- A historian is facing deportation from the UK for exceeding the permitted number of days abroad while conducting research in India.
- Manikarnika Dutta, who teaches at University College Dublin, spent 691 days outside the UK for her Oxford University research in the past 10 years, surpassing the Home Office's 548-day limit.
- Her application for indefinite leave to remain was rejected, despite nearly a decade of residing in the UK and her husband’s application being approved, and she has now been ordered to leave.
- Ms Dutta is challenging the decision, and the Home Office has agreed to reconsider within three months. She is scared about her future and the impact on her family.
- The case highlights the challenges faced by international academics whose research requires extensive time abroad, raising questions about the UK's immigration policies and their impact on scholarly work.
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