).

2A

• (1) An academic authority must forthwith inform the Department and provide the Department with particulars if an applicant, eligible student, eligible distance learning student, eligible part-time student or eligible Master’s, etc. student—

• (a) withdraws from or abandons their course;

• (b) is expelled from their course;

• (c) is absent from their course for more than 60 days due to illness;

• (d) is suspended from their course (whether at their request or not).

• (2) An academic authority is not required to provide under sub-paragraph (1) any information which it has already provided to the Department under regulation 99(5), 119A(4) 137A(4) or 163(5).

Qualifying conditions for the grant for travel – courses in medicine and dentistry

Amount of the grant for travel – courses in medicine and dentistry

Qualifying conditions for the grant for travel – overseas study

Amount of the grant for travel – overseas study

Deductions from the grant for travel

2A

• (1) A person who—

• (a) is a United Kingdom national or an Irish citizen ..., and does not fall within paragraph 3 of this Schedule;

• (b) is —

• (i) attending or undertaking a designated course in Northern Ireland; or

• (ii) undertaking a compressed degree course, a designated distance learning course, designated part-time course or a designated Master’s, etc. course in Northern Ireland;

• (c) has been ordinarily resident in the territory comprising the United Kingdom, Gibraltar, EEA and Switzerland (the relevant territory) throughout the three-year period preceding the first day of the first academic year of the course; and

• (d) subject to sub-paragraph (2), whose ordinary residence in the relevant territory has not during any part of the period referred to in paragraph (c) been wholly or mainly for the purpose of receiving full-time education.

• (2) Paragraph (d) of sub-paragraph (1) does not apply to a person who is treated as being ordinarily resident in the relevant territory in accordance with paragraph 1(4).

6A

• (1) A person with protected rights, or a frontier worker within the meaning of regulation 3 of the Citizens’ Rights (Frontier Workers) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020, who—

• (a) is—

• (i) an EEA migrant worker or an EEA self-employed person;

• (ii) a Swiss employed person or a Swiss self-employed person;

• (iii) a family member of a person mentioned in sub-paragraph (i) or (ii);

• (iv) an EEA frontier worker or an EEA frontier self-employed person;

• (v) a Swiss frontier employed person or a Swiss frontier self-employed person; or

• (vi) a family member of a person mentioned in sub-paragraph (iv) or (v);

• (b) subject to sub-paragraph (2), is ordinarily resident in Northern Ireland on the first day of the first academic year of the course; and

• (c) has been ordinarily resident in the territory comprising the United Kingdom, Gibraltar, the European Economic Area and Switzerland throughout the three-year period preceding the first day of the first academic year of the course.

• (2) Paragraph (b) of sub-paragraph (1) does not apply where the person applying for support falls within paragraph (a)(iv), (v) or (vi) of sub-paragraph (1).

• (3) In this paragraph, a description of a person in sub-paragraph(1)(a)(i) is to be read as if it includes a relevant person of Northern Ireland who would, if that person were an EEA national or solely an EEA national, be an EEA migrant worker or an EEA self-employed person.

• (4) For the purposes of sub-paragraph 1(a)(iii) or (vi), an Irish citizen family member is not required to be living in the United Kingdom on IP completion day.

6B

• (1) A person who—

• (a) is—

• (i) an Irish citizen migrant worker or an Irish citizen self-employed person;

• (ii) a family member of a person mentioned in sub-paragraph (i);

• (iii) an Irish citizen frontier worker or an Irish citizen frontier self-employed person; or

• (iv) a family member of a person mentioned in sub-paragraph (iii);

• (b) subject to sub-paragraph (2), is ordinarily resident in Northern Ireland on the first day of the first academic year of the course; and

• (c) has been ordinarily resident in the territory comprising the United Kingdom, Gibraltar, the European Economic Area and Switzerland throughout the three-year period preceding the first day of the first academic year of the course.

• (2) Paragraph (b) of sub-paragraph (1) does not apply where the person applying for support falls within paragraph (a)(iii) or (iv) of sub-paragraph (1).

7A

• (1) A person with protected rights who—

• (a) is ordinarily resident in Northern Ireland on the first day of the first academic year of the course;

• (b) has been ordinarily resident in the territory comprising the United Kingdom, Gibraltar, the European Economic Area and Switzerland throughout the three-year period preceding the first day of the first academic year of the course; and

• (c) is entitled to support by virtue of Article 10 of Regulation (EU) No. 492/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2011 on freedom of movement for workers within the Union (“the Workers Regulation”), as it had effect immediately before IP completion day, as extended by the EEA Agreement, as it had effect immediately before IP completion day.

