Migrant worker evidence for Student Finance England
If you’re a migrant worker or you’re the family member of one, you need to provide evidence of continued employment in the UK.
Applies to England
If you’re unable to provide the evidence we’ve requested, please read the following information to see what other evidence we can accept.
If you have lost your job
If you’re no longer working, you need to provide evidence showing you’re looking for work which means you’ll still be eligible for student finance.
You can send:
- letters from the Jobcentre Plus to prove you’re looking for work
- a copy of your P45 from your last employer
- a copy of your official letter confirming if you were made redundant
Upload your evidence with a signed and dated cover letter explaining your situation, this will help to ensure you continue to get your funding. Find out how to upload your evidence.
If you have changed your job
Change of employer
Don’t worry if you have a new employer this will not affect your migrant worker status. You just need to provide the following evidence:
- copies of all your payslips from your new employer
- a copy of your signed contract of employment or a letter from your new employer confirming your employment start date
- a copy of your P45 from your previous employer or a letter from your previous employer confirming your employment end date
Changing to self-employed
If you’re changing your employment status to self-employed you just need to provide the following evidence:
- a copy of your Unique Taxpayer Reference (UTR) letter showing that you’re registered as self-employed with HMRC
- copies of your most recent invoices and corresponding bank statements
- any evidence of business expenditure (if available)
- a copy of your P45 from your previous employer or a letter from your previous employer confirming your employment end date
If you’re changing from self-employed to employed
If you’re changing your employment status from self-employed to employed, you just need to provide the following evidence:
- copies of all your payslips from your new employer
- a copy of your signed contract of employment or a letter from your new employer confirming your employment start date
Upload your evidence with a signed and dated cover letter explaining your situation, this will help to ensure you continue to get your funding. Find out how to upload your evidence.
Any letters you send us from your previous or current employer must be on company headed paper, signed and dated and must include your employer’s name and job title.
If your residency status has changed
If you made an application as a migrant worker with pre-settled status and you’ve now been granted settled status you could be eligible for full support as a home student. The evidence you need to provide is dependant on when your status changed.
If you’ve been granted settled status before the start of your academic year you just need to provide the following evidence:
- proof of settled status from EU settlement scheme
- a cover letter from you, telling us about your new residency status and that you would like to be assessed as a home student now
If you’ve been granted settled status during your course, then you need to provide the following evidence:
- proof of settled status from EU settlement scheme
- a cover letter from you, telling us about your new residency status and that you would like to be assessed as a home student now
- any evidence we’ve requested via email since your academic year started such as, two months of payslips or invoices
Once you have your evidence
Upload your evidence online using the following steps:
- Sign in to your online account at www.gov.uk/student-finance-register-login
- Click ‘Undergraduate student finance applications’
- Select the application you wish to upload evidence for
- Under the heading ‘Manage your student finance’, click ‘Upload supporting evidence’
You should only upload your evidence once, otherwise it will take us longer to process it.
Alternatively, you can send your evidence to us by post to:
EEA Migrant Worker Team
PO BOX 89
Darlington
DL1 9AZ
If none of these options apply to you
You should contact us for more information. Alternatively, you can chat to an advisor in your online account. You will only see the webchat option if there is an advisor available
Last updated 14 November 2023 + show all updates
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Updated 'Changing to self-employed' section with additional evidence requirements.
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Removed references to covid-19 and furlough. Added section for changing to self-employed. Added section changing from self-employed to employed. Added section for residency status change and clarification of evidence required for settled status. Updated evidence upload steps.
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Updated evidence requirements to include employer's name and job title when sending employer letters
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First published.