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UK issues deportation warning to foreign students overstaying visas
The UK Home Office has launched a campaign to warn around 130,000 international students and families to leave if they have no legal right to remain, using texts and emails.
This campaign addresses growing concerns about the increasing number of students who enter the country with valid visas but subsequently apply for asylum once their visa status has ended.
The Home Office has cut the post-study stay period for international graduates from two years to 18 months and proactively contacted about 10,000 students nearing visa expiration with warnings of deportation.
Official communications emphasize that individuals without valid permission to stay in the UK are required to depart, with clear warnings that failure to comply will result in removal. Additionally, asylum applications deemed without substance will be quickly dismissed.
These actions aim to reduce asylum claims from international students, after a recent 10% drop, as ministers seek further declines amid ongoing immigration management efforts.
The British Government has warned foreign students who run the risk of expulsion if visas expire, this measure is part of "work" to control immigration