The regulations that define which groups of students all UK universities must charge the 'home' rate of fee to, are set out in legislation made by the UK government.
Whether you are charged fees at the 'home' or 'overseas' rate is known as your fee status. Queen Mary makes fee status decisions in line with this legislation and does not operate a discretionary policy outside this legislation. This means that if you do not meet one of the categories in the legislation that states you must be charged the 'home' rate of tuition fee, Queen Mary will normally charge you the 'overseas' rate.
An exception to this is a Queen Mary concession for asylum seekers. When you apply to study at Queen Mary, the Admissions office will use information that you provide with your application to make an assessment of your fee status so that they can include your fee status in your offer letter.
If they require more information to inform their decision, they will ask you to provide this by completing a Fee Status Questionnaire. You should be notified of your fee status before you begin your studies at Queen Mary and you will be required to accept your fee status during the enrolment process.
This fee status will normally apply for the duration of your programme. Queen Mary reserves the right to re-assess and amend your fee status if information is received after your initial fee status assessment that was not provided at the time the assessment was made.
This is explained in the General Terms and Conditions. It is important to be aware that the Queen Mary assessment of fee status and a decision by Student Finance England or other funding body to award student funding are not linked and are made independently of each other.
One decision does not alter the other. For example, an undergraduate student may be assessed by Queen Mary Admissions to pay the overseas rate of tuition fee. However being awarded the SFE Tuition Fee loan does not automatically change the University decision and they continue to be liable to pay the higher overseas rate of tuition fee, if that is what Queen Mary has decided. As the SFE Tuition Fee Loan will not cover the full amount of the overseas tuition fee charged by Queen Mary, the student will be liable to pay the shortfall.
The UK legislation that defines who is eligible for 'home' fees sets out the categories of people who qualify for 'home' fee status. Broadly speaking, eligibility for 'home' fee status depends on key things such as:.
Many students think that length of residence in the UK or being a UK national are the the only criterion, but there are other criteria that have to be met too. Please check this carefully. Please note that some of the caetgories also include certain family members. Eligibility will vary according to which academic year you start your course - this is explained on the UKCISA website.
If you have checked the eligibility criteria for home fee status and believe you have been incorrectly assessed as overseas, firstly m ake sure you have completed a fee status questionnaire for Queen Mary Admissions - how to do this is explained on the fee status assessment webpage. If having done that you still believe your fee status has been assessed incorrectly, you can appeal.
The appeal process is explained on the fee status assessment webpage. In most cases, you will not be eligible for Home fees if the main purpose of your residency in the relevant area has been to receive full-time education for example, because you are studying away from home at a boarding school or university.
If you start your course on or after 1 August , you will usually be eligible for Home fees providing:. If you are a non-EU EEA or Swiss national, or are the child or spouse of an EU national, and you hold valid pre-settled or settled status you may also be eligible for Home fees depending on your residency. If you hold pre-settled or settled status in the Isle of Man or Channel Islands you may also be eligible for Home fees. If you do not hold valid pre-settled or settled status in the UK, Isle of Man or Channel Islands you are likely to be eligible for Overseas fees.
Students eligible for Home fees under these criteria will remain eligible for the whole duration of their course. The details of the eligibility criteria, in this case, have yet to be confirmed by the UK Government.
If you have claimed asylum in the UK but have not received an outcome to your application, you are not eligible for Home fees under the regulations set out by the UK Government. However, it is our policy that if you have made an asylum application in the UK you will be charged the same fees as a Home student.
The University of Bath also offers financial support for asylum seekers through our Sanctuary scholarships. We may ask you in advance for written evidence that you, your family or sponsor can pay the tuition fees.
If you are a new student from the EU, EEA or Switzerland, and plan to start your studies in or later, your tuition fees are likely to be in line with the international rate. Fee status information for EU applicants.
If you have already accepted an offer but deferred entry until or later, your fee status will follow the latest guidance, not that of the year you applied. Skip to main content. Toggle section links.
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