LONDON: At least 70 British MPs have signed a letter demanding that the government delay biometric requirements for 80 Palestinian students in Gaza, Sky News reported on Wednesday.
The war in the enclave has prevented the students from fulfilling the mandatory biometric checks, and a government waiver would let them take their university spots in Britain.
The students have all been granted university positions for the beginning of their studies in September. Labour’s Abtisam Mohamed and Barry Gardiner are leading the appeal by MPs.
Applicants for UK visas, which the students need, require a portrait photo and fingerprint scans.
Home Office guidance says this “plays a significant role in delivering security and facilitation in the border and immigration system.”
