<p>be considered an internation applicant when he/ she applies to Oxbridge or the Ivies?</p>
<p>If that person was not an American citizen, then they would be considered an international when applying to the Ivy League. If they were not a British citizen, then they would be considered an international when applying to Oxbridge. It would not matter what school they attended.</p>
<p>prettykitty is correct -- but it really has to do with the type of visa you are on. when you attend a prep school in the UK, you are on a student visa -- and that visa does not allow the benefits of citizenship. There are other types of visas, but your family would have to move to the UK and get those visas in order for you to be a resident of the UK and be able to apply as a resident.</p>
<p>A refinement on the UK position; it's more to do with residency than citizenship - if the parents/guardian have been resident within the European Union for the last 3 or 5 years (I don't remember which) then they wouldn't count as international for UK universities. And that makes a lot of difference on fees.</p>
<p>what oldspc says is true -- but you also have to be living those 3 years under the correct type of visa in order to qualify. It can get a little complicated -- but I don't think there is any way for an individual student to become a resident while studying at a prep school unless they are adopted.</p>
<p>oldspc/hsmomstef are both mostly correct.</p>
<p>It's 3 years minimum, but you CANNOT have been there solely for the purpose of education. Your parents/guardians (or you) must have been there for work for those three years--essentially it has to look like you were forced to move to the UK because your parents switched jobs.</p>
<p>Is that the case then? Did you move due to a parent’s job or were you there solely under a student visa to attend a British prep school?</p>