Sussex wrote:
gusmac wrote:
Half of your kids are up here, taking advantage of the lack of tuition fees.
If our kids are enjoying the advantages up there, then they are paying tuition fees, in the same way as your lot down here don't.

If your kids are paying, you should check this out.
http://www.saas.gov.uk/_forms/SAS4_07-08.pdf
Extract:-
A1 Residence eligibility
A1.1 General residence conditions
To meet the residence conditions, you must have been ordinarily resident in the
United Kingdom, the
Channel Islands or the Isle of Man for the three years immediately before the relevant date (the first
day of the first academic year of the course). If you are not a UK or EU national, you must also have
been settled in the UK (as set out in the Immigration Act 1971) on the relevant date. To find out about
getting settled status, you can visit the Home Office website at
www.ind.homeoffice.gov.uk or phone
their helpline on 0870 6067 766. If you have not been living in the UK, you may still qualify depending
on the circumstances.................
........
The relevant date depends on when your course starts. The dates for session 2007-2008 are as follows.
• 1 August 2007 for courses that start between 1 August 2007 and 31 December 2007.
• 1 January 2008 for courses that start between 1 January 2008 and 31 March 2008.
• 1 April 2008 for courses that start between 1 April 2008 and 30 June 2008.
• 1 July 2008 for courses that start between 1 July 2008 and 31 July 2008.