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United Kingdom has cancelled the plan to impose £3,000 on
first time visitors from six commonwealth countries including Nigeria, it was
learnt on Sunday.
The visa bond scheme was
announced by Home Secretary Theresa May in June and was set to be introduced
this month but the
decision is thought to have been taken after Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg
threatened to block it.
Initially, the aim of the scheme was to reduce the number of
people from some "high risk" countries - including India, Pakistan,
and Nigeria - staying in the UK once their short-term visas had expired.
Visitors would have paid a £3,000 cash bond before arrival
in the UK - forfeited if they failed to make the return trip.
A Home Office spokesman confirmed that the policy would be
scrapped.“We have decided not to proceed,” he said
SOURCE: BBC
SOURCE: BBC
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