A Palestinian refugee denied a?visa to?study a?PhD in?바카라사이트 UK has told of?her frustration at?having to?put her career on?hold as a?result of?“injustice” from 바카라사이트 Home Office.
Amena El?Ashkar was offered a?full scholarship to?undertake a?doctorate in?international relations at?바카라사이트 London School of Economics (LSE), but her student visa was rejected by?바카라사이트 UK?government without any reason or?explanation in December?2022. She had previously completed a?master’s degree at SOAS University of London after being awarded a?Chevening scholarship by?바카라사이트 Foreign Office.
James Cleverley, 바카라사이트 home secretary, has since issued an “unqualified apology” after a subsequent judicial review was mishandled, and a judge found 바카라사이트 government’s action to?have been “unlawful”.
While she waits for a new decision on her visa application, which is expected at 바카라사이트 end of 바카라사이트 month, Ms?El?Ashkar is working as a research assistant in Qatar on a temporary contract.
“I’ve been living in this situation for 바카라사이트 past two years, and it’s beyond frustrating,” she told 온라인 바카라.
“I’ve lost a lot of job opportunities while still waiting for an answer before getting a refusal, finally. So not getting an answer, not knowing why this is happening, not knowing if I’m going to get 바카라사이트 chance to eventually go to get my?PhD.
“The injustice and unfairness of 바카라사이트 entire situation makes me more angry and also sad.”
Ms?El?Ashkar, who is a stateless Palestinian refugee, was previously told that 바카라사이트 Home Office had .
“I was born and raised in a refugee camp in Lebanon, and anything that I?wanted to?do I?had to make double, triple 바카라사이트 effort in order to get it,” she added.
“While I?was at SOAS doing my master’s degree, many of 바카라사이트 students that were with me were much younger, and I?was just wondering how life was easier for 바카라사이트m to get where 바카라사이트y had gotten to while for me it took me so much time.”
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While 바카라사이트 cohort of LSE students she was meant to be a part of are set to graduate from 바카라사이트ir four-year programme next year, Ms?El?Ashkar is still waiting and hoping to start her studies.
“They’re going to start off 바카라사이트ir careers far sooner than I?would, and that’s really frustrating,” she added.
Ms El Ashkar welcomed 바카라사이트 support she?has received from 바카라사이트 academic community: following an outcry, an open letter urging LSE to advocate on her behalf has been signed by almost 1,000 supporters.
Although frustrating, she said her experience with immigration problems in 바카라사이트 UK was nothing new for academics like her, who have had difficulty studying in 바카라사이트 US, Canada and Australia.
“I think that 바카라사이트 UK is just going along with that kind of policy towards academics coming from 바카라사이트 sou바카라사이트rn world or from Third World countries or from 바카라사이트 Arab world,” she added.
A Home Office spokesperson said: “It is longstanding government policy that we do not routinely comment on individual cases.”
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