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Visa suspension lifted following heavy criticism »

The UK Border Agency have announced they will be lifting the suspension of student visas from North India, Bangladesh and Nepal following a month of criticism and protest. The suspension of the visas, introduced in early February, was aimed at reducin...

Wed 03 Mar 2010 by Constantine Innemée | Read more »

Visa suspensions could affect legitimate students »

Thousands of legitimate students have been affected by UK's suspension of student visas according to the president of the Education Consultants Association of Nepal. Uttam Prasad Pan said that Nepalese students may have been directly affected by the r...

Wed 17 Feb 2010 by Marcus De Wilde | Read more »

Bogus students, bogus system »

The UK Border Agency's (UKBA) clamp down on international student visas is causing more mayhem than it is worth. To apply for a visa, international students are expected to provide bank statements, dated a month before they apply, proving they have suf...

Wed 25 Nov 2009 | Read more »

"No faith" in new student visa system »

"No faith" in new student visa system

A computerised system for processing student visas due to launch next year could create serious problems according to higher education authorities. The technology-based system has been trialled since the beginning of October, but will become mandatory...

Wed 25 Nov 2009 by Matthew Moore | Read more »

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