Confusion over fees?

[Eden27]

DD is a year away from final exams and thinking about university entry.
We live overseas and have for the past several years.
This seems to mean that although DD was born in the UK to British parents and obviously is a British citizen she is sill classed as an international student!
It seems like a very silly rule, and DD is very annoyed about it, especially as her British cousins can pay home fees here.

Is this information correct or are we confused?
Thanks!

Why should your child get state support when you have not supported the state in the form of paying taxes??

homebythesea - we did pay taxes for close to 40 years though

Sorry, I mean we live in the UK for 40 years and payed tax all our adult lives

Why not study in Australia? Its one of the most expensive places for foreign students to study - but as residents you'd pay local rates.

I do think you were very naive to think you'd have a hope of local rates in the UK - that has never been the case (at least 30+ years) unless you count as a "Crown Servant". Its certainly something that I have been aware of for the last 20 years while my DC were growing up.

Another European Country might be cheaper?

It's complicated and frustratingly you won't know if a university will classify your daughter as a home or overseas student until she is made an offer or even later. However, it is not simple to assess a student's fee status. It can depend on whether the parent(s) are on a temporary or permanent contract, how links have been maintained to the UK such as through regular visits, and a range of other things.

It may be worth your daughter applying to universities in the UK and seeing what happens. It's also worth contacting student finance as there decision about the provision on loans is made independently from the university's decision about fee status. I've seen the odd case of a student paying home fees but not able to access student loans.

Good luck.

cegnutter - have you read the thread? I don't see anything that would indicate her daughter could be considered a home student in the UK - except that they still have British citizenship - which is not enough on its own.