Plans by the UK government to make visitors from ‘high
risk’ countries pay a £3,000 bond before they are
allowed into the UK has been abandoned.
According to reports, it was UK's Deputy Prime Minister
Mr Clegg who originally trailed the idea of asking people
seeking an entry visa to deposit a bond, but he
suggested it as an option open to visitors planning a
short visit for a special occasion who wanted their visa
applications fast tracked.
Instead, the Home Secretary Theresa May proposed
that all visitors from five countries – India, Pakistan,
Nigeria, Sri Lanka and Ghana – seeking six month visas
should pay £3,000 in cash before their arrival in the
UK. The money would be returned if they left before
their visa expired, but confiscated if they overstayed.
The visa bond scheme was announced by Home
Secretary Theresa May in June and was set to be
introduced this month. But the government has
announced they are cancelling the scheme.
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