PART 2 E+WAmendment of the Education (Student Support) Regulations 2011

CHAPTER 2 E+WRelocated Afghan citizens

Eligibility of relocated Afghan citizens E+W

3.  In regulation 2(1)—

(a) after the definition of “person granted indefinite leave to remain as a victim of domestic violence or domestic abuse”(1), insert—

““person granted leave under one of the Afghan Schemes” means a person granted leave under the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme or a person granted leave under the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy Scheme;

“person granted leave under the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme” means a person—

(a)

who has—

(i)

indefinite leave to enter or remain in the United Kingdom, outside the immigration rules as defined in section 33(1) of the Immigration Act 1971(2), on the basis of the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme; or

(ii)

indefinite leave to enter or remain in the United Kingdom, outside those rules, as the spouse, civil partner or dependent child of such a person, or dependent child of the spouse or civil partner; and

(b)

who has been ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom and Islands throughout the period since the person was granted such leave;”.

(b) in the definition of “person granted leave under the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Scheme”(3)—

(i) in the opening words and in paragraph (a)(ii) and (iii), after “Assistance” insert “Policy”;

(ii) in paragraph (a)(i) for “276BB1(iv)” substitute “276BB1(iii)(a)”;

(iii) in paragraph (a)(iv) for “276BJ1 or 276BO1” substitute “276BJ2 or 276BO2”.

Commencement Information

I1 Reg. 3 in force at 15.2.2022, see reg. 1(1)

(1)

The definition of “person granted indefinite leave to remain as a victim of domestic violence or domestic abuse” was inserted by S.I. 2020/48.

(2)

1971 c. 77 to which there are amendments not relevant to this instrument.

(3)

Definition inserted by S.I. 2021/1348.