This is the original version (as it was originally made).
Regulations 2, 3(1), 7(1), 11(2)(a), 26(1) and 29(1)
1. A person who on the relevant date—
(a)is ordinarily resident in Scotland,
(b)has been ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom and Islands throughout the immediately preceding 3 year period, and
(c)is—
(i)settled in the United Kingdom within the meaning given by section 33(2A) (interpretation) of the Immigration Act 1971(1),
(ii)under the age of 18 and has lived in the United Kingdom and Islands throughout the seven-year period preceding the relevant date,
(iii)aged 18 or above and, preceding the relevant date, has lived in the United Kingdom and Islands throughout either half their life or a period of twenty years,
(iv)aged 18 or above and received support by virtue of head (ii) for the academic year immediately preceding the relevant date, or
(v)the spouse, civil partner or child of a person described in head (i).
2.—(1) A person with protected rights who—
(a)is an EU national or the family member of an EU national,
(b)has been ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom and Islands throughout the period of 3 years immediately preceding the relevant date, and
(c)is ordinarily resident in Scotland on the relevant date.
(2) For the purposes of this paragraph—
(a)a person referred to in sub-paragraph (1)(a) does not include an EU national who is also a United Kingdom national who has not utilised a right of residence, and
(b)a United Kingdom national has utilised a right of residence if that person has—
(i)exercised a right under Article 7 (right of residence for more than three months) of Directive 2004/38 or any equivalent right under the EEA agreement or the Switzerland agreement in a state other than the United Kingdom, or
(ii)resided in a state—
(aa)within the territory comprising the European Economic Area and Switzerland other than the United Kingdom, and
(bb)of which that person is a national,
in circumstances in which, had the person not been a national of that state, would have involved the person exercising a right under Article 7 of Directive 2004/38 or any equivalent right under the EEA agreement or the Switzerland agreement.
(c)in sub-paragraph (1)(a), the reference to a “family member of an EU national” is to be read as if a relevant person of Northern Ireland were included in the definition of “EU national” in regulation 2(1) (interpretation).
(3) Where a person eligible under this paragraph is seeking a loan under regulation 11 (students eligible for student loans) in respect of a taught course leading to a postgraduate diploma or to a postgraduate masters degree, or a research course leading to a postgraduate masters degree, at an establishment in Scotland—
(a)the requirement in sub-paragraph (1)(b) is to be read as a requirement to have been ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom, Islands, Gibraltar, the European Economic Area or Switzerland throughout the period of 3 years immediately preceding the relevant date, and
(b)the requirement in sub-paragraph (1)(c) to be ordinarily resident in Scotland on the relevant date does not apply.
3. A person who—
(a)is an Irish national,
(b)is settled in the United Kingdom within the meaning given by section 33(2A) of the Immigration Act 1971 on the relevant date,
(c)is ordinarily resident in Scotland on the relevant date, and
(d)has been ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom, Islands or Ireland throughout the period of three years immediately preceding the relevant date.
4. A person who—
(a)is a family member of a relevant person of Northern Ireland as defined in paragraph (b) of the definition of “person with protected rights”,
(b)is ordinarily resident in Scotland on the relevant date, and
(c)has been ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom, Islands or Ireland throughout the period of three years immediately preceding the relevant date.
5.—(1) A person with protected rights or a qualifying frontier worker who—
(a)is—
(i)an EEA migrant worker or an EEA self-employed person,
(ii)a Swiss employed person or a Swiss self-employed person,
(iii)a family member of a person mentioned in sub-head (i) or (ii),
(iv)an EEA frontier worker or an EEA frontier self-employed person,
(v)a Swiss frontier employed person or a Swiss frontier self-employed person, or
(vi)a family member of a person mentioned in sub-head (iv) or (v),
(b)has been ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom, Islands, Gibraltar or the territory comprising the European Economic Area and Switzerland throughout the period of 3 years immediately preceding the relevant date, and
(c)subject to sub-paragraph (3), is ordinarily resident in Scotland on the relevant date.
(2) In sub-paragraph (1), a “qualifying frontier worker” means a frontier worker within the meaning of regulation 3 (meaning of frontier worker) of the Citizens’ Rights (Frontier Workers) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020(2) who has a right of admission to the United Kingdom under regulation 6 (right of admission) of those Regulations.
