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UK embassy clears up GSHSEB storm

Says it has nothing to do with rejection of visa applications of Gujarati students who completed their class 10 & 12 in the board affiliated schools.

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The UK embassy has finally cleared the controversy in which visa applications of Gujarati students were being allegedly rejected because of their class10 & 12 marksheet from the Gujarat Secondary and Higher Secondary Examination Board (GSHSEB).

The UK embassy in a letter to the GSHSEB on Friday explained that it has nothing to do with the visa application controversy. Recently, hundreds of visa applications of Gujarati students for UK have been rejected.  It was alleged that the embassy was rejecting applications of students who have passed their class 10 and 12 from GSHSEB.

"We got a letter from the UK Embassy in which they have clarified that they have nothing to do with the rejection of application from Gujarat. The letter says that there are some agents who are involved in it," a source at GSHSEB said.

The source further said that the embassy has also written that if they have any problem with the mark sheets, they will directly approach the board and not the other way round in which the students are made to get their mark sheets verified.

According to Dinesh Patel, exam secretary of GSHSEB, the embassy has asked the board not to verify mark sheets unless and until it has been forwarded by the visa officer.

Patel said a copy of the letter stating the above has been pasted outside his office and that the students need not come to the board office anymore.

Guidelines posted on web
The British deputy high commission posted guidelines on its official website www.ukindia.fco.gov.uk. The commission has stated that it has been brought to their attention that in Gujarat, students are undergoing considerable trouble because of the misleading advice of some agents. On the website there are nine guidelines of dos and don'ts applicable for visa procedures. Amazingly, guideline number-5 is missing. According to Prasanna Acharya, CEO of Education World, an overseas education consulting firm, there is nothing new in the guidelines. Acharya said a large number of applications have been rejected on the grounds that the SSC and HSC mark sheets are not verified. "The visa office should communicate what steps should be followed by such students who have had their applications refused on the grounds of verification," said Acharya.
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