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Student Loans: A guide to terms

and conditions for EU students

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IntroductionThis booklet contains important information about the repayment of Tuition Fee

Loans for EU students. You must read it carefully if you are thinking of applying for

a Tuition Fee Loan.

RepaymentYou will normally be expected to start making repayments from the April after you

finish or leave your course, provided you are earning over the relevant repayment

threshold for the country you are living in at that time. Money that you earn before

the April start date will not be taken into account. The Student Loans Company

(SLC) will write to you before you are due to start making repayments to tell you

how they will be collected.

The full conditions for repaying this loan can be found in the following Regulations:

If your place of study is England or Wales, the Education (Student Loans)

(Repayment) Regulations 2000 as amended.

If your place of study is Northern Ireland, the Education (Student Loans)

(Repayment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2000 as amended.

Living in the UK

If you are going to be living in the UK from the April after you leave university or

college you will have to make repayments through the UK tax system. You can findmore information about this in the 'Repayment Booklet' which is available online at

www.direct.gov.uk/studentfinance-eu.

Living abroad

You must contact SLC before you leave the UK.

If you plan to leave the UK after you leave university or college and will be abroad

from the April you are due to start making repayments, or if you will not be paying

UK tax for any reason, you will need to make repayments directly to SLC.

In order to establish whether you need to make repayments, SLC will ask forinformation about your earnings. If it is determined that you do need to make

repayments, you will be given a monthly repayment schedule.

SLC will work out your monthly repayment schedule using the same principles as

for those who stay in the UK. Therefore, you will still only repay 9% of your earnings

over the relevant repayment threshold as specified in your contract with the

Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, Welsh Ministers or the

Northern Ireland Department for Employment and Learning.

If you do not give us accurate and up-to-date information so that your loan

can be repaid, we may make you pay a penalty charge or we could ask you torepay the loan and any interest and penalties in one lump sum.


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InterestYou will be charged interest on your loan from when you receive your first payment

until it has been repaid in full. The interest will be 'compounded' (that is, added to the

total amount you owe) every month.

The interest rate can vary from year to year and most changes are applied from

1 September each year, although changes can happen during the year too. The most

accurate and up to date information on interest rates can be found at

www.studentloanrepayment.co.uk/interest. Information is also published in certain

newspapers as soon as the rate changes.

Thresholds

To take account of differences in living costs, the repayment threshold may not bethe same as in the UK. You will find a lot of very useful information on the repayment

website to help you understand the different thresholds - go to

www.studentloanrepayment.co.uk.

The thresholds may change depending on where you live after you finish your course

in the UK. These thresholds will be updated each year to take account of price

changes. SLC can give you advice on the thresholds for any country.

Your income will be converted into pounds sterling and you will be advised of the

amount you need to pay each month in pounds sterling. Please note that you will

be responsible for any costs involved in converting the currency.

You will receive an annual statement detailing any payments you have made, the

interest accrued and the remaining balance of your loan.


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ContactsIf you have any general questions you can call the EU Customer Services Team on0141 243 3570.

You can also write to them at:

EU Customer Services Team

PO Box 89

Darlington

County Durham

England

United Kingdom DL1 9AZ.

If you have any repayment questions you can call the Student Loan Repayment

Enquiries Team on 0845 073 8891 or if calling from abroad on +44 141 243 3660.

You can also write to them at:

Student Loans Repayment Enquiries

Student Loans Company Limited

100 Bothwell Street

Glasgow

Scotland

United Kingdom

G2 7JD

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