British Ambassador: Illegal Albanian immigrants will be sent to Rwanda

2023-12-15 22:43:24Aktualitet SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
British Ambassador: Illegal Albanian immigrants will be sent to Rwanda
Alastair King-Smith

Within a year, illegal immigration from Albania to Great Britain has decreased significantly, by about 90%, but London will not withdraw from austerity measures, and this was stated by the ambassador of the United Kingdom in Tirana, Alastair King-Smith, for RTSH. 

In an interview with journalist Elona Meço on the show "Pa Censure", the ambassador praised the cooperation with the government for reducing the number of illegal immigrants from 12 thousand last year to less than 1 thousand this year, but the golden times for Albanians with residency illegals on the island appear to have ended with the passage this week of what is known as the Rwanda law or the Rwanda scheme.

"There will be no differences by nationality. Any nationality can end up going to Rwanda, if they meet the criteria for that scheme, so Albanians can also be included in it", said the ambassador for the show "Pa Censure".

Under the law, which has only recently passed the House of Commons, illegal immigrants seeking asylum in Britain will be sent to Rwanda, where they will be held pending a response. Before it can come into effect, the law must also be approved by the House of Lords, which is considered a hurdle for Prime Minister Sunak to get the law into effect before the UK election. 

The ambassador also spoke about the issue of visas. He did not claim that he has a visa facilitation policy, but rejected with official figures the claims of mass rejection of visa applications from Albania.


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