The truth about Britain's bogus foreign students: They work illegally, claim benefits... and one 'college' had no teachers

by gerber Fri Mar 28, 2014 10:10 am

The ongoing ‘significant abuse’ of Britain’s border controls by bogus students was revealed in government papers last night.
Foreign students are illegally working for five-figure salaries and claiming benefits, as well as pretending to attend courses that have no teachers.
But a detailed Home Office blitz planned by Theresa May against the migrants and their colleges is being blocked by Nick Clegg and the Liberal Democrats.
In a letter seen by the Mail, Mrs May warned the Deputy Prime Minister that ‘we need to take decisive action to protect the integrity of the system and the reputation of our education sector’.
She outlined a string of detailed policy proposals requiring Mr Clegg’s approval. These include banning foreign students from bringing their dependants with them unless they are studying for two years or more.
[size=10]The move would lead to thousands fewer migrants being allowed to bring over wives, partners and children.

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Cloggy again.................. O dear this really is turning into a very bad week.

by Guest Fri Mar 28, 2014 10:12 am

everyone knows it's happening yet no one is trying to stop it, does that mean it comes from the top and is being done under instruction???

by Guest Fri Mar 28, 2014 10:14 am

I really really recommend you all watch the Panorama programme from February.

Where they take the English tests in London - they locked the gates then 30 foreigners came in from another room, sat at the computers and took the tests while the bogus ones stood to one side.

by Guest Fri Mar 28, 2014 10:15 am

BigAndy9 wrote:I really really recommend you all watch the Panorama programme from February.

Where they take the English tests in London - they locked the gates then 30 foreigners came in from another room, sat at the computers and took the tests while the bogus ones stood to one side.

What is being done about it though!!! why isn't the govt. dealing with it..

by Guest Fri Mar 28, 2014 10:21 am

Speaking to the BBC Radio 4's Today programme Home Secretary Theresa May said: "I'm grateful to Panorama for the work they have done in showing this abuse."

She said the government was taking action to change an immigration system "which was out of control when we inherited it", and 700 colleges had already been stopped from bringing students in from outside the EU.

Mrs May said she was looking at introducing more face-to-face interviews and called on the educational sector to do more to tackle fraud.

by Guest Fri Mar 28, 2014 10:22 am

Just how many colleges are there doing this?

If they have stopped 700 since 2010 - how many bogus students did that 700 let in before 2010?

by Guest Fri Mar 28, 2014 10:22 am

BigAndy9 wrote:Speaking to the BBC Radio 4's Today programme Home Secretary Theresa May said: "I'm grateful to Panorama for the work they have done in showing this abuse."

She said the government was taking action to change an immigration system "which was out of control when we inherited it", and 700 colleges had already been stopped from bringing students in from outside the EU.

Mrs May said she was looking at introducing more face-to-face interviews and called on the educational sector to do more to tackle fraud.

it's always inherited from somewhere....

by gerber Fri Mar 28, 2014 10:22 am

HF you may be correct

by gerber Fri Mar 28, 2014 10:28 am

EU Member States may impose criminal penalties for aiding illegal immigration when visas fraudulently obtained

A Member State may impose criminal penalties for aiding illegal immigration when the persons who have infiltrated Union territory, nationals of non-member countries, hold visas fraudulently obtained but not yet annulled
EU law [1] lays down measures on the crossing of external borders and on the procedures and conditions for the issuing of visas by Member States. The objective is to facilitate legitimate travel and tackle illegal immigration through further harmonisation of national legislation and handling practices at local consular missions.
Thus, the competent consulate examining an application for a visa must ascertain whether the conditions for the entry into EU territory of a national of a non-member country have been satisfied. Particular attention has to be given to assessing whether the applicant presents a risk of illegal immigration or a risk to the security of the Member States and whether he intends to leave the territory of the Member States before the date the visa expires.
If there are serious grounds for believing that a visa was obtained fraudulently, it must be annulled. It is, in principle, annulled by the competent authorities of the Member State of issue, but it may also be annulled by the competent authorities of another Member State, in which case they must inform the authorities of the State of issue.

http://www.ein.org.uk/news/eu-member-state-may-impose-criminal-penalties-aiding-illegal-immigration-when-visas-fraudulentl
Other plans include making it easier to strip universities of the right to bring in lucrative foreign students if they flout the rules.
Universities and colleges would also be required to work with immigration officers to provide intelligence on students who had overstayed their visas.

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