Applying to university from EU

[wishihadrubyslippers]

My EU nationality DS wants to do his degree in England (2021 entry).

The gvt announced yesterday that from 2021 EU citizens will no longer be eligible for UK fees and student finance.

I never applied for British nationality for my dc as before Brexit there was no need. They are eligible for citizenship and he will be applying for an adult passport.

I have been scouring the web trying to find out if this will make him elegible for the home fees and student finance (by this I mean no up-front tuition fees, with these being paid for by the student loan. I know he won't qualify for a maintenance grant and we have just about budgetted for that) but can't find anything. Short of robbing a bank/winning the lottery/inheriting, there is no way we can afford £9250 + per year up front (actually probably much more if EU students will be paying international rates from now on) as well as living costs.

Of course he could study here, but he was so looking forward to going.

Does anyone know if having a British passport/citizenship but never having lived in the UK entitles you to home fees, as of 2021?

Sorry I've been absent for a bit.

This seven-year transition came about from some intense lobbying that went on with Donelan's predecessor and it definitely concerns students who are UK nationals living in the EU. There is no requirement to have lived previously in the UK. It definitely allows your DC, and mine, to continue to pay home fees for the next seven years after Brexit even though they are assessed as EU residents. The key thing here is their nationality.

Oh, and I've emailed you the document, ruby.

It is specifically addressed to British families living in the EU.

Got it!
Thanks a million shockthemonkey