客人開心分享 : 兒子獲永居,成功由國際生轉本地生,每年學費少付超過 £30,000!
有位客人及其兒子最近取得永居 (Indefinite Leave to Remain, ILR),他近日分享了一個好消息:兒子在取得永居後,成功將身份由國際學生轉為本地學生,學費由每年超過 £40,000 大幅減至 £9,250,幫他們每年節省了超過 £30,000 的學費。客人感謝我們的團隊的幫忙,因為客人的兒子的ILR申請在本月初獲批,剛好趕上新學年以本地生的身份繳交學費。 我們有不少舊簽證客人陸續到了申請ILR的時候,並且已有不少成功獲批,可受惠作為英國公民的好處。 根據最新政策,英國政府自2024年2月15日起,允許大學生在就讀期間如獲得永居資格,可申請更改學費身份(Fee Status)。一旦成功轉為本地學生,學費將統一為每年 £9,250,直至畢業。這對於就讀高學費科目如工程和醫療相關課程的莘莘學子來說是一大喜訊。 各大學成為本地生的要求及更改學費身份的方法有別,建議直接向大學查詢;現分享少部份大學申請修改的資料: Imperial College: https://www.imperial.ac.uk/student-records-and-data/for-current-students/undergraduate-and-taught-postgraduate/changes-to-fee-status/ UCL: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/students/fees-and-funding/pay-your-fees/fee-schedules/student-fee-status#change-status University of Cambridge: https://www.fee-status.admin.cam.ac.uk/can-my-fee-status-change-0 University of Bristol: https://www.bristol.ac.uk/study/fee-status/ University of Sussex: https://www.sussex.ac.uk/study/fees-funding/tuition-fees/fee-status University of Manchester: https://www.manchester.ac.uk/study/tuition-fee-status/ SINCERE IMMIGRATION
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