Tuesday 25 October 2011
1,900 banks out of the loop for UK study visa
Britain on Tuesday published a list of nearly 1,900 banks in India, most of them cooperative, whose financial statements will not be accepted for student visa purposes, a move that is set to affect thousands of Indian students wanting to study there.
The new list has just 85 Indian banks whose statements will be accepted.
Education consultants from India, however, have welcomed the move saying it will give genuine students a fair chance, and, to a great extent, will be successful in cracking the reported business of illegal immigration by agents in India.
According to information provided by British Council, in 2010, there were about 51,000 Indian students studying in the UK.
The new list has just 85 Indian banks whose statements will be accepted.Education consultants from India, however, have welcomed the move saying it will give genuine students a fair chance, and, to a great extent, will be successful in cracking the reported business of illegal immigration by agents in India.
According to information provided by British Council, in 2010, there were about 51,000 Indian students studying in the UK.
