The Education (Student Finance) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 3) (Wales) Regulations 2023

CHAPTER 4Family members of Ukrainian nationals

12.  In regulation 6(10G)—

(a)in sub-paragraph (a), after “Ukrainian national” insert “or the spouse, civil partner, child or step-child of such a person”;

(b)for sub-paragraph (b) substitute—

(b)the period for which the person with leave to enter or remain as a protected Ukrainian national is allowed to stay in the United Kingdom is due to expire before the first day of the academic year in respect of which A is applying for support and, as at the day before that academic year begins, no further leave to remain has been granted,.

13.  In Schedule 1, in paragraph 4ZC—

(a)the existing text becomes sub-paragraph (1);

(b)after that sub-paragraph insert—

(2) A person who—

(a)is the spouse or civil partner of a protected Ukrainian national;

(b)on the leave application date was the spouse or civil partner of that person;

(c)is ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom and Islands and has not ceased to be so resident since being granted leave to remain in the United Kingdom; and

(d)is ordinarily resident in Wales on the first day of the first academic year of the course.

(3) A person who—

(a)is—

(i)the child of a protected Ukrainian national; or

(ii)the child of a spouse or civil partner of a protected Ukrainian national;

(b)on the leave application date was—

(i)under 18 years old; and

(ii)the child of a protected Ukrainian national or, as the case may be, the child of a person who was the spouse or civil partner of the person who was a protected Ukrainian national;

(c)is ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom and Islands and has not ceased to be so resident since being granted leave to remain in the United Kingdom; and

(d)is ordinarily resident in Wales on the first day of the first academic year of the course.

(4) In this paragraph, “leave application date” means the date on which the person with leave to enter or remain as a protected Ukrainian national made the application that led to that person being granted leave to enter or remain in the United Kingdom.