https://bernews.com/2022/03/uk-government-tuition-fee-loans/ Bermuda's #1 source for 24/7 breaking news, photos & videos Wed, 08 Apr 2026 20:24:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.7.5 https://bernews.com/2022/03/uk-government-tuition-fee-loans/#comment-5788506 Sat, 26 Mar 2022 20:37:32 +0000 https://bernews.com/?p=1137397#comment-5788506 The news that students from Bermuda will be able to access student loans to study in the UK is good news. However, the statement that Bermudian students have the benefit of home fee status no longer applies. Many UK universities are now requiring students to have a UK passport and are not accepting Bermudian passports. I don’t believe this is a deliberate switch from the previous situation, which was that any student who had been studying in Bermuda for 3 or more years could get local fees at UK universities, but as a result of universities tightening up on who gets local fees post Brexit, this is what is happening this year. The UK government web site doesn’t say British Overseas Territory students are not eligible for local fees, but it also doesn’t say they are. The same site is very clear about BOT students being eligible to apply for a loan. It would be good for those students in Bermuda looking to apply to the UK if there was some clarification of the situation.

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