British Prime Minister David Cameron has halted the controversial plan by his country to demand a £3,000 bond from each visa applicant from “high risk countries”.
Under the proposal canvassed by Britain’s Home Secretary, Theresa May,
as part of efforts to cut immigration and abuses of the system, first
time visitors from Nigeria, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Ghana, Pakistan and
India from November will be required to pay the £3,000 visa bond before
they would be allowed to enter Britain.
Any visitor from the targeted countries who overstays in Britain will forfeit the £3,000 bond.
A report in Tuesday’s edition of Financial Times said Cameron had
reconsidered the proposal, which has provoked uproar in Delhi and
threatened his attempt to boost trade links with India.
Culled from Thisdaylive.com
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