The Education (Student Fees, Awards and Support) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2024

Amendments relating to the Ukraine Permission Extension Scheme

2.  In Schedule 1 to the Education (Fees and Awards) (England) Regulations 2007(1) (eligible students), in paragraph 1(1)—

(a) in the definition of “person granted leave under one of the Ukraine Schemes”, after “Ukraine Extension Scheme” insert “, a person granted leave under the Ukraine Permission Extension Scheme”(2);

(b) after the definition of “person granted leave under the Ukraine Family Scheme” insert—

““person granted leave under the Ukraine Permission Extension Scheme” means a person—

(a)

who has leave to remain in the United Kingdom under the Ukraine Permission Extension Scheme; and

(b)

who has been ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom and Islands throughout the period since the person was granted such leave;”.

(1)

S.I. 2007/779; the definition of “person granted leave under one of the Ukraine Schemes” was inserted by S.I. 2022/534.

(2)

On 19th February 2024 the Home Office announced its intention to create the Ukraine Permission Extension Scheme which will provide a new route for Ukrainians to apply for a further 18 months’ permission to stay in the UK on expiry of their current visa. Applications to the scheme will open from early 2025. Home Office guidance was published on 28 February 2024 and is available at https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/ukraine-permission-extension-scheme-information. A hard copy is available on written request to Home Office, 2 Marsham Street, London, SW1P 4DF.