Royal Academy of Music

Fee Status Assessment Questionnaire 2024/25

We are asking you to complete this form either to supplement the information you provided in your UCAS
Conservatoires application, or because you contacted us before making your UCAS Conservatoires
application with a question about whether you will be assessed as paying UK or International fees. This fee
status questionnaire is used to assess your fee status in accordance with the regulations.

Please complete this form and attach the necessary documents at the end of this form. If you have any
issues completing this, please contact admissions@ram.ac.uk .
The Royal Academy of Music [RAM] will store and process your personal data in accordance with the
provisions of the 2018 General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Please see www.ram.ac.uk/privacy for
more information. Your personal data will be kept on file for as long as they remain relevant in accordance
with the Academy’s data retention schedule.

Students in the UK must fulfil certain residence and immigration status requirements before publicly funded
education institutions (such as the Royal Academy of Music) can charge the lower 'Home’ UK fee rate for
study programmes. You can find the latest detailed guidance on
www.ukcisa.org.uk/Information--Advice/Fees-and-Money/England-fee-status

Please complete all sections on all pages of this form, and send us clear colour copies (scan or photo) of
any appropriate supporting documents; this is to help us correctly assess your fee status. All documentation
not in English must be accompanied by an English translation - if we require a notarised translation, we will
request this later. We may need to ask you for additional information and documentary evidence. We will let
you know the outcome of our assessment as soon as possible.

1: Your details

Academy Student ID or UCAS Personal ID Code:

Family name (surname):

Forenames (given name/s):

Date of Birth (dd/mm/yy):

Principal Study (e.g. Soprano):

RAM Academic Programme in 2024/25:

BMus, Masters, Prof.Dip, MPhil, Adv.Dip, Other

2: Your Nationality:

First: [Second: Third: ]

Please attach a copy of your passport identity page (with photo).

If you have citizenship of two or more countries, please list them all and attach copies of the passport ID
pages.
3: Nationality of Relatives

Nationality or Citizenship of Parents:

Father:
Mother:
Nationality of Grandparent/s:
Are you married or in a civil partnership?
No
Yes
If yes, are you married to or in a civil partnership with (tick as appropriate):
a British citizen
someone who has Right of Abode in the UK
an EU national
an EEA/Swiss/Turkish national
someone who has Indefinite Leave to Enter or Remain in the UK
other (please give details)

Name of Spouse/Civil Partner:

Date of marriage/civil partnership (dd/mm/yyyy):
Nationality of Spouse/Civil Partner:
Address of Spouse/Civil Partner, if different to yours:

If you need us to consider the nationality of one of these people when assessing your fee status,
please attach a copy of their passport and proof of your relation to them (for example, birth
certificate, marriage certificate).

Also tell us about their current place of residence:

Country they live in:

Date residence began:
Main reason for residence
(for example:. family home, working, owning/renting private accommodation)

If this will be changing, please also give their expected place of residence on 1 September 2024:

Their Place of Residence on 1 September 2024:

Date residence will begin:
Main reason for residence

http://www.ukcisa.org.uk/Information--Advice/Fees-and-Money/England-fee-status has advice about this.

4: Your residence history
A) Please give details of the countries in which you have been ordinarily resident1 for more than three
weeks over the last 5 years, that is from 1 December 2018, with approximate dates for each one, or
exact dates if you know them.
Please provide as much detail as possible and ensure that there are no gaps in the dates supplied.
You can continue on a separate sheet if there are insufficient spaces here.

Country and postal address Dates of residence Main reason for residence (eg
(dd/mm/yyyy) living with family, work,
education, etc)

From:

To:

From:

To:

From:

To:

From:

To:

B) Date of first entry into the UK/EEA/Switzerland (if applicable: dd/mm/yyyy)

C) If you have been ordinarily resident in the UK/EEA/Switzerland for the last three years, please provide one
of the following documents for each year of residence. We require at least one document for each
academic year:

● Utility bill
● Council tax statement
● Employment contract
● Bank statement
● Tenancy agreement
Documents should usually be in your name (or, if you’re under 18, in the name of your parent
or legal guardian) and should confirm a UK/EEA/Swiss/EU Overseas Territory-based address
and the date of document.
Please note, the first document should be dated on or shortly before 1 September 2021 to be
considered as evidence of three years ordinary residence.

