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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Holly Bancroft

‘I came to the UK to follow my dream career. The Home Office left me jobless’

A Brazilian fine art student has said her “dreams are on hold” after being left in limbo for seven months due to Home Office visa errors.

Júlia Couto, 25, came to the UK five years ago to study at UCL’s Slade School of Fine Art and hoped to stay and work in London on a graduate visa. Such a visa allows a foreign student to stay in the country for at least two years after they complete their course.

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