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Momodou
Denmark
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 Posted - 26 Jun 2013 : 11:00:35
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Will this most likely affect visitors from The Gambia too?
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India warns over UK plan to make visitors pay £3,000 bond
BBC Online: Published on 25 June 2013
Indian business leaders have criticised plans to make visitors pay a £3,000 "security bond" to enter the UK.
The idea, to be piloted from November, is aimed at deterring people from "high risk" countries staying in the UK once their short-term visas expire.
Under the plan, they would forfeit the money unless they left when required.
The Confederation of Indian Industry said it was "highly discriminatory" but Home Secretary Theresa May defended the "selective" approach to migration.
The UK government says the problem of so-called "overstayers" is one of the biggest challenges facing the immigration system and they want to target visitors from certain countries who present the greatest risk.
Although it has yet to be confirmed, it has been reported that visitors from India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Ghana and Nigeria will be required to deposit £3,000 ($4,600) for a six-month visa, to be forfeited if they don't leave when they should.....
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Momodou
Denmark
11634 Posts |
Posted - 27 Jun 2013 : 12:36:37
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A story from AP Mobile:
Nigeria opposes British plan to impose visa bond
LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) - Nigeria has summoned Britain's top diplomat to protest that country's plans to impose a 3,000-pound ($4,630) bond on visas for first-time visitors from "high-risk" countries in Africa and Asia. A government statement says Foreign Affairs Minister Olugbenga A. Ashiru expressed "the strong displeasure of the government and people of Nigeria" over the "discriminatory" policy. ...
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Karamba
United Kingdom
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Posted - 29 Jun 2013 : 17:17:26
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| Any idea what criteria for 'high risk' rests on. Risk of overstaying or risk of infection? |
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