Select Committee on Home Affairs Additional Written Evidence


50.  Memorandum from Vini Sharma

  I have cut and pasted the mails below which we have time and again forwarded to the Home Office reporting students [not printed] and also the names of dodgy colleges. I am sorry, could not send them as a forward since I work from India and the server does not support this.

  In fact, we at Newcastle College seriously concerned about one or two students who have been staying for long within Sunderland, and got their visas extended. These students now seem to be charging other students money for getting their visa extensions and also trying and getting students from India. We do not have a proof of their helping students from India to come over but yes their visa extensions and working full time is sufficient proof that they are themselves not genuine students.

  One such student enrolled at our college and got a visa extension facilitated by us, but when asked to join else would be reported he has apparently transferred his admission since we believe he is getting married to another student as a full proof measure. Also he is recruiting students and getting visas extended. We are trying at our end to get his passport number, address and the place he is working so as to report him. I shall let you know once we get these details.

  As a measure to curb such activities we have asked the current students to submit all documents before they apply for visa extensions to us. We plan to handover the attendance sheets and sign on their forms only once they give us details of fees submitted and letters from the colleges they wish to enroll in. I hope this will help.

  The few colleges we know are involved in such activities:

  BLR College of London

London School of Advanced Studies

Jupitar Information Technology

St. Johns College, London

22 June 2006





 
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