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作者: newdaddy 時間: 14-2-18 17:14 標題: British passport and school fee

本帖最後由 newdaddy 於 14-2-18 17:15 編輯

I would like to ask if I have British passport, then will my kid pay reduced school fee if she goes to public school in UK? How much money do I expect to spend on her schooling and living in UK for one year (secondary school)?
How about private and boarding school?
Pls kindly sharre withme your expert advice.
Many thanks.

作者: CPU1995 時間: 14-2-18 18:09

本帖最後由 CPU1995 於 14-2-18 20:23 編輯

If your DD has British passport, she can apply for state boarding school.  There is no school fee for state boarding schools and the annual boarding fee is ranging from 8,500 pounds to 11,000 pounds.

For private / independent schools, your DD would not enjoy reduced school fee except for awarding a scholarship.  The school fee of independent school is ranging from 22,000 pounds to 33,000 pounds.

There are 3 half-term exeats and 3 full term breaks each year. For 3 half-term exeats of about 6 weeks, your DD has to stay in the host family unless she returns to HK.  My son's guardian co charges me 1,300 pounds for the guardianship fee and 40 pounds per day for staying in the host family during term breaks.  So the annual guradianship fee is about 3,000 pounds.

Besides guradianship fee, you have to pay for 3-round tickets for 3 full term breaks which means you have to pay for about HK30,000 for 3 round-trip non-direct flight tickets or about HK$48,000 for direct flight tickets.  If your DD returns 6 times per year like one of my friends, you have to pay for about HK$96,000 for 6 BA tickets.

Other mis. fee includes extra English tuition fee, pocket money, etc which may add up to several thousand pounds.  If you accompany your DD to UK school, you may spend for extra HK$20,000.  What's more, some prestigious school may charge you for over 900 pounds for school uniform.

作者: jackson0100 時間: 14-2-20 21:59

you will find that it is not nationality but citizenship that will get you the above benefit. There is a different.

作者: odelia_ho 時間: 14-2-21 10:40

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CPU1995,

I thought your DS is weekly boarding?

作者: skate 時間: 14-2-21 11:43 標題: 回覆：British passport and school fee

想問下宜家英國要怎樣才能取居留權?

作者: CPU1995 時間: 14-2-21 12:46

odelia_ho 發表於 14-2-21 10:40
I thought your DS is weekly boarding

Unlike full boarding school, I have to pay an extra cost of two days' host family expenses every week. Also, my son needs to buy 24 pounds train ticket and has to travel for a total of 2 hours alone for travelling between the school and host family every week.

It happened once for my son to take 5 hours to reach the host family for a normal 1 hour journey as the train and coach stopped for the snow storm.

Unless the host family is so close to the school, it is better to choose full boarding school than weekly boarding school.

作者: CPU1995 時間: 14-2-21 13:44

odelia_ho 發表於 14-2-21 10:40
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CPU1995,

Do you buy a direct flight air-ticket for your DS?

I am informed by my agency that BA ticket is nearly 20K, nearly double price than Qatar.

作者: skate 時間: 14-2-21 14:41 標題: 回覆：British passport and school fee

20K for one round trip?
is it bundle ticket?

作者: skate 時間: 14-2-21 14:47 標題: 回覆：newdaddy 的帖子

If your child hv British passport, no need to pay any school fees in public schools, if boarding, then u need to pay the boarding fee.
If state school, u need to pay a portion school fee.
If private schools, of cuz u need to pay school fee.
Information from my agents.

作者: needaplan 時間: 14-2-22 11:49 標題: 引用：想問下宜家英國要怎樣才能取居留權? +

原帖由 skate 於 14-02-21 發表
想問下宜家英國要怎樣才能取居留權?

在英國出世或在英國住滿十年以上

作者: skate 時間: 14-2-22 11:55 標題: 回覆：British passport and school fee

咁宜家去留學嘅學生可唔可以入籍 ?

作者: needaplan 時間: 14-2-22 14:25 標題: 引用：咁宜家去留學嘅學生可唔可以入籍+? +

原帖由 skate 於 14-02-22 發表
咁宜家去留學嘅學生可唔可以入籍 ?

有個朋友2個仔小四過英國，2個現已大學畢業，還入藉做了英國公務員

作者: smallfoothk 時間: 14-2-22 14:50

咁宜家(Now)??

作者: skate 時間: 14-2-22 15:00 標題: 回覆：British passport and school fee

我都好想知宜家得唔得 ?

作者: jackson0100 時間: 14-2-22 18:48

nope, they have now inserted a rule- you must be in the uk for a reason other than study.

作者: needaplan 時間: 14-2-22 19:18 標題: 回覆：jackson0100 的帖子

我老公有居英權，阿仔有英國護照，不過我都要在英住滿5年先有英國護照

作者: needaplan 時間: 14-2-22 19:44 標題: 引用：nope,+they+have+now+inserted+a+rule-+you

原帖由 jackson0100 於 14-02-22 發表
nope, they have now inserted a rule- you must be in the uk for a reason other than study.

可能現在改了例，朋友的大仔三十多歲

作者: shmilu_kio 時間: 14-2-23 22:17

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以前係英國滿十年就可以申請永居, 而家唔得喇, 好似係加多左條件, 係畢業後6個月內搵到工作,年收入仲要係要求之內先可以留係英國, 否則一到6個月就要離境。

作者: jackson0100 時間: 14-2-23 22:29

shmilu_kio 發表於 14-2-23 22:17
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以前係英國滿十年就可以申請永居, 而家唔得喇, 好似係加多左條件, 係畢業後6個月內搵到 ...

As a result none of friends stayed in the uk. Not many people get the job that meet the visa standard.

