Higher Education: Overseas Students

(asked on 31st January 2022) - View Source

Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what guidance his Department provides to Afghan nationals relocated under the (a) Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy and (b) Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme on applying for higher education in the UK.


Answered by
Michelle Donelan Portrait
Michelle Donelan
Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology
This question was answered on 3rd February 2022

From 1 August 2022, people who have been granted leave under the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy (ARAP) or under the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme (ACRS), will qualify for student support and home fee status in relation to new higher education (HE) courses, if they have been resident in the UK and Islands since the grant of such leave. They will also qualify for advanced learner loans for further education courses. Students who qualify for leave on this basis will not need to demonstrate three years ordinary residence in the UK and Islands before the start of their course.

Guidance for Afghan nationals applying for HE courses can be found at the following links:

This guidance is being updated to reflect the recent changes to HE student support for persons with leave under ARAP and ACRS.

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