(3) Sub-paragraph (1)(c) does not apply where the person applying for support falls within sub-paragraph (1)(a)(iv), (v) or (vi).
(4) In this paragraph, any description of a person in sub-paragraph (1)(a)(i) and (iv) is to be read as if a relevant person of Northern Ireland were included in the definition of “EEA national” in regulation 2, and sub-paragraph (1)(a)(iii) and (vi) are to be construed accordingly.
6. A person with protected rights who—
(a)is entitled to support by virtue of Article 10 of Regulation (EU) No. 492/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2011 on freedom of movement for workers within the Union(3), as extended by the EEA agreement,
(b)has been ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom, Islands, Gibraltar or the territory comprising the European Economic Area and Switzerland throughout the period of 3 years immediately preceding the relevant date, and
(c)is ordinarily resident in Scotland on the relevant date.
7.—(1) A person who—
(a)is settled in the United Kingdom within the meaning given by section 33(2A) of the Immigration Act 1971 on the relevant date,
(b)was ordinarily resident in Scotland for at least 3 continuous years and settled in the United Kingdom within the meaning given by section 33(2A) of the Immigration Act 1971 immediately before leaving the United Kingdom and who has utilised a right of residence before IP completion day,
(c)was ordinarily resident on IP completion day in—
(i)Gibraltar or the territory comprising the European Economic Area and Switzerland, or
(ii)the United Kingdom or Islands, immediately following a period of ordinary residence in Gibraltar or the territory comprising the European Economic Area and Switzerland,
and has remained ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom, Islands, Gibraltar or the territory comprising the European Economic Area and Switzerland from IP completion day to the relevant date,
(d)has been ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom, Islands, Gibraltar or the territory comprising the European Economic Area and Switzerland throughout the period of 3 years immediately preceding the relevant date, and
(e)is undertaking a course for which the relevant date is earlier than 31 July 2028.
(2) For the purposes of this paragraph, a person has utilised a right of residence if that person—
(a)is—
(i)a United Kingdom national,
(ii)a family member of a United Kingdom national for the purposes of Article 7 of Directive 2004/38 (or corresponding provisions under the EEA agreement or the Switzerland Agreement)), or
(iii)a person who had a right of permanent residence arising under Directive 2004/38, and
(b)either—
(i)has exercised a right under Article 7 of Directive 2004/38 or any equivalent right under the EEA agreement or the Switzerland Agreement in a state other than the United Kingdom, or
(ii)in the case of a person who had a right of permanent residence in the United Kingdom arising under Directive 2004/38, has gone to the state within the territory comprising the European Economic Area and Switzerland of which that person is a national or of which the person in relation to whom that person is a family member is a national.
(3) Sub-paragraph (1)(a) and the requirement in sub-paragraph (1)(b) to be settled in the United Kingdom within the meaning given by section 33(2A) of the Immigration Act 1971 immediately before leaving the United Kingdom do not apply where the person applying for support is a person falling within sub-paragraph (2)(a)(ii) and is accompanying or joining that United Kingdom national in the United Kingdom.
8. A person who—
(a)at the date that the Scottish Ministers received their application for student support is—
(i)a refugee who has been ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom and Islands at all times since that person was first recognised as a refugee, or
(ii)is the spouse, civil partner or child of such a refugee, and
(b)is ordinarily resident in Scotland on the relevant date.
9. A person who—
(a)(i)has applied for refugee status but has as a result of that application been informed in writing by a person acting under the authority of the Secretary of State for the Home Department that, although that person is considered not to qualify for recognition as a refugee, it is thought right to allow that person to enter or remain in the United Kingdom and that person has been granted leave to enter or remain accordingly,
(ii)has been ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom and Islands at all times since that person was first granted such leave to enter or remain, and
(iii)is ordinarily resident in Scotland on the relevant date, or
(b)is the spouse, civil partner or child of a person of the kind described in sub-paragraph (a) and who is ordinarily resident in Scotland on the relevant date.
