Britain Begins New Security Checks for Some Foreign Students

by E Wayne Ross on November 8, 2007

The Chronicle News Blog: Britain Begins New Security Checks for Some Foreign Students

Under a new screening program that went into effect in Britain last week, graduate students from outside the European Union and the European Economic Area must obtain a special security clearance before applying for a visa if their field of study falls within one of the 41 disciplines that the government has deemed “sensitive subjects.” Those include science, engineering, or technology-related disciplines, such as aerospace engineering, metallurgy, veterinary sciences, and agriculture.

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