Enrolment Information (Age 16-18)

To show that you have lived in the UK for a certain number of years before your course starts, we need to see some documents. We cannot accept driving licenses as proof of residency.

Here are the different types of documents we accept:

a) Biometric Residency Permit (BRP): If you have one of these cards and it says “Limited Leave to Enter or Remain,” “Leave to Enter or Remain,” “Stateless status,” or “Self-Employed visa,” we will accept it. If you are the husband, wife, civil partner, or child of someone with a BRP, we will need to see your Entry Clearance Visa, Marriage Certificate or Birth Certificate, your spouse’s/civil partner’s/family member’s passport/visa, and your own passport/visa. We will also need to see evidence that your spouse/civil partner/family member has lived in the UK for 3 years. Both your visa and your spouse’s/civil partner’s/child’s visa should cover you for at least 12 months after your course starts. If you are a family member of a British national, you will need to meet the residency yourself.

b) British or Irish passports: If you hold a British or Irish passport and have renewed it in the last 3 years, we will need to see evidence that you have been living in the UK since August 1, 2021.

c) Full British Birth Certificate with photo ID: If you are 16-18 years old, we may ask to see your parents’ passports or documents of residency in the UK.

d) EU/EEA/Swiss applicants: We will need proof of your EUSS Pre or Settled Status. We can no longer accept your EU/EEA/Swiss passport or ID card as proof of residency. Your EUSS document must state that you can study. We also need evidence that you have lived in the EU/EEA/Switzerland and the UK for the 3 years before your course starts, and your proof of residency lasts for the duration of the course. Please make sure to have the original document you used for your EUSS application with you. This will allow you to access your Home Office account and generate a Share Code for us. If someone else, like a family member or parent, made the application for you, you will need them to provide the share code. If you have a certificate of application for EUSS, issued 90 days before the start date of your course, or your case is still pending with the home office, we can enrol you.

e) Spouse or family member: If you have a Spouse or Family Member visa, we will need to see your Entry Clearance Visa, and your Marriage Certificate or Birth Certificate, your spouse’s/civil partner’s/family member’s EUSS document, and evidence that your spouse/civil partner/family member has lived in the EU/EEA/Switzerland and the UK for the past 3 years. Both of your proofs of residency should last for at least 12 months after your course starts.

Residency statuses that don’t require 3 years of proof

If you fall into any of the residency statuses listed below, you won’t need to show evidence of 3 years of residency. We only need to see your valid Biometric Residency Card (BRC) for enrolment:

• British Nationals evacuated from Afghanistan by UK government before January 6, 2022
• British Nationals evacuated from Afghanistan under Operation Pitting
• Calais Leave to Remain
• Discretionary Leave to Enter or Remain
• Exceptional Leave to Enter or Remain
• Humanitarian Protection Leave to Enter or Remain
• Indefinite Leave to Enter or Remain
• Leave outside the rules
• Refugee status Leave to Enter or Remain
• Section 67 of the Immigration Act 2016 leave
• Ukraine Extension Scheme
• Ukraine Family Scheme
• Ukraine Sponsorship Scheme (Homes for Ukraine)

If you are an Asylum Seeker

• If you have an ARC Card (Asylum Registration Card) and a Home Office letter stating when you applied for asylum, along with a Bail 201 and/or IS96 immigration letter permitting study, we will accept them.
• If you are appealing a decision regarding your asylum status, we will need to see your ARC Card and you must be in receipt of NASS. You should also have a Bail 201 and/or IS96 immigration letter permitting study.
• If you are an adult asylum seeker, you need to have lived in the UK for 6 months or longer. If you have been here for more than 1 year, you should provide proof that you are working with the Home Office to resolve your status.
• If you are a young person or a vulnerable young adult between 16 and 25 years old and under the care of Social Services, we will need to see your ARC Card, Bail 201 letter, and a current letter from Social Services.

Children of Turkish workers

A child of a Turkish worker is eligible if both the following apply:

• The Turkish worker has been living continuously (ordinarily resident) in the UK on or before 31 December 2020 and has Turkish European Community Association Agreement (ECAA) rights or extended ECAA leave, and
• The child has been resident in the UK on or before 31 December 2020.

Contact us if you have any questions or if you are not sure which category you fit in.