10. A person who—
(a)(i)is an Iraqi national who has been granted indefinite leave to enter the United Kingdom under the Locally Engaged Staff Assistance Scheme (Direct Entry) operated by the Home Office,
(ii)has been ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom and Islands at all times since that person was first granted such indefinite leave to enter the United Kingdom, and
(iii)is ordinarily resident in Scotland on the relevant date, or
(b)is the spouse, civil partner or child of a person described in sub-paragraph (a) and who is ordinarily resident in Scotland on the relevant date.
11. A person who—
(a)(i)is a Syrian national who has been granted humanitarian protection to enter the United Kingdom under the Syrian Vulnerable Persons Relocation Scheme operated by the Home Department,
(ii)has been ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom and Islands at all times since that person was first granted such humanitarian protection to enter the United Kingdom, and
(iii)is ordinarily resident in Scotland on the relevant date, or
(b)is the spouse, civil partner or child of a person described in sub-paragraph (a) and who is ordinarily resident in Scotland on the relevant date.
12. A person who—
(a)(i)is an Afghan national who has been granted limited leave to remain in the United Kingdom under the Locally Employed Staff Ex-Gratia Scheme(4) operated by the Home Department,
(ii)has been ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom and Islands at all times since that person was first granted such limited leave to remain in the United Kingdom, and
(iii)is ordinarily resident in Scotland on the relevant date, or
(b)is the spouse, civil partner or child of a person described in sub-paragraph (a) and who is ordinarily resident in Scotland on the relevant date.
13. A person who—
(a)(i)has been granted leave under the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme(5) or granted leave under the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy Scheme,
(ii)has been ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom and Islands at all times since that person was first granted such leave, and
(iii)is ordinarily resident in Scotland on the relevant date, or
(b)is the spouse, civil partner or child of a person described in sub-paragraph (a) and who is ordinarily resident in Scotland on the relevant date.
14.—(1) A person who—
(a)(i)has made a relevant application to the United Kingdom Home Office where that relevant application is still being considered, or
(ii)has been granted leave to remain following a relevant application, and
(b)is ordinarily resident in Scotland.
(2) In this paragraph, a ‘relevant application’ is an application to—
(a)the Ukraine Family Scheme(6),
(b)the Ukraine Sponsorship Scheme(7),
(c)the Ukraine Extension Scheme(8), or
(d)the United Kingdom Home Office for leave outside the immigration rules(9), as defined in section 33(1) of the Immigration Act 1971, where the person—
(i)was residing in Ukraine immediately before 1 January 2022, and
(ii)left Ukraine in connection with the Russian invasion which took place on 24 February 2022
by an individual who is eligible to apply for that scheme.
15. A person who—
(a)(i)has been granted limited leave to remain in the United Kingdom as a stateless person under the immigration rules operated by the Home Office,
(ii)has been ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom and Islands at all times since that person was first granted that leave, and
(iii)is ordinarily resident in Scotland on the relevant date, or
(b)is the spouse, civil partner or child of a person described in sub-paragraph (a) and who is ordinarily resident in Scotland on the relevant date.
16.—(1) A person who—
(a)has been granted discretionary leave to remain in the United Kingdom due to being identified as a victim of modern slavery,
(b)has been ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom and Islands at all times since that person was first granted such discretionary leave to remain in the United Kingdom, and
(c)is ordinarily resident in Scotland on the relevant date.
(2) For the purposes of this paragraph, “modern slavery” includes human trafficking, slavery, servitude and forced or compulsory labour.
17. A person who—
(a)has been granted indefinite leave to remain in the United Kingdom under any of the following provisions of the immigration rules, as defined in section 33(1) of the Immigration Act 1971—
(i)paragraph 289B (victims of domestic violence),
(ii)paragraph D-DVILR.1.1. of Appendix FM (victims of domestic abuse), or
(iii)paragraph 40 of Appendix Armed Forces (partners of members of HM Forces who are the victims of domestic violence),
(b)has been ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom and Islands since that person was first granted such leave, and
(c)is ordinarily resident in Scotland on the relevant date.
18. A person who—
(a)has extant leave to remain in the United Kingdom under paragraph 352J, 352K, 352L or 352T (Calais leave and “leave in line” granted by virtue of being a dependent child of a person granted Calais leave) of the immigration rules, as defined in section 33(1) of the Immigration Act 1971,
(b)has been ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom and Islands since that person was first granted such leave, and
(c)is ordinarily resident in Scotland on the relevant date.
