Am I, or could I become, eligible for reduced tuition costs in the UK through Jamaican ancestry?
My grandfather is Jamaican, born in 1925, and fought in the RAF in WWII. At the time he was a British Colonial Citizen. From what I’ve been able to find out, my grandfather should be currently considered a British Overseas Territories Citizen. I believe I would be eligible to apply for a type of British Citizenship, however I’m not sure which kind or what restrictions it would have. UK universities and colleges have wildly different fees for non-UK and non-EU students (I’m Canadian), so if I’m eligible for some kind of British Overseas citizenship, would I then qualify for the UK tuition costs?
The reduced rate for UK people only applies to British residents and residents of other EU countries. You will only be a BOTC if you have a parent who is one – a grandfather is too distant to count.
However, the key requirement to qualify for the UK tuition fee rate is legal ordinary residence in the EU for three years, regardless of citizenship. I work for the UK government agency that funds all publicly-funded education except in universities over the age of 16 so I know that’s the requirement, and it’s the same for universities.
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