• (2) For the purposes of sub-paragraph (1)(c), in Article 10 of the Workers Regulation—

• (a) the reference to a “national of a Member State” is to be read as including a relevant person of Northern Ireland; and

• (b) the reference to “another Member State” is to be read as including the United Kingdom, and the references to “that State” construed accordingly.

8A

• (1) A person who—

• (a) is settled in the United Kingdom;

• (b) was ordinarily resident in Northern Ireland and settled in the United Kingdom immediately before leaving the United Kingdom and who has exercised a right of residence before IP completion day;

• (c) was ordinarily resident immediately before IP completion day—

• (i) in the territory comprising Gibraltar, the European Economic Area and Switzerland; or

• (ii) in the United Kingdom, where that ordinary residence began after 31st December 2017 immediately following a period of ordinary residence in the territory comprising Gibraltar, the European Economic Area and Switzerland,

and has remained ordinarily resident in the territory comprising the United Kingdom, Gibraltar, the European Economic Area and Switzerland (the relevant territory) throughout the period beginning on IP completion day and ending immediately before the first day of the first academic year of the course;

• (d) is ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom on the course start date;

• (e) has been ordinarily resident in the relevant territory throughout the three-year period preceding the first day of the first academic year of the course; and

• (f) in a case where the person’s ordinary residence referred to in paragraph (e) was wholly or mainly for the purposes of receiving full-time education, was ordinarily resident in the relevant territory immediately before the period of ordinary residence referred to in paragraph (e).

• (2) For the purposes of this paragraph, a person has exercised a right of residence if that person is a United Kingdom national, a family member of a United Kingdom national for the purposes of Article 7 of Directive 2004/38 (or corresponding purposes under the EEA Agreement or Swiss Agreement) or a person who had the right of permanent residence who in each case has exercised a right under Article 7 of Directive 2004/38 or any equivalent right under the EEA Agreement or Swiss Agreement in a state other than the United Kingdom or, in the case of a person who is settled in the United Kingdom and had the right of permanent residence, if the person has gone to the state within the territory comprising the European Economic Area and Switzerland of which the person is a national or of which the person in relation to whom the person is a family member is a national.

• (3) For the purposes of sub-paragraph (2), a person had the right of permanent residence if they had a right which arose under Directive 2004/38 to reside permanently in the United Kingdom without restriction.

EU nationals etc.

9A

• (1) A person with protected rights—

• (a) who is —

• (i) an EU national on the first day of the first academic year of the course;

• (ii) a family member of a person mentioned in sub-paragraph (i); or

• (iii) a family member of a relevant person of Northern Ireland;

• (b) who is—

• (i) attending or undertaking a designated course in Northern Ireland; or

• (ii) undertaking an intensive course, a designated distance learning course, designated part-time course or a designated Master’s, etc. course in Northern Ireland;

• (c) who has been ordinarily resident in the territory comprising the United Kingdom, Gibraltar, the European Economic Area and Switzerland (the relevant territory) throughout the three-year period preceding the first day of the first academic year of the course; and

• (d) subject to sub-paragraph (2), whose ordinary residence in the relevant territory has not during any part of the period referred to in paragraph (c) been wholly or mainly for the purpose of receiving full-time education.

• (2) Paragraph (d) of sub-paragraph (1) does not apply to a person who is treated as being ordinarily resident in the relevant territory in accordance with paragraph 1(4).

United Kingdom nationals

9B

• (1) A person—

• (a) who is—

• (i) a United Kingdom national on the first day of the first academic year of the course; or

• (ii) a family member of a person mentioned in sub-paragraph (i);

• (b) who was ordinarily resident immediately before IP completion day—

• (i) in the territory comprising the European Economic Area and Switzerland; or

• (ii) in the United Kingdom, where that ordinary residence began after 31st December 2017 immediately following a period of ordinary residence in the territory comprising the European Economic Area and Switzerland,

and has remained ordinarily resident in the territory comprising the United Kingdom, Gibraltar, the European Economic Area and Switzerland (the relevant territory) throughout the period beginning on IP completion day and ending immediately before the first day of the first academic year of the course;

• (c) who is —

• (i) attending or undertaking a designated course in Northern Ireland; or

• (ii) undertaking an intensive course, a designated distance learning course, designated part-time course or a designated Master’s, etc. course in Northern Ireland;

• (d) has been ordinarily resident in the relevant territory throughout the three-year period preceding the first day of the first academic year of the course; and

• (e) subject to sub-paragraph (2), whose ordinary residence in the relevant territory has not during any part of the period referred to in paragraph (d) been wholly or mainly for the purpose of receiving full-time education.

