*(Please note that there are
deadlines for applying for a change in fee status - see dates in
bold on this page)*
There are two rates of fees in higher education, 'overseas' and
'home' (UK and EU). Fees are assessed by the
University in line with the relevant fees legislation for England.
Student Support for England is assessed by the Student Loans Company
using the relevant legislation.
New Students
It is the responsibility of the relevant Admissions
office to assess the fee status of new students prior to
registration with the University. If you believe that your fee
status is incorrect, you should contact Admissions (see contact
details below) to discuss the matter before you register with the
University. If your fee status has already been assessed by
Admissions by means of the standard University fee status assessment
questionnaire, you should note that no further review of your fee
status will take place unless you provide information about a change
in your circumstances, which was not available at the time of the
original assessment.
The following latest deadlines apply to fee
status assessments undertaken by the relevant Admissions office: 31
October for September and
October
starters, 31 January for January starters, and 10 May for April
starters.
If you believe your fee status is
incorrect please email the relevant Admissions contact before you
register:
-
Undergraduate students:
fstatus
(non-Essex email users should add @essex.ac.uk to
complete the email address)
-
Graduate students:
pgquery (non-Essex email users should add @essex.ac.uk
to complete the email address)
Can I become a home fee payer
after the start of my course?
When there is a change in fee regulations that may
affect registered students fee status, i.e. your
country joins the EU, you will be contacted by the
University. If you qualify your fee status will be amended. In these
cases fee status will usually change at the beginning of the next
academic year, not before.
It is possible that your personal circumstances change
after you have commenced your degree. In most cases fee status can
not be amended after a degree has begun, however,
there are some circumstances where a
student can change their fee status from the start of the next
academic year, see below. In all cases
mentioned you must also be able to
meet the residency requirements on the first day
of the first academic year of your course.
Please note that living in the UK for three years does not,
on its own, mean that you will become eligible for 'home' fees.
You might be able to change fee status if
you become:
-
an EU national or the family member
of an EU national
-
an EEA or Swiss migrant worker or
the family member of such a person
-
a refugee or the
spouse, civil partner or child of a refugee
-
a person whose
refugee status was not
granted but was allowed to
remain in the UK with Humanitarian Protection, and
their family, or the spouse,
civil partner or child of such a person
-
the child of a Swiss national
-
the child of a Turkish worker in the
UK
Please note that if you obtain
Indefinite Leave to Remain after commencing your course your fee
status will usually remain as overseas, this is because you must be
'settled' before the first day of the first academic year of your
course.
For October starters the first
day of the first academic year of your course will be the 1st
September.
I believe I am now entitled to
home fee status, what can I do?
Firstly, please read the
UKCISA information.
The guidance is very detailed, please read it carefully.
If you believe you meet one of the criteria to be eligible to change
your fee status please contact the appropriate service:
If you are based at Loughton or Southend
campus: Contact
Student Support
in the first instance.
If you are based at Colchester campus:
Visit
Student Support during opening hours to see a Duty Adviser,
please bring the following documents with you:
What happens next:
Your case will be passed to a
specialist within Student Support who
will fully investigate your case. If we
have further queries or need further documentation you will be
contacted, usually by email to your @essex address.
An application and all
documentation required to assess your fee status must be received by
the investigator by the 31 October in
order for any agreed fee status change to be authorised for that
academic year. For example, for a change to fee status for academic
year 2012/13 all documentation must be received by 31/10/2012.
If we believe your fee status is incorrect Student
Support will contact the Academic Registrar to seek approval for a
change to your fee status
from the start of the next academic year.
You will be emailed, to your @essex
address, with the outcome of the investigation
and the Registry will be informed of any agreed change to your fee
status.
Please note that fee status enquiries can take some
time to investigate thoroughly.
Legislation and guidance (Fees
and Student Support - Higher Education in England)
-
Higher Education
Act 2004 (2004 Chapter 8)
-
The Student Fees
(Qualifying Courses and Persons) (England)
Regulations 2007. Statutory Instrument (SI) 2007 No
778
-
The Student Fees
(Qualifying Courses and Persons) (England)
(Amendment) Regulations 2008. Statutory Instrument
(SI) 2008 No 1640
-
The Education
(Fees and Awards) (England) Regulations 2007, SI
2007 No 779
-
The Education
(Student Fees, Awards and Support) (Amendment)
Regulations 2007, SI 2007 No 1336
-
The Education
(Student Fees, Awards and Support) (Amendment) (No
2) Regulations 2007, SI 2007 No 2263
-
The Student Fees
(Amounts) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2009, SI
2009 No 3113
Government legislation is
published by Her Majesty's Stationery Office, part of
The National Archive
and can be searched for on their website.
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