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22/05/2013
Afghan Interpreters To Be Granted UK Visa's
Interpreters who worked with British forces in Afghanistan will be granted a visa allowing them to relocate to Britain.
According to the BBC, ministers had originally decided Afghan interpreters would not be given the same resettlement rights as those from the Iraq conflict, however under the new plan interpreters who worked for a year on the frontline will be offered a five-year visa.
Ministers have yet to fully sign off on the resettlement plan but it is understood that it will entail:
• Those granted a five-year visa will be able to apply for indefinite leave
• The Border Agency will approve how many close family are allowed to join them in the UK
• Interpreters who chose to stay in Afghanistan will be able to undertake five-years of fully-funded training and education, or be continue to be paid at their current rate for a further 18 months
(MH/CD)
According to the BBC, ministers had originally decided Afghan interpreters would not be given the same resettlement rights as those from the Iraq conflict, however under the new plan interpreters who worked for a year on the frontline will be offered a five-year visa.
Ministers have yet to fully sign off on the resettlement plan but it is understood that it will entail:
• Those granted a five-year visa will be able to apply for indefinite leave
• The Border Agency will approve how many close family are allowed to join them in the UK
• Interpreters who chose to stay in Afghanistan will be able to undertake five-years of fully-funded training and education, or be continue to be paid at their current rate for a further 18 months
(MH/CD)
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