• (2) Paragraph (e) of sub-paragraph (1) does not apply to a person who is treated as being ordinarily resident in the relevant territory in accordance with paragraph 1(4).

• (3) Where a person (“P”) falls within sub-paragraph (1)(a)(ii), the person in relation to whom P is a family member must also meet the requirements of sub-paragraphs (1)(b) and (d).

9C

• (1) A person—

• (a) who is a family member of a person who is settled in the United Kingdom on the first day of the first academic year of the course;

• (b) who is—

• (i) attending or undertaking a designated course in Northern Ireland; or

• (ii) undertaking an intensive course, a designated distance learning course, a designated part-time course or a designated Master’s, etc. course in Northern Ireland;

• (c) who has been ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom and Islands throughout the three-year period preceding the first day of the first academic year of the course; ...

• (d) subject to sub-paragraph (2), whose ordinary residence in the United Kingdom and Islands has not during any part of the period referred to in paragraph (c) been wholly or mainly for the purpose of receiving full-time education and

• (e) who did not move to Northern Ireland from the Islands for the purpose of undertaking the current course or a course which, disregarding any intervening vacation, the person undertook immediately before undertaking the current course.

• (2) Paragraph (d) of sub-paragraph (1) does not apply to a person who is treated as being ordinarily resident in the territory comprising the United Kingdom and Islands in accordance with paragraph 1(4).

Persons resident in Gibraltar

9D

• (1) A person—

• (a) who is—

• (i) United Kingdom national who has resident status in Gibraltar granted by the Government of Gibraltar;

• (ii) a family member of a United Kingdom national, where that family member has resident status in Gibraltar granted by the Government of Gibraltar;

• (iii) an EU national who has a right of residence in Gibraltar arising under the EU withdrawal agreement; or

• (iv) a family member of an EU national, where that family member has a right of residence in Gibraltar arising under the EU withdrawal agreement;

• (b) who is —

• (i) attending or undertaking a designated course in Northern Ireland; or

• (ii) undertaking an intensive course, a designated distance learning course, a designated part-time course or a designated Master’s, etc. course in Northern Ireland;

• (c) who has been ordinarily resident in the territory comprising the United Kingdom, Gibraltar, the European Economic Area and Switzerland (the relevant territory) throughout the three-year period preceding the first day of the first academic year of the course; and

• (d) subject to sub-paragraph (2), whose ordinary residence in the relevant territory has not during any part of the period referred to in paragraph (c) been wholly or mainly for the purpose of receiving full-time education.

• (2) Paragraph (d) of sub-paragraph (1) does not apply to a person who is treated as being ordinarily resident in the relevant territory in accordance with paragraph 1(4).

EU nationals ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom and Islands

10A

• (1) A person with protected rights who—

• (a) is an EU national on the first day of the first academic year of the course;

• (b) is ordinarily resident in Northern Ireland on the first day of the first academic year of the course;

• (c) has been ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom and Islands throughout the three-year period immediately preceding the first day of the first academic year of the course; and

• (d) in a case where the person’s ordinary residence referred to in paragraph (c) was wholly or mainly for the purpose of receiving full-time education, was ordinarily resident in the territory comprising the United Kingdom, Gibraltar, the European Economic Area and Switzerland immediately prior to the period of ordinary residence referred to in paragraph (c);

• (2) For the purposes of this paragraph, an Irish citizen is not required to be living in the United Kingdom on IP completion day.

Children of Swiss nationals

11A

A person with protected rights who—

• (a) is the child of a Swiss national who is entitled to support in the United Kingdom by virtue of Article 18(2) of the Swiss citizens’ rights agreement;

• (b) is ordinarily resident in Northern Ireland on the first day of the first academic year of the course;

• (c) has been ordinarily resident in the territory comprising the United Kingdom, Gibraltar, the European Economic Area and Switzerland (the relevant territory) throughout the three-year period preceding the first day of the first academic year of the course; and

• (d) in a case where the person’s ordinary residence referred to in paragraph (c) was wholly or mainly for the purpose of receiving full-time education, was ordinarily resident in the relevant territory immediately prior to the period of ordinary residence referred to in paragraph (c).

Children of Turkish workers

12A

A person who—

• (a) is the child of a Turkish worker (“T”), where T was ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom immediately before IP completion day;

• (b) immediately before IP completion day—

• (i) was the child of T; and

• (ii) was ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom;

• (c) is ordinarily resident in Northern Ireland on the first day of the first academic year of the course; and

• (d) has been ordinarily resident in the territory comprising the United Kingdom, Gibraltar, the European Economic Area, Switzerland and Turkey throughout the three-year period preceding the first day of the first academic year of the course.

