My Student Finance Nightmare

g0tmon33y

Hello all,
I found this website by searching something along the lines of my issue and the person in the thread ended up being successfull in his appeal. So I figured I would make a post and see what you guys all think.

Here in a nutshell though is whats what with my issue.

Basically, I was born in england (as was all family, Im english) and lived here untill I was eight. At that time due to my parents being divorced and my bother receiving hastle from my dad her and my stepdad decided to take my self and my sister to australia. I remained in Australia untill the age of 17 and at that time id had enough (never wanted to go in the first place) and I paid for my self to come home to england alone and I stayed with my grandparents. Its been eight months now since ive come back and my mother and sister are also now back and im living at home with them.

Now, to my surprise and everyone elses I actually got declined from university full time because of my residency status. I contacted MPs and everything and one even appealed my case for me arguing it wasnt my fault I went etc but all the uni did was say to me theres a part time course the same but theres no foreign student fees its all one cost for everyone. So now im on that and ive applied for student finance.

Some sidenotes also are that ive been on job seekers the last 6 months and now have a temp part time job at asda (start saturday coming and sign on friday so ill have to tell job center then). I should still be able to keep on job seekers though so I think I might have the get my course paid for by job seekers route open.

Anyway, what do you all think? ive personally had enough of everything over here and being classed as a foreign student when I simply want to study, better my self and as a result pay more tax. The way the government and uni are handeling it is almost like they want me to stay on job seekers and do nothing which I also cant work out as I probably cant get a repayable loan and be alloud to study full time but I can claim benefits...

Thanks

System

If you were resident in Australia for 9 years then that sounds as though there was some action taken by your mother/step-dad to get residency there, which, I would think now makes you a foreign student.

Taiko

When exactly did you return to the UK?

Oldernotwiser

Dameize wrote: »

I should still be able to keep on job seekers though so I think I might have the get my course paid for by job seekers route open.

What "job seekers route" do you mean?

Taiko

Ah, just seen 8 months since you returned.

Ineligible for all support, due to residency.

g0tmon33y

the funny thing is though I can claim job seekers...

Do you think student finance will blank me or do you think that based on the facts and age related things that I will be eligible?

Its pretty annoying knowing im english but im being classed as foreign when Ive always looked towards england as my country and when living in Australia always wanted to come back.

Oldernotwiser

Dameize wrote: »

the funny thing is though I can claim job seekers...

Do you think student finance will blank me or do you think that based on the facts and age related things that I will be eligible?

Its pretty annoying knowing im english but im being classed as foreign when Ive always looked towards england as my country and when living in Australia always wanted to come back.

Eligibility for JSA is totally different from eligibility for student finance.

If you want to study in the UK and need funding, you really need to plan to do this in 3 years' time when you'll become eligible.

Taiko

You're ineligible, no question about it. SFE could not care less about you.