Nigerians are to begin payment of £3,000 bond for a U.K visa from November as Britain will start the scheme in the six listed Commonwealth countries. The Commonwealth countries to be affected by the policy which was announced in June are Nigeria, India, Kenya, Sri Lanka, Pakistan and Bangladesh; their reason being that the affected countries are considered to be source of “high risk” tourists to the UK..... Some visitors from the six countries, under the scheme, will be asked to pay a £3,000 cash bond in return for visitor visas that allow them to stay in the UK for up to six months. According to official data, these six countries accounted for more than half a million visa applications in 2012. There have been out-pours of anger by governments of the affected countries, especially Nigeria and India against the policy. A protest in India last month forced the British Prime Minister David Cameron to declare that final decision had not been taken on the policy, while the Nigerian government asked Britain to renounce the scheme.... Do you see Nigerians still traveling as frequently to the UK? What are your thoughts on this?
Posted on: Mon, 29 Jul 2013 10:11:33 +0000
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