D) Main reason for residence here:

(for example working, or living with your parents, or full-time education – please only give the main reason}

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For a definition of ‘ordinary residence’, please visit the UKCISA website: www.ukcisa.org.uk/Information--Advice/Fees-
and-Money/Ordinary-residence-case-law
5: Your education history
Please list below the places where you have previously studied or are currently studying and the dates within
which you studied there.
This should be completed even if you are not currently in education.

Please continue on a separate sheet if necessary.

School / college / Town and Country Dates attended Mode of study (eg
university (mm/yyyy) full-time, part-time,
distance learning)

From:

To:

From:

To:

From:

To:

From:

To:

6: Your expected place of residence

Where will you be living on 1 September 2024?

Country:
Your main reason for residence on that date:
(for example working, or living with your parents, or full-time education – please only give the main reason}

7: Temporary absence from the UK or EEA/Switzerland/EU Overseas Territory

This section is for more information from those who have lived in the UK at some point and have spent
some time during the last three years or more outside the UK on a temporary basis.
A) Have you been temporarily absent from the UK, Islands (Channel Islands and Isle of Man) and
EEA/Switzerland during the last three years?
No - Please go to Section 8
Yes - please complete in full the table in point B below
Please indicate the reason for your temporary absence from the options below:
I was attending an educational institution away from home
I was temporarily employed away from home
I was accompanying my parent(s) / spouse who was temporarily employed away from home
Other (please provide details):
B) If you have been ordinarily resident outside the UK/Islands (Channel Islands or Isle of Man) or
EEA/Switzerland/EU Overseas Territories over the last three years because you, your spouse or parent was
temporarily working abroad, please enter the required details below. Continue on a separate sheet if
required. Please provide evidence of employment (e.g. contract or letter from employer) when returning the
questionnaire.
Country and Name of employer Dates Contract type Person
town of employment (eg fixed term) employed (eg
residence began and yourself,
ended father, wife)

C) Have you, your spouse or your parents maintained a home/property in the UK/EEA during your absence?
No – Please go to question D
Yes

Property address:

Has this property been rented out or retained for family use?
No
Yes – retained for family use
Yes – rented out

Please provide at least one of the following for each year of residence. Documents should usually
be in your name (or, if you’re under 18, in the name of your parent or legal guardian) and confirm a
UK/EEA/Swiss/EU Overseas Territory-based address:
● Utility bill showing bills were paid for the property in the UK/EEA/Switzerland/EU Overseas
Territory
● Council tax statement, or Bank Statement, or Tenancy Agreement showing the address of
the property in the UK/EEA/Switzerland/EU Overseas Territory

Please note, the first document should be dated on or shortly before 1 September 2021 to be
considered as evidence of three years ordinary residence.

D) Do you / your family intend to return to the UK / EEA / Switzerland / EU Overseas Territory on a
permanent basis?
No – Please go to question E
Yes - Please indicate when you intend to return:
E) Please indicate the dates of any periods of time you have spent in the UK/EEA/Switzerland/EU Overseas
Territory since you first moved to live overseas, and the purpose of your visit (e.g. visiting family, studying in
the UK); please provide evidence of this, e.g. flight tickets, email confirmations of flights.
Please continue on a separate sheet if required.

Country and town / region Dates of visit Purpose of visit

8: Working in the UK.

A) Please select the option that applies to you from the list below.
I am, or I am the child of, a non-British EEA National
I am, or I am the child of, a Swiss National
I am the child of a Turkish national who is ordinarily resident in the UK
I am a British National who has worked in another EEA country
I am none of the above – Please go to Section 9

B) Are you, your spouse / partner or your parent(s) currently resident in the UK?
No
Yes

C) Have you, your spouse / partner or your parent(s) worked in the UK?
No
Yes
If yes, please provide details below, and send evidence of any employment in the UK such as a copy of
contracts or a letter from the employer.

Country and town / region of Name of employer Dates of employment

residence

From:

To:

From:

To:

From:

To:

Please continue to Section 9.

9: Your current UK Immigration status (if any):
Please tick any box which applies to you, and provide the requested documentation as proof.
You should provide an official translation of any documents which are not in English :
British Citizen / UK National, holder of Certificate Copies of the relevant pages of your passport, including
the page/s with your name and nationality
of Entitlement to the Right of Abode in the UK, British
Overseas Territories Citizen

UK : Settled Status granted under EU Settlement Email a ShareCode to admissions@ram.ac.uk if not already
done so
Scheme

UK : Pre-Settled Status granted under EU Email a ShareCode to admissions@ram.ac.uk if not already

done so
Settlement Scheme

UK : Indefinite Leave to Enter/Remain (ILR)
Date ILR granted:
Copies of the relevant pages of your passport, including
the page/s with your name and nationality, and/or Home
Office letter or BRP. Please also complete the “Dates and
Purposes of Residence since September 1st 2017” earlier
in this form.