作者: odelia_ho 時間: 14-2-24 08:43

本帖最後由 odelia_ho 於 14-2-24 08:46 編輯

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IC, oh, 2 hours every weekend is too much. If I were you, I would choose a host family nearby. Why don't you ask your DS, any of his classmates' parents would like to take this job?  Maybe it works.

We bought air tickets from Emirates.  Was told by travel agent, Qatar is not quite safe.  I mean, security.
My husband and I bought return tickets for HK$10,800.  And my kids bought one way, from HK to London for 5,750.
We would like to bring them for an experience of transit flight first.  Let them have some experience before them could handle by themselves next time. Did you buy?

作者: CPU1995 時間: 14-2-24 12:50

odelia_ho 發表於 14-2-24 08:43
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IC, oh, 2 hours every weekend is too much. If I were you, I would choose a host ...

My elder son is quite satisfied with the present host family arrangement. As this year is his final year of secondary school study, just let it be.

My elder son also prefers Emirates to Qatar as Emirates is more comfortable and he had an unpleasant experience of misdirected luggage for Qatar flight.

I would ask my younger son's school whether coach service is available from Heathrow to school. If the coach service is available, I will pick up an airline which matches the timeslot of the coach. Otherwise, I will also book Emirates.

I am not yet decided on whether my wife will also accompany my younger son to UK. Most likely I will book Air France to France touring first before going to UK.

作者: odelia_ho 時間: 14-2-24 13:20

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Air France, as what we did last year, a French trip first, then flied to the UK
We propose to visit lake district this year

作者: CPU1995 時間: 14-2-24 13:39

odelia_ho 發表於 14-2-24 13:20
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Air France, as what we did last year, a French trip first, then flied to the UK ...

Lake district - a very good suggestion as I have not been here before.

Depending on the schedule, I may visit Edinburgh as well.

作者: needaplan 時間: 14-3-5 09:12 標題: 引用：nope,+they+have+now+inserted+a+rule-+you

原帖由 jackson0100 於 14-02-22 發表
nope, they have now inserted a rule- you must be in the uk for a reason other than study.

知唔知去美國讀書讀十年有冇居留權，如用英籍申請又如何？

作者: CPU1995 時間: 14-3-5 12:44 標題: 引用：20K+for+one+round+trip?+ is+it+bundle+ti

原帖由 skate 於 14-02-21 發表
20K for one round trip?
is it bundle ticket?

About 20K for one round trip non-bundle ticket. Around 54K for 3 BA bundle tickets.

作者: mummy911 時間: 14-3-6 21:17

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If I'm holding a UK passport, do I still need to apply UK student Visa? Any one know?

作者: CPU1995 時間: 14-3-6 21:49

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For UK passport holder, your kid is UK citizen.

Of course, no need to apply working or student visa.

作者: demio 時間: 14-3-6 23:31

mummy911 發表於 14-3-6 21:17
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If I'm holding a UK passport, do I still need to apply UK student Visa? Any one ...

If your daughter is a British Passport holder, then no visa is required.

作者: yukchan 時間: 14-3-10 20:18

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Would like clarify one point. Public schools in the UK means private schools not state/government funded schools.

作者: odelia_ho 時間: 14-3-11 09:55

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現在的英國中學, 分兩大類, independent school (私校) 及 state school (公立學校), 而公校又分兩大類grammar school/academy school (selective 要考入學試) & comprehensive/community school (只憑居住地址入學). 佢地而家啲學校唔會用public school 命名

作者: yukchan 時間: 14-3-11 19:42

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_School_(UK)

作者: odelia_ho 時間: 14-3-12 08:13

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Yes, I know. Like Eton, but as what I said, normally they don't use "public school" as their school name. That is what I mean.

作者: yukchan 時間: 14-3-12 18:35

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Did you read the previous posts? They referred public schools as state schools. I was just correcting them.

作者: yukchan 時間: 14-3-12 18:37

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"If your child hv British passport, no need to pay any school fees in public schools, if boarding, then u need to pay the boarding fee.
If state school, u need to pay a portion school fee.
If private schools, of cuz u need to pay school fee.
Information from my agents."

作者: odelia_ho 時間: 14-3-13 09:29

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Oh, I didn't realize they gave wrong info. The school agent is not professional then.
I have some knowledge of state boarding school as my kid is studying in there.

作者: jackson0100 時間: 14-3-14 20:55

CPU1995 發表於 14-3-6 21:49
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For UK passport holder, your kid is UK citizen.

not automatically, children's status dependent on the parents' status. if you are a uk passport holder you are a UK national but not citizen. to be a uk citizen you must at least have an intention to stay in the UK for the foreseeable future if you were born in the uk but if you were neutralized you must have stayed ( the definition of stay is leaving the country for no more than 60/90 consecutive days and no more than 180 days a year- just a ball park figure) in the uk for the last 2 years (i believe this is the figure last time I checked). So therefore even expat who went aboard but come back to the UK temporary are not entitled to public funding (i.e. school or nhs). The government is clamping down on people "misusing" public service and they will go to a great length to stop you from accessing those services.

作者: jackson0100 時間: 14-3-14 20:58

needaplan 發表於 14-3-5 09:12
知唔知去美國讀書讀十年有冇居留權，如用英籍申請又如何？

I have no idea about america but you will need a visa and pay international fee like everyone else if you are British.

作者: yukchan 時間: 14-3-15 01:38

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I moved back to UK last summer because of my daughter. I'm considered an expat (i was born and raised in England) I was able to enroll my daughter at a local college, register with the local GP and even able to claim child benefits. I'm not sure about housing benefits and income support though.

作者: mamino.1 時間: 14-3-24 09:35

Hi how about virgin air, is it ok?

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