A “slight” trouble for A Villager!
After enjoying a cricket match between “rivals”, I decided to write
something from my “impeccable “memory which is a rare thing I do. But I could
not resist against the “motivation” that was behind me. On my first visit to
Pakistan, it was the only one indeed; I came across a situation at the Airport.
I saw
a small crowd gathered around one of the terminals at Heathrow. My curious nature overturned the entire busy schedule that I was having over there so I decided to look in to the matter. I saw some mesmerising faces standing around a young person who was actually lying upside down with his hands on head. After having known the dramatic plot I could not resist myself from laughing out loud there. Actually, immigration officer was asking some basic questions to one of the boy who just arrived to “study” in London. It’s a routine practice which is done by the officers at the airport. They ask some basic questions to students who come on student visa. They ask the person about himself and his institution and other future plans. The main purpose lies in all this hectic and “annoying “ process is to know whether the person is a genuine “student” or he just wants to enter in this country. So, I come back to the situation and the reason behind my abrupt laughter. I was told that after asking the boy his name, Officer requested him to show his documents but he assumed it differently. He thought that officer was asking him to lie down on the floor. And the rest of the situation has been explained above. The boy could not respond to a single question and after an investigation of 2 hours he was sent back to Pakistan from via next available flight. It seems upsetting but the reality is so harsh to be accepted. The boy belonged to a remote village from central Punjab and wanted to study abroad. In his quest for foreign study he found an agent who increased his motivation and got him a place in a C Grade college in London. (Actually he did not know the name of his college either). Boy hardly passed his A level but his utter “motivation” and dreams enabled him to get a visa finally completely unaware of the changing rules of UK Border Agency especially about English Language. Whenever I think about this “drama”, it gives me something to ponder. Majority of the boys from remote areas or prospective young students often come across the same situation due to lack of planning. Above mentioned scenario shows these two factors clearly, Lack of planning and insufficient resources before moving ahead. Studying abroad is the dream that every young is having these days and it is not something that is inaccessible. It just needs planning and nothing else. Sufficient funding, a good plan and thinking before you get admission and most importantly a competent approach towards English Language. (Latter one often creates trouble for villagers like me). Getting a place in any University is so simple and easy that can be attained online. Visa application process is also so simple that there is no need to throw the money away in the hands of any study abroad agents. All these things are easily accessible online but if someone still does the same thing (like the guy on Airport), then he will be so upset but nothing else. These things should be taken into consideration by village guys as they are mostly unaware of many complications.
a small crowd gathered around one of the terminals at Heathrow. My curious nature overturned the entire busy schedule that I was having over there so I decided to look in to the matter. I saw some mesmerising faces standing around a young person who was actually lying upside down with his hands on head. After having known the dramatic plot I could not resist myself from laughing out loud there. Actually, immigration officer was asking some basic questions to one of the boy who just arrived to “study” in London. It’s a routine practice which is done by the officers at the airport. They ask some basic questions to students who come on student visa. They ask the person about himself and his institution and other future plans. The main purpose lies in all this hectic and “annoying “ process is to know whether the person is a genuine “student” or he just wants to enter in this country. So, I come back to the situation and the reason behind my abrupt laughter. I was told that after asking the boy his name, Officer requested him to show his documents but he assumed it differently. He thought that officer was asking him to lie down on the floor. And the rest of the situation has been explained above. The boy could not respond to a single question and after an investigation of 2 hours he was sent back to Pakistan from via next available flight. It seems upsetting but the reality is so harsh to be accepted. The boy belonged to a remote village from central Punjab and wanted to study abroad. In his quest for foreign study he found an agent who increased his motivation and got him a place in a C Grade college in London. (Actually he did not know the name of his college either). Boy hardly passed his A level but his utter “motivation” and dreams enabled him to get a visa finally completely unaware of the changing rules of UK Border Agency especially about English Language. Whenever I think about this “drama”, it gives me something to ponder. Majority of the boys from remote areas or prospective young students often come across the same situation due to lack of planning. Above mentioned scenario shows these two factors clearly, Lack of planning and insufficient resources before moving ahead. Studying abroad is the dream that every young is having these days and it is not something that is inaccessible. It just needs planning and nothing else. Sufficient funding, a good plan and thinking before you get admission and most importantly a competent approach towards English Language. (Latter one often creates trouble for villagers like me). Getting a place in any University is so simple and easy that can be attained online. Visa application process is also so simple that there is no need to throw the money away in the hands of any study abroad agents. All these things are easily accessible online but if someone still does the same thing (like the guy on Airport), then he will be so upset but nothing else. These things should be taken into consideration by village guys as they are mostly unaware of many complications.
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