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Home Office approves special arrangements to bring Gazan students to UK
Home Secretary permits Gaza scholarship students to complete UK visa biometrics in third countries due to closure of Gaza processing center after October 2023 conflict.
- Earlier this month, Home Secretary Yvette Cooper approved special arrangements for students from Gaza to take up fully funded places at UK universities, following requests from Labour MPs Abtisam Mohamed and Barry Gardiner to defer biometric requirements.
- After the Gaza centre closed in October 2023, local biometric processing stopped and the Israeli government must approve each student's exit from Gaza.
- Around 40 students have been approved for support, including some Chevening scholars, while UK visa applicants must provide photos and fingerprints as per Home Office guidance.
- Officials say students will travel to a third country to give biometrics in the coming weeks, and the government is arranging urgent medical treatment for sick and injured children from Gaza.
- Given the September start dates, officials say students must complete urgent checks amid a humanitarian context in Gaza where UNICEF reports more than 50,000 children were killed or injured since October 2023.
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