The Education (Student Finance) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2024

CHAPTER 2 Person granted leave to remain as a protected partner

3.  In the Schedule—

(a) in paragraph 1, in the definition of “person granted leave to remain as a protected partner”—

(i) for “leave to remain”, in both places it occurs, substitute “leave to enter or remain”;

(ii) for “caniatâd iddo aros” substitute “caniatâd iddo ddod i mewn neu aros”;

(iii) before paragraph (a) insert—

“(1) in the case of a person granted leave to remain before 31 January 2024, any of the following provisions of the immigration rules—”;

(iv) after paragraph (1) insert—

“(2) in the case of a person granted leave to enter or remain on or after 31 January 2024, either of the following provisions of the immigration rules—

(a) paragraph VDA 9.1 of the Appendix Victim of Domestic Abuse(1), or

(b) paragraph BP 11.1 of Appendix Bereaved Partner(2).”;

(b) in paragraph 4B (persons granted leave to remain as a protected partner and their children)—

(i) in the heading, for “leave to remain” substitute “leave to enter or remain”;

(ii) in sub-paragraph (1)(a), for “leave to remain” substitute “leave to enter or remain”;

(iii) in sub-paragraph (2)(a), for “leave to remain” substitute “leave to enter or remain”;

(iv) in sub-paragraph (2)(b), for “leave to remain” substitute “leave to enter or remain”;

(v) in sub-paragraph (2)(c), for “leave to remain” substitute “leave to enter or remain ”;

(vi) in sub-paragraph (3), for “leave to remain” in both places it occurs, substitute “leave to enter or remain”.

(1)

The Appendix was added to the immigration rules by Statement of Changes to the Immigration Rules laid before Parliament on 7 December 2023 (HC 246). An electronic copy of HC 246 is available at https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/statement-of-changes-to-the-immigration-rules-hc-246-7-december-2023, and a hard copy is available by written request to Home Office, 2 Marsham Street, London, SW1P 4DF.

(2)

The Appendix was added to the immigration rules by Statement of Changes to the Immigration Rules laid before Parliament on 7 December 2023 (HC 246). An electronic copy of HC 246 is available at https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/statement-of-changes-to-the-immigration-rules-hc-246-7-december-2023, and a hard copy is available by written request to Home Office, 2 Marsham Street, London, SW1P 4DF.