# The Education (Student Fees, Awards and Support) (Amendment) Regulations 2025, Regulation 5: Amendments relating to bereaved partners of Gurkha and Hong Kong military unit veterans and their children


(1) In Part 1 (general), in regulation 2 (interpretation: general), in paragraph (1), in the definition of “person granted indefinite leave to remain as a bereaved partner”—
(a) in the opening words, for “leave to remain” substitute “leave to enter or remain”;
(b) in paragraph (a)—
(i) in the opening words—
(aa) for “leave to remain” substitute “leave to enter or remain”;
(bb) omit “under any of the following provisions of the immigration rules”;
(ii) in sub-paragraph (i), for “paragraph BP 11.1 of Appendix Bereaved Partner” substitute “under paragraph BP 11.1 of Appendix Bereaved Partner of the immigration rules”;
(iii) omit the “or” after sub-paragraph (i);
(iv) in the opening words of sub-paragraph (ii), after “Appendix Bereaved Partner” insert “, under any of the following provisions of the immigration rules”;
(v) after sub-paragraph (ii), but before the “and”, insert—
“(iii) under paragraph AF (GHK) 14.1 of Appendix GHK of the immigration rules, as a bereaved partner; or
(iv) where such leave was granted prior to 5th October 2023, outside the immigration rules, on the basis that the person was a bereaved partner of a Gurkha discharged before 1st July 1997;”.
(2) In Part 1 (general), in regulation 2A(3) (meaning of “protected category event”), in sub-paragraph (g), for “leave to remain” substitute “leave to enter or remain”.
(3) In Part 2 of Schedule 1 (eligible students: categories), in paragraph 4E (persons granted indefinite leave to remain as a bereaved partner and their children)—
(a) in the heading, for “leave to remain” substitute “leave to enter or remain”;
(b) in sub-paragraph (1), for “leave to remain” substitute “leave to enter or remain”;
(c) in sub-paragraph (2) for “leave to remain”, each time it appears, substitute “leave to enter or remain”;
(d) for sub-paragraph (3) substitute—
“(3) In this paragraph, “leave application date” means the date on which a person granted indefinite leave to enter or remain as a bereaved partner made an application to enter or remain in the United Kingdom on those grounds—
(a) under the immigration rules, or
(b) in the case of a person referred to in paragraph (a)(iv) of the definition of “person granted indefinite leave to enter or remain as a bereaved partner” in regulation 2(1) (interpretation), outside the immigration rules.”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2025/162/regulation/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/education-student-fees-awards-and-support-amendment-regulations-2025/regulation-5
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