UK lifts ban on visas for N.Indians partially

Britain has announced a partial lifting of the ban on students visas in north India, sending a wave of relief among thousands of genuine students who are at an advanced stage of enrolling at British universities.

Announcing this, Pat McFadden, the Minister for Business, Innovation and Skills, Pat McFadden, said, "The suspension was imposed in response to a huge surge in applications over a very short period of time." He added, "I am delighted to be able to announce today that, from March 1, this suspension will be lifted for all students wanting to study higher education courses, whether foundation degrees, undergraduate or postgraduate."

The ban had been earlier imposed following fears that the visa facility was being misused by some applicants from North India. Bogus documents and fake certificates had been detected during verification in a few cases.

- Asian Tribune -