You can apply for an adult learning course with us if at least one of the following applies:

• You're a UK national or other person with a right of abode. You must also have been a resident in the UK for at least the previous three years before the first day of your course.
  
  
• You're a UK national and have resided in the European Economic Area (EEA) and Switzerland for at least the previous three years before the first day of your course.
  
  
• You're an Irish citizen and resident in the UK, Ireland, the EEA or Switzerland for at least the previous three years before the first day of your course.
  
  
• You're a non-UK national and resident in the UK for at least the previous three years before the first day of your course. You also must have permission granted by the UK government to live in the UK, or have obtained pre-settled or settled status under the EU Settlement Scheme (EUSS).
  
  
• You're a family member of an eligible person of Northern Ireland and have been living in the UK since 31 December 2020. You must have obtained pre-settled or settled status under the EU Settlement Scheme (EUSS) and been resident in the UK for at least the previous three years before the first day of your course.
  
  
• You're a person who, on their first day of learning, has lived in the UK for half of your life or for a period of 20 years or more.
  
  
• You have one of the following types of immigration status (and are therefore exempt from the three year residency requirement):
• refugee status
• humanitarian protection status
• discretionary leave to enter or remain
• indefinite leave to remain or enter
• extant leave to remain as a stateless person
• leave outside the immigration rules
• granted leave under one of the Ukraine schemes, eg Ukraine Family Scheme, Ukraine Sponsorship Scheme (Homes for Ukraine)
• granted leave under one of the Afghan schemes, eg Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme (ACRS)
• British citizens or direct descendants of a person who was born in the British Indian Ocean Territory

• You're a child of a Turkish worker, where the Turkish worker is currently a resident in the UK on or before 31 December 2020. They must have Turkish European Community Association Agreement (ECAA) rights. They could have extended ECAA leave. You have been resident in the UK, EEA and/or Turkey for at least the previous three years before the start of your course. You're a resident in the UK on or before 31 December 2020.

Asylum seekers

If you're an asylum seeker, your asylum status will decide whether you can access one of our courses. You may be able to if any of the following apply:

• You've lived in the UK for six months or longer whilst your claim is being considered by the Home Office, or that no decision on your claim has been made.
  
  
• You're receiving local authority support under Section 23 C or Section 23 CA of the Children Act 1989 or the Care Act 2014.
  
  
• You've been refused asylum and you have appealed against a decision made by the UK government against granting refugee status. No decision has been made within six months of lodging the appeal.
  
  
• You've been refused asylum and:
  • have been granted support for yourself under Section 4 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999; or
  • have been refused asylum and are receiving support for yourself under Section 23C or Section 23 CA of the Children Act 1989.

No recourse to public finds condition

Your immigration permission in the UK may have a 'no recourse to public funds' condition. This doesn't include education or education funding and doesn't affect your eligibility. This means your eligibility will be decided under the normal conditions.