'Star student' may be unable to go to college due to 'devastating' visa delays

Student Julia Galiza: Despite completing her entire second-level education here, she remains ineligible for the free fees scheme, which is not determined by a student’s residency in Ireland, as she waits for her citizenship to be processed. Pictures: Gareth Chaney

The Government has been called on to address “devastating” visa anomalies that threaten to derail a star student’s university education.

Julia Galiza, 18, may be forced to delay taking up her college studies due to what she describes as an “impossible situation” facing the children of immigrants.