Ghanaian Scholarship Students In UK Facing Deportation Over Reported Unpaid Fees By Government

• Some Ghanaian students at the University of Birmingham are facing deportation due to delayed tuition payments
• Affected students are said to be on scholarships through the Ghanaian government and payments have been delayed
• A letter from the UK Visa and Immigration Office to the students has indicated they may have to leave the country

Some Ghanaian students at the University of Birmingham are facing possible deportation.

This development has been blamed on delayed tuition fee payments by the Ghanaian government.

Channel 1 News reported that a letter from the UK Visa and Immigration Office addressed to affected students, cited by Citi News, outlined their options.

According to the letter, the affected Ghanaian students must depart the UK by November 9 or risk facing sanctions, including detention or prosecution.

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“You now have until 09 November 2024 to either leave the United Kingdom (UK) or make another application to stay here."

The students were also told they do not have a right of appeal or administrative review against the decision to cancel their permission to be in the country.

Citing reasons for this decision, the letter explained that the students had been granted permission to be in the country under the 'student route'.

"On July 2024, your sponsor [the University of Birmingham] notified the Home Office that they had withdrawn their sponsorship as you have stopped studying with them due to financial debt."

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According to the students, life in the country had become difficult because they were unable to meet basic needs, such as food and accommodation.

The students on scholarship pleaded with President Nana Akufo-Addo to visit them, saying they were struggling to concentrate on empty stomachs.

Ghanaian students in the UK left stranded

In a related story, YEN.com.gh reported that many Ghanaian students studying in the UK on government scholarships were left stranded because the scholarship secretariat had not released their monthly stipends.

While some students had been expelled from their institutions, others were being ordered to leave their rental apartments by their landlords, with many calling on the government to address the situation with urgency.

Proofread by Berlinda Entsie, journalist and copy editor at YEN.com.gh

Source: YEN.com.gh