Permanent Residency Qs relating to education

Hello,

My wife will hopefully be able to apply for and obtain UK PR. Once she has PR I think that is as far down the immigration route she'll go in the UK as she doesn't want to give up her Japanese nationality (a prejudiced requirement for all Japanese adults who obtain citizenship from another country).

With this in mind, I was hoping for direction to a 'good' information source on what PR actually entitles a holder to do or have. For instance, I understand that with PR you are treated as a Home Student for tuition fees. Yet, would this still hold true for a PR holder undertaking a distance learning course while living outside the UK? Also, is permanent residency 'forever', regardless of where you live? Can she come and go at will, like a UK passport holder?

Many questions, I know, but if someone could give me some pointers I'd be very grateful.

Thanks!

WooHoo wrote:Hello,

My wife will hopefully be able to apply for and obtain UK PR. Once she has PR I think that is as far down the immigration route she'll go in the UK as she doesn't want to give up her Japanese nationality (a prejudiced requirement for all Japanese adults who obtain citizenship from another country).

With this in mind, I was hoping for direction to a 'good' information source on what PR actually entitles a holder to do or have. For instance, I understand that with PR you are treated as a Home Student for tuition fees. Yet, would this still hold true for a PR holder undertaking a distance learning course while living outside the UK? Also, is permanent residency 'forever', regardless of where you live? Can she come and go at will, like a UK passport holder?

Many questions, I know, but if someone could give me some pointers I'd be very grateful.

Thanks!

First of all, as your wife has a 2 year spouse visa under UK immigration laws, she will get ILR (Indefinite Leave to Remain), not PR (Permanent Residency). It's basically the same thing, except that PR is obtained after FIVE years under EU laws as a spouse of an EU citizen excersing his treaty rights in the UK. ILR is obtained after TWO years as a spouse of a British citizen.

As regards your wife's ILR, she can come and go to UK as much as she likes, as long as she doesn't stay out of the country for more than two years. She risks losing her ILR if she stays away that long!

Don't know about the long distance learning while living in another country, I'm afraid.