# The Education (Student Fees, Awards and Support) (Amendment) Regulations 2024, Regulation 26: Termination of eligible student status


In regulation 3 (eligible students)—
(a) in paragraph (7)(b), for the words from “has expired” to the end of sub-paragraph (b), substitute—
“has expired and—
(i) no further leave to remain has been granted;
(ii) no appeal is pending (within the meaning of section 104 of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002); and
(iii) the person (A or A’s spouse, civil partner, parent or step-parent) whose refugee status has expired has not become a British or Irish citizen,”;
(b) in paragraphs (7A)(b), (7B)(b) and (8B)(b), after “has been granted” insert “and that person has not become a British or Irish citizen”;
(c) in paragraph (7C)(b), after “has been granted” insert “and A has not become a British or Irish citizen”;
(d) in paragraph (8)(b), for the words from “has expired” to the end of sub-paragraph (b), substitute—
“has expired and—
(i) no further leave to remain has been granted;
(ii) no appeal is pending (within the meaning of section 104 of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002); and
(iii) the person (A or A’s spouse, civil partner, parent or step-parent) whose period for which they are allowed to stay in the United Kingdom has expired has not become a British or Irish citizen,”;
(e) in paragraph (8A)(b), after “has expired” insert “and that person has not become a British or Irish citizen”;
(f) in paragraph (9)(b), “has been granted under those rules” insert “and A has not become a British or Irish citizen”;
(g) in paragraph (10)(b), after “protected rights” insert “and has not become a British or Irish citizen”;
(h) after paragraph (10) insert—
“(11) Where—
(a) the Secretary of State has determined that a person (“A”) is an eligible student by virtue of paragraph 13 of Schedule 1 (long residence) in connection with an application for a fee loan for a designated further education course; and
(b) as at the day before the course begins, the period for which A is allowed to stay in the United Kingdom has expired and—
(i) no further leave to remain has been granted;
(ii) no appeal is pending (within the meaning of section 104 of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002); and
(iii) A has not become a British or Irish citizen,
A’s status as an eligible student terminates immediately before the first day of the course.”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2024/85/regulation/26 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/education-student-fees-awards-and-support-amendment-regulations-2024/regulation-26
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