Regulation 40

In Schedule 2 (categories of eligible student), in paragraph 2ZB (category 2ZB - persons granted leave to enter or remain as a protected partner and their children), in sub-paragraph (3)(b)—

(a)

in the words before Case 1, for “under any provisions of the immigration rules specified in either of the following cases” substitute “in any of the following cases”;

(b)

in Case 1, in the opening words, after “31 January 2024,” insert “under”;

(c)

in Case 2, in the opening words, after “31 January 2024,” insert “under”;

(d)

after Case 2 insert—

“Case 3
In the case of a person granted leave to enter or remain on or after 5 October 2023 as a bereaved partner, under paragraph AF (GHK) 14.1 of Appendix Gurkha and Hong Kong military unit veteran discharged before 1 July 1997 of the immigration rules.
Case 4
In the case of a person granted leave to enter or remain before 5 October 2023, outside the immigration rules, on the basis that the person was a bereaved partner of a Gurkha discharged before 1 July 1997.”