Indian and other non-EU professionals demonstrating outside the British parliament in London on Tuesday. (HT Photo)The row developed as part of what is called the policy of “hostile environment” of the Home Office seeking to reduce immigration into Britain. The professionals – such as solicitors, doctors, chemists and teachers – had come on the Tier 1 (General) visa. “We have identified 19 individuals who were refused indefinite leave to remain and subsequently made voluntary departures from the UK. One has since been issued with a visa to return to the UK having applied under a different provision of the immigration rules,” he wrote.

Source: Hindustan Times June 05, 2018 15:45 UTC