Title: University Student in Spalding Endures Weeks of Anxiety Amid Loan Application Delays
Content:
Sameer Ahmed Khan, a university student from Spalding, faced weeks of distress due to the convoluted process of getting his student loan application approved in time for his second academic year at Anglia Ruskin University in Peterborough. After migrating to the UK from Turkey in 2019, Sameer was granted settlement status in July. Nevertheless, he found himself caught up in a cycle of repeated interactions with the Student Loans Company (SLC) over confirmations relating to his settlement status.
Despite having accessed his first-year loan using a biometric residence permit, complications occurred when his share code—an essential piece of information needed to validate his settlement status—was repeatedly rejected. Sameer, of mixed Iranian-Pakistani heritage, voiced concerns regarding the protracted delays, apprehensive of its potential impact on his business and management degree.
His mother, Sana Alvandi, likened the daunting experience to ‘struggling to open a door with my key that wouldn’t turn in the lock.’ Fortunately, the SLC has since confirmed that his application will advance, following a status update from the Home Office.
This account was tailored by The Lincoln Post from an original report on www.bbc.com.
