Undergraduate fee status assessments at the University of Cambridge are carried out by either the central University or by your College. The outcome of this assessment will be confirmed if you are offered a place on the course.  All assessment decisions are governed by UK Government regulations (see the Home page), which means that the outcome will be the same regardless of whether your College or the University assess your fee status.

Most assessments will be based on the information provided in your application to Cambridge. If your fee status is uncertain, the University fees staff or the College will reach out to request additional information and supporting documents. Please note, this should not be taken as an indicator that you will be offered an interview or a place on the course.

Applicants to the following Colleges have their fee status assessed by the central University:

*Applicants for Graduate Medicine are assessed by the College.

Applicants to these Colleges will be contacted by the University's fee status staff if their assessment is unclear. All other enquiries should be directed to the College admissions team. 

The following Colleges undertake their own fee status assessments:

*Graduate Medicine only

Applicants to these Colleges should contact their College admissions team directly with any fee status queries, or any other questions relating to their application.

Documents required for a fee status assessment

If you have been contacted by your College or the central University regarding your fee status, you must send the following documents to the appropriate office by email:

• A completed Fee Status Assessment Questionnaire 

• Evidence of your nationality or nationalities

• Evidence of your UK immigration status (unless you are a British or Irish citizen)

• Evidence of your country/countries of 'ordinary residence' throughout the three years leading up to the course start date, selected from the 'Acceptable documents' list below..

Not all British citizens are eligible for Home fees. If you have been contacted, you will need to provide all of the documents mentioned above. (The reasons for these being requested are covered in the Applicant FAQs below.) The types of document that can be accepted as evidence are listed below.

Acceptable documents

Nationality: Passport or national ID card. 

AND

UK immigration status (if not a British or Irish citizen): Copy of your Biometric Residence Permit (front and back), immigration status share code, or visa entry page(s) in your current and old passport(s).

AND

Ordinary residence: Please select three different types of document from the list below, covering the full period 1 September 2022 – 1 September 2025. 

Documents addressed to your parent or spouse must be accompanied by a copy of your full birth, adoption or marriage certificate showing their names as evidence of your relationship.

• Bank statements showing in-person transactions during each of the three school summer holidays leading up to your planned course start date. These should be issued by the primary bank account used by you, or your family member, for in-person spending. Account balance and transaction amounts can be redacted. Statements containing few in-person transactions and / or mainly direct debits or standing orders will not be accepted as they do not sufficiently prove the account holder's residence during the specified time period.

• Travel tickets (e.g. flight booking / Eurostar tickets) showing all journeys in and out of the country you've lived in since 1 August 2022. 

• Employment contract(s) (in full) that were in use from 1 August 2022 onwards. This includes any contract extension letters, or employer letters confirming an overseas posting. Salary or allowance figures can be redacted. 

• Utility bills for your home address for August 2022 and August 2024, including the pages that show actual usage. If you changed your address during this period, please provide a utility bill from August 2023 as well.

• Council tax bills covering the periods August 2022 and August 2024.

• Tenancy agreement(s) from 1 August 2022 onwards. We only need to see the pages confirming property address, tenants’ names and length of tenancy. If you submit this document, please include a bank statement from August 2022 and a utility bill from August 2024.

• UK driving licence (including provisional licences).

All documents MUST be submitted in PDF format and be 2.5 MB or under. Submitting documents in other formats will significantly delay your assessment.

Applicant FAQs