"Action In All Cases": India Counters UK Home Secretary's Claim On Visa Overstayers
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"I have concerns about having an open borders migration policy with India because I don't think that's what people voted for with Brexit," she had said.
India has countered UK Home Secretary Suella Braverman's claim that the Migration and Mobility Partnership (MMP) had not "worked very well" saying that India had initiated action on all cases raised with it under the agreement.
In response to a PTI query about Ms Braverman's interview in 'The Spectator' that branded Indians as the "largest group of people who overstay" their visas in the UK, the Indian High Commission here said that India awaits "demonstrable progress" on certain commitments undertaken by the UK government under the MMP that was signed last year.
"As part of our wider discussions under Migration and Mobility, the government of India is committed to working with the government of the UK to facilitate the return of Indian citizens who have overstayed their visa period here in the UK," the High Commission of India statement said on Thursday.
"As per the data shared with the Home Office, as of date, action has been initiated on all of the cases referred to the High Commission. Further, the UK has also undertaken to fulfil certain commitments as part of the Migration and Mobility Protocol, on which we await demonstrable progress," it said.
