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If the UK national (learner) has been ordinarily resident in the EEA they're eligible, if they were further abroad then no.
Where it gets complicated is if they are the family member of an EU National (because Right To Family Life still applies to them, just not to UK Nationals) then that EU Principal's residency can be taken into account. hashtag brexit dividend...
Hi,
We had a case a couple of years ago similar to this. UK national had been studying in Malaysia for a year. We also asked the help desk and was told as long as it was a temporary move, they always intended to return and their main residence is in the UK, then they are eligible
Gap years seem to be okay.
It gets tricky when they are away for non work reasons and for a substantial length of time
we had a learner recently who had left the Uk for around 5 years due to caring for her Mum who had cancer and she was looking after her in America. She stilll kept a home here and intended to return. My colleague felt she was not eligible
Ian Barrett
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Would a UK national who has not been ordinarily resident for the previous 3 years still be eligible if they have a family member who has been ordinarily resident in the UK for the previous 3 years? I'm not sure the section of the Funding Rules is clear on this; P367 looks most relevant but refers to UK nationals in the EEA and refers to family members being resident in the UK having moved there from the EEA, which wouldn't always be the case.
We've raised with the helpdesk who have simply quoted the Rules back at us.