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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Diane Taylor

Sri Lankan student could be deported from UK after one-day student fee delay

Navodya De Silva posed photograph
‘If I go back to Sri Lanka with no degree, having lost my father’s life savings, my life will be ruined,’ De Silva said. Photograph: Christian Sinibaldi/The Guardian

A Sri Lankan university student says her life has been ruined because a one-day delay in paying her tuition fees led to her being thrown off her degree course and put at risk of deportation.

Navodya De Silva, 25, secured a place at Coventry University to study international hospitality and tourism management, with overseas student fees for the three-year undergraduate course of £42,000.

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