2009-12-27 UK: Opiskelijaviisumilla tulijoita ei tarkisteta

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http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/148240/Student-visas-let-thousands-into-UK-without-proper-ID-checks-

STUDENT VISAS LET THOUSANDS INTO UK WITHOUT PROPER ID CHECKS

Sunday December 27,2009
By Kirsty Buchanan

THOUSANDS of foreign students are arriving in Britain every year without even basic checks on their identity.

Pressure on immigration staff to process applications swiftly means forged documents can be missed and application forms are barely read.

The Government was warned four years ago that speed was being prized above proper scrutiny as visa applications from terror hotspots soared.

The Conservatives last night said Labour had fresh questions to answer about its lax student visa system following the attempted attack on Flight 253.

Nigerian Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, the man involved, is a former student of University College London.
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Nigerialasi mihen yritys räjäyttää lentokone toi esiin Britanniaa vaivaavan ongelman: Vuosittain tuhannet opiskelijaviisumilla saapuvat ilman kunnollista tarkastusta. Maahanmuuttoviranomaiset eivät tarkista hakijoiden hakemuksia kunnolla, puhumattakaan väärennöksistä.

Vuonna 2009 valtio jakoi 236 470 opiskelijaviisumia vuoteen 1998 verrattuna kolmenkertainen määrä. Jokaista 110 000 12 kuukauden opiskelijaviisumia kohden vain 10 000 palaa vuosittain takaisin kotimaahansa.

Seuraavana kahtena vuotena 70 000 lisä opiskelijaa tullaan ottamaan, koska Gordon Brown haluaa lisätä Britannian osaamispohjaa. Turvallisuusviranomaiset varoittavat järjestelmän olevan turvallisuuden porsaanreikänä.

Terrorismihautomo Pakistaniin myönnetään vuosittain 100 000 viisumia.

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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/immigration/6952401/Immigration-system-not-stopping-bogus-students-warns-leaked-memo.html

Immigration system not stopping bogus students, warns leaked memo
Large numbers of bogus students are slipping in to Britain because the new points-based immigration regime is "significantly weaker" than its predecessor, a leaked Home Office memo has warned.

The damaging note, from an immigration intelligence unit, warns the student visa system is allowing "large numbers" of illegal immigrants to arrive and officers at ports of entry are powerless to stop them, The Daily Telegraph can disclose.

Bogus students who were refused or would have been rejected under the old regime are being waved through even though border control staff are convinced they are not genuine.

It makes a mockery of the Government's claim that the points-based system has tightened the student visa route and will renew concerns that terrorists, extremists and criminals can easily exploit it to gain entry to Britain.
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Maailmalle vuotaneen muistion mukaan Britannian opiskelijaviisumi järjestelmä vuotaa kuin seula ja antaa mahdollisuuden maahan tuloon ilman, että viranomaiset voivat puuttua asiaan.

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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/immigration/7205732/Immigration-officer-rounds-on-Home-Secretary.html

Immigration officer rounds on Home Secretary
An immigration officer rounded on Alan Johnson, the Home Secretary, over lax new entry controls that leave staff powerless to reject suspect students.

Lisa Lea grilled the Cabinet minister, who is ultimately her boss, in front of an audience and the head of the UK Border Agency and claimed the new student visa system is a "waste of time".

Ms Lea, who works at Heathrow Airport, complained that officials had been stripped of their powers to interview and reject immigrants who they think are coming here to work.
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2/3 Britanniaan tulevasta EU.n ulkopuolisesta maahanmuutosta, hallituksen selvityksen mukaan 26% EU:n ulkopuolelta tulleista korkeakouluopiskelijoista käyttää väärin viisumijärjestelmää eivätkä esim. palaa opintojensa jälkeen kotimaahansa vaan katoavat maanalle.

Nyt suunnitelmissa on sallia viisumit vain harvojen ja valittujen yliopistojen opiskelijoille sillä yksityisten yliopistojen ulkomaisistaopiskelijoista vain 2% käyttää väärin viisumijärjestelmää.

Uutisen mukaan uudet säännöt julkistetaan huomenna.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1335950/Bogus-foreign-students-facing-visa-crackdown.html

Bogus foreign students facing visa crackdown after shocking figures show a quarter flout the rules

An end to the rampant abuse of the visa system by thousands of students who claim to be attending private colleges will be announced by ministers tomorrow.

The Home Office has uncovered shocking figures showing that 26 per cent of the non-EU students given permission to attend the colleges go on to flout the rules.

They do not bother to go home, disappear into the black economy, or work illegally.

Under plans to be unveiled tomorrow, only students attending university courses will be entitled to a visa.

Only a small number of the most trusted private colleges will be allowed to 'sponsor' migrants.

In stark contrast to private colleges, only 2 per cent of immigrants going to university break immigration rules.
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