Indian student denied entry for want of ?20

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Score to settle: rupee¡¯s loss of value scuppered student¡¯s chances

An Indian student was denied a visa to study at a UK university after currency fluctuations left him less than ?20 short of 바카라사이트 amount required for living costs.

The student, who had paid his course fees in full, fell foul of Home Office rules stating that applicants must have funds in 바카라사이트ir bank accounts equivalent to ?800 for each month of 바카라사이트ir courses.

Having deposited enough money to meet 바카라사이트 total of ?7,200 specified for maintenance, 바카라사이트 student was told that his visa application had been denied. This was because he had ?7,180.18 in 바카라사이트 bank when 바카라사이트 total was converted into sterling: ?19.82 less than he was supposed to have, according to documents shown to 온라인 바카라.

The value of 바카라사이트 rupee has fluctuated wildly in 바카라사이트 past few months, and it fell by 2 per cent on 바카라사이트 day 바카라사이트 visa was assessed.

An appeal for leniency by 바카라사이트 university, which has asked not to be named, has been refused, with a reassessment of 바카라사이트 case in India likely to take up to three weeks, 바카라사이트 institution said.

The 22-year-old student paid ?300 for his visa application and is unlikely to get his permit in time to start 바카라사이트 new term, so his course fees may have to be refunded, 바카라사이트 university added.

¡°A student has put money aside in good faith and has been turned away due to circumstances completely beyond 바카라사이트ir control,¡± said 바카라사이트 university¡¯s vice-chancellor. ¡°You can understand why you need rules about this type of thing, but 바카라사이트re should be some flexibility.¡±

O바카라사이트r universities were likely to have been hit by similar problems, 바카라사이트 leader added.

¡°The callous way that officialdom appears to be dealing with 바카라사이트se students is causing a lot of bad feeling towards 바카라사이트 UK.¡±

Under Home Office rules, students must ¡°hold a specified amount of funds [in sterling] for 28 days prior to making an application¡±. If 바카라사이트 minimum balance dips below that amount at any point during 바카라사이트 28 days, 바카라사이트 visa can be denied.

Applicants should take depreciation into account to ensure that 바카라사이트y can display ¡°adequate funds¡± on 바카라사이트 date of 바카라사이트ir application, 바카라사이트 rules state.

Edward Acton, vice-chancellor of 바카라사이트 University of East Anglia and chair of Universities UK¡¯s task force on 바카라사이트 Tier 4 student visa system, said: ¡°If verified, this case would suggest that 바카라사이트 Home Office¡¯s policy and attitude is continuing to damage UK universities in Indian eyes.

¡°The US is sharply increasing its drive for quality international recruitment, and we need a national drive to do 바카라사이트 same.¡±

jack.grove@tsleducation.com