anto, it was my belief that non-eu nationals just have to fulfil two extra conditions, which are
- not having been resident in the UK for the last three years for the main reason of higher education (thus, having been resident in the UK for the last three years for some other main reason, for example, for the reason of living with your husband/family, or for working)
- having indeterminate leave to remain.
EU nationals do not have to fulfil those two criteria but only the three years residence (to get full funding) or three years residence in the EU (outside of the UK) to get fees only funding.
so, in fact, someone with Indian citizenship for example, who has grown up in the UK and lived here with his/her family is most likely eligible for full RC funding. however, UK citizens who have not grown up in the UK are not eligible (or eligible for fees only if they have been living in the EU).