Long Residence

Application of category A in quarters ending on 30th June 2021 and 31st August 2021

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• (1) This regulation applies in relation to the application of category A in respect of—

• (a) the quarter beginning on 1st April 2021 and ending on 30th June 2021; and

• (b) the quarter beginning on 1st July 2021 and ending on 31st August 2021.

• (2) For the purposes of this Part, a student is not to be treated as falling into category A if, in respect of the quarter ending on 31st March 2021, they were paid the rate of loan for living costs and, where applicable, the long courses loan, payable to a student in category B or D.

• (3) Paragraph (2) does not apply in relation to one or both of the quarters mentioned in paragraph (1), in the case of a student who applies to the Department to have their loan for living costs and, where applicable, the long courses loan, paid at the rate payable to a student in category A for that quarter or those quarters, as the case may be.

Persons granted leave under one of the Afghan Schemes

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• (1) A person granted leave under one of the Afghan Schemes, who is ordinarily resident in Northern Ireland on the course start date.

• (2) A person who—

• (a) is the spouse or civil partner of a person granted leave under one of the Afghan Schemes;

• (b) on the leave application date, was the spouse or civil partner of that person;

• (c) is ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom and Islands and has not ceased to be so resident since being given leave to enter or remain in the United Kingdom; and

• (d) is ordinarily resident in Northern Ireland on the course start date.

• (3) A person who—

• (a) is—

• (i) the child of a person granted leave under one of the Afghan Schemes; or

• (ii) the child of the spouse or civil partner of a person granted leave under one of the Afghan Schemes;

• (b) on the leave application date, was—

• (i) the child of the person granted leave under one of the Afghan Schemes; or

• (ii) the child of a person who was the spouse or civil partner of the person granted leave under one of the Afghan Schemes on that date;

• (c) was under 18 on the leave application date;

• (d) is ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom and Islands and has not ceased to be so resident since being given leave to enter or remain in the United Kingdom; and

• (e) is ordinarily resident in Northern Ireland on the course start date.

• (4) In this paragraph “leave application date” means the date on which the person granted leave under one of the Afghan Schemes made an application for leave to enter or remain in the United Kingdom.

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A graduate entry course.

Evacuated or assisted British nationals from Afghanistan

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An evacuated or assisted British national from Afghanistan who is ordinarily resident in Northern Ireland on the course start date.

Persons granted leave under one of the Ukraine Schemes

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• (1) A person granted leave under one of the Ukraine Schemes, who is ordinarily resident in Northern Ireland on the course start date.

• (2) A person who—

• (a) is the spouse or civil partner of a person granted leave under one of the Ukraine Schemes;

• (b) on the leave application date, was the spouse or civil partner of that person;

• (c) is ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom and Islands and has not ceased to be so resident since being given leave to enter or remain in the United Kingdom; and

• (d) is ordinarily resident in Northern Ireland on the course start date.

• (3) A person who—

• (a) is—

• (i) the child of a person granted leave under one of the Ukraine Schemes; or

• (ii) the child of the spouse or civil partner of a person granted leave under one of the Ukraine Schemes;

• (b) on the leave application date, was—

• (i) the child of the person granted leave under one of the Ukraine Schemes; or

• (ii) the child of a person who was the spouse or civil partner of the person granted leave under one of the Ukraine Schemes on that date;

• (c) was under 18 on the leave application date;

• (d) is ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom and Islands and has not ceased to be so resident since being given leave to enter or remain in the United Kingdom; and

• (e) is ordinarily resident in Northern Ireland on the course start date.

• (4) In this paragraph “leave application date” means the date on which the person granted leave under one of the Ukraine Schemes made an application for leave to enter or remain in the United Kingdom.

Interpretation : general

Meaning of “in-year qualifying event”, “protected category event”, “settled status event”, “course designation event” etc. and related matters

2A

• (1) This regulation defines “in-year qualifying event”, “protected category event”, “settled status event”, “course designation event”, “distance learning designation event”, “part-time course designation event”, “postgraduate course designation event” and “Master’s, etc. designation event”, makes related provision for the purposes of these Regulations.

