Indians to pay £3,000 cash bond deposit for UK visa India has been put on a list of "high-risk" Asian and African countries whose citizens would be required to deposit a £3,000 cash bond when they apply for a British visa. The money would be forfeited if they overstay. Controversially, the move is targeted only at people from non-white Commonwealth countries as part of the Tory-led government’s resolve to drastically cut down immigration levels. A similar attempt by Canada had to be abandoned amid protests that it was discriminatory. According to The Sunday Times, the scheme-- aimed at preventing abuse of immigration rules-- will initially cover India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nigeria and Ghana. "They have been designated `high risk’ countries, from which visitors aged over 18 on six-month visit visas will be forced to pay the £3,000 from November. The countries are being targeted by the Home Office because of the high volume of visitor visa applications and relatively high levels of fraud and abuse," it said.
Posted on: Sun, 23 Jun 2013 16:30:06 +0000
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