justwise:

6 months visa applicants, basically first timers

AjanleKoko:

I for say. Doesn't make any sense to apply the same criteria to EVERY single visitor, considering that some people do regular business, or even own homes in the UK. Many people travel there every summer religiously for holiday. I would be surprised if they were asking for a bond from those categories of people.

cb_917d:

Don't be ignorant. It's a bond not a fee, of course you'll get your money back if you return home which you're expected to, hence you're not throwing the £3000 away. By the way, such system exists in South Africa alias repatriation fee. Imagine even our own African counterpart imposes such system on other African nations. No blame game, it is what it is.

Rudebwoy:


"pluck" not "plug"

chuquiz:

English villages get free dairy produce, better quality of life, no nepa madness or lack of running water, and the best part ,better clime[b] and no mosquito[/b]. If u hols contrary view, you are only giving yourself hope.

egariyi: If Britain closes their door, we have South Africa - Cape Town, Durban as hot holiday sports which are even better than Britain. GBP3000 will give me a very good holiday experience in Cape Town. To hell with Britain!!

mmark12:
na wa oh, UK haters full nairaland but they dey enjoy British product and services( Education, BBC, Cadbury, Digestive biscuits, Shell Oil, Marks and Spencers, British Airways, Unilever products,tobacco ETC ETC ETC). BLOODY HYPOCRITIES

LONG LIVE THE QUEEN

mmark12: LONG LIVE THE QUEEN

12 inches!:

Not suprised at your comment coming from a Nigerian who wants to die for the UK army. Your massa has told u that u must pay before you visit his house so pay like a happy puppy. Since colonial era, hasn't Africa been always dealt the doom card. If I way GEJ I will take several steps to make sure UK citizens find their stay in Nigeria VERY uncomfortable. Unfortunately our "president" is always trying to please his Massas.

pDude: Una still wan go UK?

It is obvious they no longer want Nigerians in their country. All you lot do is feed off their benefits system. Now they will ensure you don't even try it.

Imagine delivering 6 children and expecting the tax payers to foot the bill. Bunch of Nigerian leeches.

toshmann:
GOD SAVE THE QUEEN

gerald09: Its not dem fault no matter what una say Nigerians still rush there. I meet a guy @ elephant n castle sometime ago he actually quit his job @ diamond bank, made his wife quit her job @ first bank n moved down to UK for greener pasture, he works @ royal mail now sorting letters while his wife sits @ home hating d dude. £3000 is to small for stupid people like dat guy.

chux76: Visitors from 'high risk' countries in Africa and Asia will have to put up a £3,000 cash bond to enter Britain.

The money will be kept by the Government if visitors do not return home by the time their visas expire.

A pilot scheme, introduced by Home Secretary Theresa May, will target hundreds of people coming to Britain on six-month visit visas from India, Pakistan, Nigeria, Ghana, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh.

The countries have been picked for their high number of visa applications and what the Government sees as relatively high levels of immigration abuse and fraud, reports the Sunday Times.

The bonds, to be introduced from November, will only apply to non-EU migrants, otherwise they would fall foul of European rights to free movement.

'This is the next step in making sure our immigration system is more selective, bringing down net migration from the hundreds of thousands to the tens of thousands while still welcoming the brightest and the best to Britain,' Mrs May told the Sunday Times.

'In the long run we’re interested in a system of bonds that deters overstaying and recovers costs if a foreign national has used our public services.'

A second scheme will cover countries such as Kenya, the newspaper reports, which are considered to be lower-risk because immigration officials have fewer doubts about migrants' plans to return home.

About 2.2million people are granted visas to enter Britain every year. Last year 296,000 people from India were granted six-month visas, as were 101,000 from Nigeria, 53,000 from Pakistan and 14,000 apiece from Bangladesh and Sri Lanka.


Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2346756/Visitors-India-high-risk-countries-Asia-Africa-forced-pay-3-000-cash-bond-enter-UK.html#ixzz2X3G0wi98

babestell: 750K is a lot to deposit as bond, A lot of people save up to go for holidays and telling them to drop that amount means no spare cash to shop. After all we need the money there.

Akson man: No be dem talk say Nigerians were the 4th largest shoppers in the UK? So now the money wey we for use buy market for London will now be used as bond deposit...who looses?
Allah, if i be GEJ,i'll also impose a $10,000 bond to all UK visitors to Nigeria. That should keep their foolish UK university representatives, fake NGOs and BBC reporters off our shores

sweet_gala: After living within the UK Ireland islands these several years, I wonder why any sane human would want to holiday here.

sweet_gala: After living within the UK Ireland islands these several years, I wonder why any sane human would want to holiday here.