Fee Status

The University of Dundee, in common with other UK universities, charges tuition fees at a higher rate to sudents classified as 'overseas' for fee purposes than to those classified as 'home' (or 'UK/EU') fee students.

Definition

Eligibility for home fee status depends on the student meeting ALL of the following immigration and residence conditions.

The relevant date is the 1st January, 1 April or 1 September closest to the beginning of the first term of your course.

Conditions

Settled Status

You must be 'settled' in the UK on your relevant date. Being settled in the UK means that you are ordinarily resident in the UK AND that there is no restriction on the period for which you may remain in the UK (for example, you may have an endorsement in your passport or travel documents giving you leave to enter or remain in the UK for an indefinite period).

Ordinary Residence

For the three year period preceding your relevant date you must have been ordinarily resident in the UK and Channel Islands and the Isle of Man. This may be summarised as being lawfully, habitually and normally resident from choice and for a settled purpose, apart from temporary or occasional absences.

Main Purpose

No part of the three year period of residency was wholly or mainly for the purpose of receiving full-time education.

Categories

The following categories of students do not necessarily meet the immigration and residence conditions in the UK and Islands, but MAY qualify for home fee status:

1. Non-UK EU (European Union) nationals and their children, who meet the ordinary residence and main purpose conditions in the European Economic Area (EEA). The EEA consists of the member states of the EU plus Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway.
2. European Economic Area (EEA) migrant workers in the UK; their spouses and children, who meet the ordinary residence and main purpose conditions in the European Economic Area.
3. Refugees, their spouses and children, who are ordinarily resident in the UK and Islands and have not ceased to be so since being recognised as a refugee.
4. Persons with Humanitarian Protection; Discretionary Leave; or Indefinite Leave to Enter/ Remain in the UK following the refusal of an asylum application, their spouses or children, who have been ordinarily resident in the UK and Islands since being granted that status.
5. Reciprocal exchange students.

This page has been prepared with reference to the Education (Fees and Awards) Regulations 1997, issued by the Department of Education and Employment.