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Foreign students are now being fingerprinted for biometric identity cards after new visa rules took effect.

Under the new scheme, aimed at cracking down on abuse of student visas, foreign students will have to visit one of six sites in the UK when they apply for renewal. Fingerprinting will be mandatory for anyone coming from outside the European Union.

The tougher rules worry some Universities, as they have become financially dependent on the higher tuition fees paid by those from abroad.

Some Universities, such as the London School of Economics, have a higher percentage of students from abroad than from inside the UK.

However, the move does serve a purpose. Over the last few years, hundreds of so-called colleges have been closed down for supplying people with false certificates so they can enter on student visas.

As of next March, any student entering the UK will have to be sponsored by a UK University registered with the Border Agency to gain entry.

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