Thank you for the prompt and informative reply. The situation regarding Scottish universities seems to be roughly analogous to that of Quebec in Canada, where certain rights have been granted by the federal government to Quebec on account of its special status.

My wife's daughter has been accepted into a graduate studies program at Edinburgh Napier University beginning in September 2015. We are trying to investigate the various options available to her in the UK. While I am reasonably familiar with immigration issues in Canada, where we live, I am woefully ...