The Education (Student Fees, Awards and Support) (Ordinary Residence) (Wales) Regulations 2021

Amendments to the Education (Student Support) (Wales) Regulations 2017

25.  After regulation 81(9A) insert—

“(9B) Where—

(a) the Welsh Ministers determined that, by virtue of being a person granted humanitarian protection under paragraph 339C of the immigration rules or the spouse, civil partner, child or step-child of such a person, a person (“A” in this paragraph) was an eligible part-time student in connection with an application for support for an earlier year of the present part-time course or an application for support in connection with a designated course, designated distance learning course or other designated part-time course from which A’s status as an eligible part-time student, eligible student or eligible distance learning student has been transferred to the present part-time course; and

(b) as at the day before the academic year in respect of which A is applying for support begins, the period for which the person granted humanitarian protection is allowed to stay in the United Kingdom has expired and no further leave to remain has been granted and no appeal is pending within the meaning of section 104 of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002,

A’s status as an eligible part-time student terminates immediately before the first day of the academic year in respect of which A is applying for support.”