19. A person with protected rights who—
(a)is the child of a Swiss national,
(b)is entitled to support in the United Kingdom by virtue of Article 18(2) (related rights) of the Swiss citizens’ rights agreement,
(c)is ordinarily resident in Scotland on the relevant date,
(d)has been ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom, Islands, Gibraltar, the European Economic Area and Switzerland throughout the period of 3 years immediately preceding the relevant date.
20.—(1) A person who—
(a)is the child of a Turkish worker (“T”), where T was ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom immediately before IP completion day,
(b)was ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom immediately before IP completion day,
(c)is ordinarily resident in Scotland on the relevant date, and
(d)has been ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom, Islands, Gibraltar or in the territory comprising the European Economic Area, Switzerland and Turkey throughout the period of 3 years preceding the relevant date.
(2) In this paragraph “Turkish worker” means a Turkish national who—
(a)is ordinarily resident in Scotland, and
(b)is, or has been, lawfully employed in the United Kingdom.
21. A person with protected rights who—
(a)is either an EU national or the family member of an EU national,
(b)seeks support in respect of a course of education at an establishment in Scotland, and
(c)is ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom and Islands on the relevant date.
22.—(1) A person who—
(a)is the child of an asylum seeker or is a young asylum seeker,
(b)is resident in Scotland on the relevant date,
(c)has been resident in Scotland throughout the period of 3 years immediately preceding the relevant date,
(d)was under 18 years old on the date when the application for asylum was made, which application must have been made before 1st December 2006, and
(e)is under 25 years old on the relevant date, and
(f)seeks an allowance in respect of a course of education at an establishment of Scotland.
(2) In this paragraph “young asylum seeker” means an unaccompanied asylum-seeker under the age of 18.
OJ L 141, 27.5.2011, p.1.
A copy of the Locally Employed Staff Ex-Gratia Scheme can be viewed at https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/afghanistan-locally-employed-staff-ex-gratia-scheme?msclkid=eb3bcf90c7b011ec9e31d7ef58015018.
A copy of the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy Scheme can be viewed at https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/afghan-relocations-and-assistance-policy?msclkid=2a8bc686c7a511ec8a2b8132cb36424d.
A scheme operated by the Home Office enabling a Ukrainian national, or the immediate family member of a Ukrainian national resident in Ukraine prior to 1 January 2022, to join family members or to extend their stay in the United Kingdom. The current Home Office guidance in relation to the Ukraine Family Scheme is available here: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/apply-for-a-visa-under-the-ukraine-sponsorship-scheme?msclkid=d2811a9ac7a511ec885bf3a88e71ccca.
A scheme operated by the Home Office enabling the sponsorship of Ukrainian nationals, or the immediate family member of a Ukrainian national resident in Ukraine prior to 1 January 2022 to come to the United Kingdom. The current Home Office guidance in relation to the Ukraine Sponsorship Scheme (Homes for Ukraine Scheme) is available here: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/apply-for-a-visa-under-the-ukraine-sponsorship-scheme?msclkid=ecaf79fac7a511ecbf7adee0a78bac5b.
A scheme opening on 3 May 2022 and operated by the Home Office enabling a Ukrainian national who is in the United Kingdom and had permission to stay in the United Kingdom on or before 18 March 2022 to stay in the United Kingdom. The scheme enables the partner or children of the Ukrainian national to apply to stay in the United Kingdom provided they are already in the United Kingdom as the Ukrainian national’s ‘dependants’. The current Home Office guidance in relation to the Ukraine Extension Scheme is available here: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/support-for-family-members-of-british-nationals-in-ukraine-and-ukrainian-nationals-in-ukraine-and-the-uk?msclkid=08bb96fec7a611ecb081f266e6480fd0.
The immigration rules can be viewed at https://www.gov.uk/guidance/immigration-rules?msclkid=b1df136cc7ce11ecb8f75116c530e06c.
All content is available under the Open Government Licence v3.0 except where otherwise stated. This site additionally contains content derived from EUR-Lex, reused under the terms of the Commission Decision 2011/833/EU on the reuse of documents from the EU institutions. For more information see the EUR-Lex public statement on re-use.
