When are British students considered to have international status?

[BritabroadinAsia]

We currently live abroad and are thinking about our situation as expats regarding UK university places for DD1 (who is currently in year 10).

Does anyone know the rules about how long before applying she (or we) would need to be resident in UK to not be considered an international student?

I’ve heard conflicting information about at what point she or we would need to be resident - if she were to be boarding in UK at 6th form, for example, or whether the whole family should relocate back 3 years ahead of university entry?

Does anyone have experience of this? I’ll also post in Living Overseas but thought I’d try here first to see if anyone had any advice.

Is This - that's exactly what we concerned about, too, on top of astronomical fees!

Vodka - I get your point, though we are definitely not NHS abusers here! We deregistered with our doctor and dental practices before leaving, and now use a private dentist on return trips.

Lots to investigate, many thanks for all the pointers.