Karachi: United Kingdom has revised Study visa polices due to lots of fake applications scam in last couple of years. The UK Government also warned students applying for visa to stay away from agents who involved in wrong methods. Many agents misguide students and later they face trouble. The UK Regional Manager for Visas and Immigration, Mandy Ivemy revealed shocking facts while talking in press conference at British Deputy High Commission.
Mandy Ivemy told that UK received around 16,000 students’ applications in 2012. UK Government issued 16000 VISAs to students which is 68% of total applicants. On other hand, she also disclosed that in 2012, 3,000 applications from Pakistan contain fake documents. This is too much disgrace for Pakistan as no proper filtration process in Pakistan to scan these scammers.
Now if UK government will receive student Visa application with fake documents, the applicant will be ban for 10 years, Ivemy said.
The visa process takes 15 working days or 3 weeks but most students go panic, she said. Illegal Overstay is another problem in UK and many Pakistani students don’t return Pakistan after expiration of Student VISA. Ivemy said we have no option other than deport for students who illegally stay in England after completion of VISA.
UK Government is going to launch Financial Bonds system to counter illegal overstays. Now students have to pay these bonds to give surety about their seriousness. Ivemy also clarified that sometimes we ask students to pay 3000 pounds.
