Original title: International students warned to not overstay visas
International students warned to not overstay visas Under the plans, about 130,000 students and their families in total will be sent a message telling them: “If you have no legal right to remain in the UK, you must leave. As part of the campaign, the Home Office has for the first time proactively contacted international students directly by text and email. The Home Office launched the new government campaign in response to what it has called an “alarming” spike in the number of international students arriving legally on student visas then claiming asylum when they expire. Tens of thousands of foreign students are being contacted directly by the government and told they will be removed from the UK if they overstay their visas. “If you don’t, we will remove you.” Ten thousand international students whose visas are due to expire have already been contacted directly by text and email - warning them they could be deported. Tens of thousands more will receive the message in the coming months