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Closed Afghans should get UK settlement, visit and student visa decision in two weeks.

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UK government does not provide visa facilities in Afghanistan. Afghans have to travel to the nearest countries Pakistan or India to apply for visa, their passports gets submitted and they get stuck without passport for minimum 3 months.

Most of the visa applications are family settlement, spouse visa, where someone has to travel with them most probably husband from the UK. Financial costs are huge, husband without a job for 3 months, paying hotel bill, paying for the bills in the UK and stressful life in a foreign country. Average cost getting stuck in India for three months is £10,000.

We want a quick response for Afghans because of the reasons above.
Passport given back,while they wait.
A visa section in Afghanistan.

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