Urgently expedite visas for Afghan Chevening Scholarship holders

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

The BBC has reported that 35 Afghan students, nearly half of them women, offered scholarships by the UK government to study here from next month have been told there is no time to process their paperwork. But the UK has a moral obligation to do everything possible to honour these offers.

The Taliban are advancing on the Afghan capital Kabul following the withdrawal of international troops. Defence secretary Ben Wallace has called this rushed withdrawal a "mistake" for which we will "probably pay the consequences." But those who will pay the harshest consequences are the educated young people of Afghanistan, particularly women. The Afghan Chevening Scholars are devastated and afraid. They may not live to take up their deferred places. We owe it to them to expedite this process.

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

You may wish to sign this petition calling for the same action: Ensure Afghans with Chevening scholarships can start their courses this year

Timeline

15 Aug 2021	Petition opened for signatures
18 Aug 2021	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21

Status Rejected

Rejected 18 Aug 2021

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