India to Take Back Illegal Migrants From UK in Return for Visas for 3,000 Young Workers

The United Kingdom and India on Tuesday signed an settlement on migration and mobility between the 2 international locations, an Indian overseas ministry official mentioned.

The pact will present enhanced employment alternatives for 3,000 younger Indian professionals yearly, in return for India agreeing to take again any of its residents who’re dwelling illegally in the UK, Sandeep Chakravorty instructed a information convention.

“It is our solemn responsibility that Indian nationals who’re undocumented, or are in misery overseas and never being given nationality or residence permits, have to be taken again,” he said.

Migration has long been a source of friction between the two countries, with a similar proposal collapsing in 2018 due to disagreements.

At the time, London claimed there were as many as 100,000 Indians living illegally in the UK, though New Delhi disputes this figure.

Tens of thousands of Indians study in the UK each year, and New Delhi has complained about a lack of employment opportunities available to them when they finish their studies.