# The Lifelong Learning (Student Support) (Amendment of Fees and Awards etc.) Regulations 2026, Paragraph 6: Persons with limited rights by virtue of residence scheme immigration rules

Extent: E+W

Where—
(a) the Secretary of State has determined that, by virtue of being a person with protected rights with limited leave to enter or remain in the United Kingdom granted by virtue of residence scheme immigration rules, a person (“A”) was an eligible student in connection with—
(i) an application for support for an earlier year of the current course, or
(ii) an application for support in connection with a designated course from which A’s status as an eligible student has been transferred to the current course, and
(b) as at the day before the course year in respect of which A is applying for support begins, A no longer has extant limited leave to enter or remain granted by virtue of residence scheme immigration rules and no further leave to enter or remain has been granted under those rules and 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 year in respect of which A is applying for support.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2026/858/schedule/3/paragraph/6 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/lifelong-learning-student-support-amendment-of-fees-and-awards-etc-regulations-2026/schedule-3/paragraph-6
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