LONDON, Nov 21: A new British Government campaign to counter visa fraud activities at source was on Friday expanded to Tamil Nadu during UK Foreign Office Minister Seema Malhotra’s visit to India this week.

The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) said the campaign aims to reduce the number of Indians travelling to Britain on fake visas, with both countries cooperating to protect travellers from scams and tackle illegal migration.

Malhotra, the UK’s minister in charge of the Indo-Pacific, launched the campaign in Chennai following a successful pilot already underway in Punjab.

“This Government is acting to stem the flow of illegal migration at its source – using campaigns targeted at hotspot areas to prevent visa fraud, keeping people safe while securing our borders,” sai

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