Closed petition Ensure Afghans with Chevening scholarships can start their courses this year
It has been reported that Afghans with Chevening scholarships will not be able to start their courses this year because of issues granting their visas, and that they will be deferred for a year. The Government should priortise visas for these students to ensure they can swiftly come to the UK.
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The situation leading to the delay is due in part to UK and other governments' troops pulling out without due diligence to those specifically vulnerable, such as young Afghan recipients of the highly competitive Chevening Scholarships. This year's recipients, as well as previous alumni who have returned, are especially vulnerable targets of the Taliban. Their fate should not be the result of incomplete administrative work on the part of UK diplomats in Kabul.
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