A student at Edinburgh's Queen Margaret University has spoke of the difficulty acquiring accommodation as a single mum studying in the city.
Siri-Elisabeth Sortland, from Bomlo, Norway, accepted an offer from the university earlier in the year and has been looking at potential accommodation since January. Unfortunately, due to visa complications and a lack of options for international students who are parents, Siri-Elisabeth's three children, Kristian, Torina and Luna, have already missed the start of term and she has resorted to home schooling until a solution can be found.
Siri-Elisabeth, who is currently a teacher back home, is hoping to complete a year's masters in media, management and the creative industries. Unfortunately for her, time is running out and with only a few weeks until the course starts, she is still searching high and low for potential accommodation, while also paying hundreds of pounds more for her visa to get it fast-tracked.
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