MPs propose compromise over third-country students
The House education committee plans to propose to the government to introduce sanctions on colleges whose third-country students abandon them as a compromise to a...
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Interior ministry defends clampdown on third country student visas
The interior ministry lashed out at private colleges on Wednesday, saying they were greatly responsible for the ‘tragic’, high number of asylum seekers. “We leave...
Private colleges say visa clampdown having ‘catastrophic effects’
Private colleges said on Monday cabinet decisions a few months ago to curb asylum applications from third country nationals entering Cyprus as students have had...
AG supports state officials in dodgy student visa affair
By George Psyllides Attorney-general Costas Clerides said on Thursday potential irregularities or criminal offences in relation with documents used by Bangladeshi nationals to acquire student...
Rift widens between minister and auditor-general
By George Psyllides Interior Minister Socratis Hasikos on Wednesday accused the auditor-general of not doing his job properly, overstepping legal boundaries and publicising issues without...
No changes yet to processing student visas
Despite an ongoing police probe into possible criminal offences relating to the granting of a number of student visas, visa applications by Bangladeshi nationals in...
AG orders probe into student visas, but Hasikos off the hook (Updated)
By Elias Hazou Attorney-general Costas Clerides has instructed police to probe possible criminal offences in connection with the granting of student visas to Bangladeshi nationals....
‘Storm in a teacup’ over foreign student visas
By Elias Hazou INTERIOR minister Socrates Hasikos on Thursday again dismissed allegations of any wrongdoing concerning an executive decision he took to approve student visas...
New dustup between Michalides and Hasikos over dodgy student visas
By Elias Hazou Another dustup between interior minister Socrates Hasikos and Auditor-general Odysseas Michaelides came to the fore on Wednesday over the approval of some...