SCHEDULE 2QUALIFYING PERSONS

PART 2GENERAL CATEGORIES

Persons resident in Gibraltar

7.—(1) A person—

(a)who is—

(i)a United Kingdom national who has resident status in Gibraltar granted by the Government of Gibraltar;

(ii)a family member of a United Kingdom national, where that family member has resident status in Gibraltar granted by the Government of Gibraltar;

(iii)an EU national who has the right of residence in Gibraltar arising under the EU withdrawal agreement; or

(iv)a family member of an EU national, where that family member has a right of residence in Gibraltar arising under the EU withdrawal agreement;

(b)who is undertaking a course in Northern Ireland;

(c)who, subject to sub-paragraph (2), has been ordinarily resident in the territory comprising the United Kingdom, Gibraltar, the European Economic Area, Switzerland and the overseas territories (the relevant territory) throughout the three-year period preceding the course start date; and

(d)subject to sub-paragraph (3), whose ordinary residence in the relevant territory has not during any part of the period referred to in paragraph (c) been wholly or mainly for the purpose of receiving full-time education.

(2) Paragraph (c) of sub-paragraph (1) does not apply to a family member of a person who—

(a)is an EU national or a relevant person of Northern Ireland; and

(b)has been ordinarily resident in the relevant territory throughout the three-year period preceding the course start date.

(3) Paragraph (d) of sub-paragraph (1) does not apply to a person who is treated as being ordinarily resident in the relevant territory in accordance with paragraph 2.