# The Education (Fees) (Scotland) Regulations 2022, Paragraph 12B: Female Afghan students


A student is an excepted student if that student is a female Afghan national who—
(a) was attending a course of study at a university or an equivalent institution in Afghanistan but has been prevented from continuing that course by the Taliban regime since 31 August 2021,
(b) was residing in Afghanistan immediately before 30 January 2024,
(c) has been granted leave to enter or remain in the United Kingdom under a student visa,
(d) is resident in Scotland, and
(e) is undertaking a course of higher education in Scotland.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2022/156/schedule/1/paragraph/12B (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/education-fees-scotland-regulations-2022/schedule-1/paragraph-12B
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