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2ZC.—(1) A person who—
(a)is a protected Ukrainian national,
(b)has been ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom and Islands throughout the period since becoming a protected Ukrainian national, and
(c)is ordinarily resident in Wales on the first day of the first academic year of the course.
[F2(1A) A person who—
(a)is the spouse or civil partner of a protected Ukrainian national,
(b)on the leave application date, was the spouse or civil partner of that person,
(c)is ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom and Islands and has not ceased to be so resident since being granted leave to enter or remain in the United Kingdom, and
(d)is ordinarily resident in Wales on the first day of the first academic year of the course.
(1B) A person who—
(a)is—
(i)the child of a protected Ukrainian national, or
(ii)the child of the spouse or civil partner of a protected Ukrainian national,
(b)on the leave application date was—
(i)under 18 years old, and
(ii)the child of a protected Ukrainian national or, as the case may be, the child of a person who was the spouse or civil partner of a protected Ukrainian national,
(c)is ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom and Islands and has not ceased to be so resident since being granted leave to enter or remain in the United Kingdom, and
(d)is ordinarily resident in Wales on the first day of the first academic year of the course.]
(2) In this paragraph, “protected Ukrainian national” means a person [F3who has extant] leave to enter or remain in the United Kingdom [F4granted]—
[F5(a)under Appendix Ukraine Scheme of the immigration rules, by virtue of any of the following schemes—
(i)the Ukraine Family Scheme;
(ii)the Homes for Ukraine Sponsorship Scheme;
(iii)the Ukraine Extension Scheme;
(iv)the Ukraine Permission Extension Scheme,] or
(b)outside the immigration rules, where the person—
(i)was residing in Ukraine immediately before 1 January 2022, and
(ii)left Ukraine in connection with the Russian invasion which took place on 24 February 2022.]
[F6(3) In this paragraph “leave application date” means the date on which a person (“P”) made an application for leave to enter or remain in the United Kingdom that results in P becoming a person granted leave to enter or remain as a protected Ukrainian national.]
Textual Amendments
F1Sch. 2 para. 2ZC inserted (with application in accordance with reg. 3 of the amending S.I.) by The Education (Student Finance) (Ukrainian Nationals and Family Members) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/764), regs. 2, 43
F2Sch. 2 para. 2ZC(1A)(1B) inserted (4.1.2024) by The Education (Student Finance) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 3) (Wales) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/1349), regs. 1(2), 40(a) (with reg. 2)
F3Words in Sch. 2 para. 2ZC(2) substituted (17.7.2025) by The Education (Student Finance) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 2) (Wales) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/728), regs. 1(2), 8(a) (with reg. 2)
F4Word in Sch. 2 para. 2ZC(2) inserted (17.7.2025) by The Education (Student Finance) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 2) (Wales) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/728), regs. 1(2), 8(b) (with reg. 2)