# The Education (Student Finance) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2026, Regulation 7


In the Schedule, in paragraph 1, in the definition of “person granted leave to enter or remain as a protected partner”—
(a) in the words before sub-paragraph (1), for “under any of the following provisions of the immigration rules” substitute “granted in any of the following cases”;
(b) in sub-paragraph (1), in the opening words, after “31 January 2024,” insert “under”;
(c) in sub-paragraph (2), in the opening words, after “31 January 2024,” insert “under”;
(d) after sub-paragraph (2) insert—
“(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;
(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;”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2026/3/regulation/7 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/education-student-finance-miscellaneous-amendments-wales-regulations-2026/regulation-7
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