[Nicky91]

Legal experts have denounced the decision to refuse an Amsterdam University student from Bosnia entry to the UK to attend an academic conference as ‘irrational’ and ‘nonsensical’.

Nadza Dzinalija, 21, travelled to Glasgow for the six-day conference organised by the university’s psychology department, but immigration officials said they were ‘not satisfied’ she would leave even though she had a return flight booked for October 29.The Home Office raised concerns because her student visa was due to expire in December, The Independent reported.

Dzinalija, who is on the first year of a two-year masters programme, applied in September for an extension to her visa, which was expected to be granted.

She said: ‘I was really surprised. I’ve applied for a lot of visas before and this is the first time I’ve had this experience. I’m bitterly disappointed that I can’t attend.’

Immigration expert Jan Doerfel said the UK government’s insinuation that the student would use an academic conference as a pretext to enter the UK illegally was ‘unlawful’ and ‘deeply insulting to Nadza’s integrity’.

He added it was a further blow to the UK’s reputation for academic excellence as universities gear up for the challenge of attracting and maintaining top talent after the country leaves the European Union next March.

He added it was a further blow to the UK’s reputation for academic excellence as universities gear up for the challenge of attracting and maintaining top talent after the country leaves the European Union next March.

‘It portrays a feeling of superiority and arrogance not only towards applicants’ actual life choices but also towards our European neighbours, as well as an insensitivity towards needs of academic institutions in this country which aim to keep the UK attractive and at the cutting edge of scientific research,’ said Doerfel.

https://www.dutchnews.nl/news/2018/1...or-conference/

[arista]

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Banned from Scotland

[LeatherTrumpet]

Nadza Dzinalija, 21, travelled to Glasgow for the six-day conference


a 6 day conference??

what a load of bolloxio

[Nicky91]

Originally Posted by arista

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Banned from Scotland

title in the article says denied entry to UK

[arista]

Originally Posted by Nicky91

title in the article says denied entry to UK

But its a Scotland Feck UP

[arista]

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

Nadza Dzinalija, 21, travelled to Glasgow for the six-day conference


a 6 day conference??

what a load of bolloxio

What its FakeNews?

[Twosugars]

Originally Posted by arista

But its a Scotland Feck UP

Arista, immigration is not devolved so it's the UK government responsibility

[arista]

Originally Posted by Twosugars

Arista, immigration is not devolved so it's the UK government responsibility

Yes I know that,
But its still a Scotland Feck Feck Up

[Twosugars]

hostile environment is a uk wide policy, don't see any reason to single out scotland even if a little englander LT lives there

[arista]

Maybe a name change
would help

Like call him Richard T. Johnson

[arista]

Great site
Nicky
all in English

[Twosugars]

yes Arista, a nice site, Nicky, thanks

[arista]

Originally Posted by Twosugars

yes Arista, a nice site, Nicky, thanks

Would you invite him again
If you worked at the Home office

[Twosugars]

Originally Posted by arista

Would you invite him again
If you worked at the Home office

Invite Nicky?
Of course Tho I'm thinking of moving countries myself
It will be a sad day when our fellow Europeans from the EU will need a special invitation to be allowed to come here.

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by arista

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Banned from Scotland

Is Scotland not in the Uk now or?

[Jason.]

Poor Braden

[Twosugars]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

Is Scotland not in the Uk now or?

Not to mention that if Scotland was to be independent they would be very happy to have eu migration. They need people to grow their population and economy.

[arista]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

Is Scotland not in the Uk now or?

Yes it is
at this time

[smudgie]

Sounds fair enough to me.
Maybe Amsterdam should organise conferences nearer to home to attend.
Perhaps the student could extend their visa.
The rules are there to be upheld for a reason.

[arista]

Originally Posted by Twosugars

Invite Nicky?
Of course Tho I'm thinking of moving countries myself
It will be a sad day when our fellow Europeans from the EU will need a special invitation to be allowed to come here.

No him being the bloody student (Nadza Dzinalija, 21) in Amsterdam


And if you are thinking of going to the EU
wait until Brexit is done

[Twosugars]

Originally Posted by arista

No him being the bloody student (Nadza Dzinalija, 21) in Amsterdam


And if you are thinking of going to the EU
wait until Brexit is done

You said him and the student is female So thought you were asking about Nicky

We are waiting for Brexit.
I can go anytime bc my clients are online, but my bf works in the City. His company tho is beefing up their European offices (Dublin and Geneva). So we'd end up in either of those cities. I have double citizenship, one of them being from EU so no problem there. And if he goes with his job then don't see him getting refused.

[Twosugars]

Originally Posted by smudgie

Sounds fair enough to me.
Maybe Amsterdam should organise conferences nearer to home to attend.
Perhaps the student could extend their visa.
The rules are there to be upheld for a reason.

don't know about the student's situation, but the conferences are international and unis send their researchers to attend. It's not Amsterdam's fault this one happens to be held here

[LeatherTrumpet]

im still laughing at a 6 day conference about Psychology?

what is it about, how the mind deals with getting a psychology degree and then working in Starbucks until you bag that estate agent job?

[arista]

Originally Posted by Twosugars

You said him and the student is female So thought you were asking about Nicky

We are waiting for Brexit.
I can go anytime bc my clients are online, but my bf works in the City. His company tho is beefing up their European offices (Dublin and Geneva). So we'd end up in either of those cities. I have double citizenship, one of them being from EU so no problem there. And if he goes with his job then don't see him getting refused.

OK HER
my feck up