UK refugee status, or you are the child or Home Office letter (and any relevant enclosures) or
refugee travel document
spouse/civil-partner of someone who has been
granted UK refugee status

Refused UK refugee status but granted one of the

following: Home Office letter (and any relevant enclosures)

 Exceptional leave to enter/remain

 Humanitarian Protection
 Discretionary Leave
 or you are the child or spouse/civil-partner
of someone who has been granted one of
the above
Applied for UK asylum, and given Indefinite Home Office letter (and any relevant enclosures) and
copies of the relevant pages of your passport and/or BRP,
Leave to Enter/Remain [date granted: ] including the page/s with your name and nationality

There is a time limit on your stay in the UK: Copies of the relevant pages of your passport, and/or BRP,
including the page/s with your name and nationality
Date last passport stamp / BRP issued:
Date of expiry of most recent permission to stay:

Child, stepchild or ward of an EU national Birth certificate or other relevant document, plus a copy
of relevant pages of parent/step-parent/guardian's
passport

Married to, or civil partner of, an EU national Marriage or civil-partnership certificate, plus a copy of
relevant pages of spouse/civil-partner's passport

Married to, or civil partner of, an EEA national
Evidence that you reside in the UK on 1 September
preceding the start of your course; evidence that the EEA
national is exercising his/her right to reside* in the UK as a
worker, self-sufficient person or student, and that they
reside in the UK on 1 September preceding the start of
your course

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 You are an EEA/Swiss migrant worker Evidence that you reside in the UK on 1 September
preceding the start of your course, and details of the work
you are doing

You are the child of a Swiss national
Evidence that you reside in the UK on 1 September
preceding the start of your course; Birth certificate or
other relevant document, plus a copy of relevant pages of
the parent/step-parent/guardian's Swiss passport;
evidence that the Swiss national {parent/step-
parent/guardian} is exercising his/her right to reside* in the
UK as a worker, self-sufficient person or student, and that
they reside in the UK on 1 September preceding the start
of your course

A relevant family member is an EEA/Swiss migrant Evidence that they reside in the UK on 1 September
preceding the start of your course, and details of the work
worker they are doing

Awaiting a decision after submitting an Evidence of the date your application to the EUSS was
submitted.
application to the EU Settlement Scheme

Ukraine Family Scheme Visa, Ukraine Extension Email a ShareCode to admissions@ram.ac.uk if not already
done so
Scheme and Homes for Ukraine scheme

* UK Government guidance about ‘exercising right to reside in the UK’:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/european-economic-area-nationals-qualified-persons

10: Other information

If there is another reason which you think may allow you to pay Home/EU fees, for example dates of
residence at a regular address within the EEA while studying/working outside the EEA, please tell us the
details here or on a separate sheet of paper. We may ask for documentary evidence of the residence dates,
for example flight details.

If you expect that your status will change before 1st September 2024 please give details and supply documents
to confirm this if possible:
11: Checklist
Use this section to check you have included all the relevant documents (as applicable) that have been
requested using this icon throughout the questionnaire.

The following supporting documents are required:

A copy of your passport details including name and passport number

Please indicate below the additional supporting documentation you have included with your questionnaire, if
required:
A copy of your Home Office letter, ARC card or refugee travel document
Copies of relevant employment contracts
Evidence of property maintained in the UK/EEA (at least one piece of evidence per year of
ownership/residence)
Evidence of return visits (at least one piece of evidence per trip, which may include e-tickets,
passport stamps, ticket stubs etc)
Copies of relevant page(s) of your passport which shows your visa status, immigration stamps, etc
Copy of your biometric residence permit or share code (if applicable)
Other (please indicate what other documents are included and why):

Please be aware that we will not be able to determine your fee status if you have not fully completed the
relevant sections of the form or if you have not provided appropriate supporting documentation.

11: Your Declaration

By typing my name below and ticking the box, I confirm that the information I have provided on and in
connection with this form is complete and accurate, and I consent to the information and supporting
documents being used for the purpose detailed above.

Full name:

If you are completing the form electronically, please tick this box instead of signing:

Date (dd/mm/yyyy):

Thank you for completing this form