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"An international student who flew to the UK to take up a university
scholarship was detained at the border and held in custody for 12 days after
being unable to answer detailed questions about his course.
Sulav Khadka said he felt as though he had been “treated like a criminal” by
Border Force officers who accused him of being a fake student after he landed
at Manchester airport in October. The 23-year-old, from Nepal, had a valid
visa, proof of his university place and paperwork showing he had paid his first
year’s fees in full. But, on arrival in the UK, he was interrogated about
intricate details of his course, including being asked to list the titles of
the six modules he would be studying.
After a 16-hour journey and having not yet started the degree, he could name
only two. He was also asked the name of the exam body that would award his
qualification but did not know. That and the fact a letter from his bank in
Nepal contained a spelling error led Border Force officers to conclude that he
was seeking to evade immigration controls, was not really a student and that he
had “little interest” in his course, according to documents seen by the
Observer.
Khadka was subsequently transferred to an immigration removal centre in
Scotland and told he would be deported. Even after the university’s admissions
office provided documents proving he had a place on the course, and confirming
that he had paid the course fees, as he had claimed, he was held for a further
10 days."
Via Joerg Fliege, who wrote "Might as well deport me as well. I can’t be arsed
to know the names of the modules I am teaching next semester."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