• (2) “In-year qualifying event”, in relation to a student, means—

• (a) a protected category event which occurs after the course start date;

• (b) a settled status event;

• (ba) the student becomes a person described in paragraph 2 of Schedule 2;

• (c) the student becomes a person described in paragraph 3(1)(a) of Part 2 of Schedule 2;

• (d) where regulation 5(2A), 105(2A), 122(2A), 139(3A) or 149(2A) applies, the student becomes a person described in paragraph 12(a) of Part 2 of Schedule 2;

• (e) the student becomes a person described in paragraph 6A(1)(a) or 6B(1)(a) of Part 2 of Schedule 2, or where regulation 5(2A), 105(2A), 122(2A), 139(3A) or 149(2A) applies, in paragraph 6(1)(a) of Part 2 of Schedule 2;

• (f) the student becomes a person described in paragraph 11A(a) of Part 2 of Schedule 2 or, where regulation 5(2A), 105(2A), 122(2A), 139(3A) or 149(2A) applies, in paragraph 11(1)(a) of Part 2 of Schedule 2; or

• (g) the student becomes a person described in paragraph 9B(1)(a)(ii) of Part 2 of Schedule 2.

• (3) “Protected category event”, in relation to a student, means—

• (a) the student or the student’s spouse, civil partner or parent is recognised as a refugee;

• (b) the student or the student’s spouse, civil partner or parent becomes a person granted stateless leave;

• (c) the student or the student’s spouse, civil partner or parent becomes a person granted humanitarian protection;

• (d) the student or the student’s spouse, civil partner or parent becomes a person granted leave to enter or remain on the grounds of discretionary leave;

• (e) the student becomes a person granted section 67 leave;

• (f) the student or the student’s parent becomes a person granted indefinite leave to enter or remain as a victim of domestic violence or domestic abuse;

• (g) the student becomes a person granted Calais leave;

• (h) the student or the student’s parent becomes a person granted indefinite leave to remain as a bereaved partner;

• (i) the student or the student’s spouse, civil partner or parent becomes a person granted leave under one of the Afghan Schemes; or

• (j) the student or the student’s spouse, civil partner or parent becomes a person granted leave under one of the Ukraine Schemes.

• (4) “Settled status event”, in relation to a student, means—

• (a) the student becomes a person described in paragraph 2A of Schedule 2; or

• (b) the student becomes a family member described in paragraph 9A(1)(a), 9C(1)(a) or 9D(1)(a) of Schedule 2.

• (5) “Course designation event”, in relation to a course, means the course becomes a course designated under regulation 6;

• (6) “Distance learning designation event”, in relation to a course, means the course becomes a course designated under regulation 107;

• (7) “Part-time course designation event”, in relation to a course, means the course is designated under regulation 124;

• (8) “Postgraduate course designation event”, in relation to a course, means the course is designated under regulation 141;

• (9) “Master’s, etc. designation event”, in relation to a course, means the course is designated under regulation 152;

• (10) Where a protected category event occurs in relation to a student after the course start date, paragraph (11) applies for the purposes of determining whether that event results in the student becoming an eligible student, eligible distance learning student, eligible part-time student, eligible postgraduate student or eligible Master’s etc student.

• (11) The student is to be treated, for the purposes of determining whether the student satisfies any requirement in Schedule 2 to be ordinarily resident in Northern Ireland on the course start date, as if the student was, on the course start date, lawfully residing in the place where the student was residing on that date.

Amendment of the 2009 Regulations

Revocation, savings and transitional provisions

Students becoming eligible during the course of an academic year

Quarters in respect of which grant for travel is payable

Refugees and their family members

Persons granted section 67 leave

Persons granted Calais leave

Persons granted humanitarian protection and their family members

Persons granted indefinite leave to remain as a victim of domestic violence or domestic abuse

Persons granted stateless leave and their family members

Persons with leave to enter or remain on the grounds of discretionary leave and their family members

Workers, employed persons, self-employed persons and their family members

Persons who are settled in the United Kingdom and have exercised a right of residence elsewhere

EU nationals etc.

United Kingdom nationals

Persons resident in Gibraltar

EU nationals ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom and Islands

Children of Swiss nationals

Children of Turkish workers

Long Residence

Persons granted leave under one of the Afghan Schemes and their family members”;

Evacuated or assisted British nationals from Afghanistan

Persons granted leave under one of the Ukraine Schemes and their family members

Persons granted indefinite leave to enter or remain as a victim of domestic violence or domestic abuse and their children

Standard entitlement – graduate entry medicine course in Northern Ireland

21A

The standard entitlement of a current system student who is studying a graduate entry medicine course at an educational institution in Northern Ireland is calculated as follows—

Standard entitlement – course leading to degree in social work

Standard entitlement of current system students on end-on courses and certain degree courses

Amount of the fee loan

Amount of relevant institution charge loan