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 Travel › UK To Scrape Visitor Bond Scheme by ViKtor1094(op): 7:43am On Nov 03, 2013 |
Plans for a £3,000 "security bond" for some "high risk" overseas visitors to the UK are to be abandoned, the Home Office has confirmed. The visa bond scheme was announced by Home Secretary Theresa May in June and was set to be introduced this month. A Home Office spokesman confirmed a Sunday Times report that the policy would be scrapped. The decision is thought to have been taken after deputy prime minister Nick Clegg threatened to block it. 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 make the return trip. 'Outrage' The idea was first suggested by Mr Clegg in March. But Business Secretary Vince Cable later claimed the deputy prime minister's plan, which had suggested a bond of £1,000, had been deliberately misinterpreted by some of their Conservative cabinet colleagues. "What Nick Clegg said was if somebody in the Indian sub-continent, for example, was turned down for a visa, they could, as an alternative, come up with a bond... But the way some of our colleagues interpreted was in a much more negative way, of saying that everybody who comes here should pay this very large bond," Mr Cable said in September. Mr Cable also criticised the level at which the bond was set and said that it had caused "outrage" in India. He said both he and Nick Clegg would be arguing in government for a "much more sensible and flexible" approach to the policy. The idea was also floated several times by the previous Labour government but never implemented. The announcement comes two weeks after a roll out of Home Office vans with posters warning illegal immigrants to "go home or face arrest" was cancelled. Mrs May told MPs she accepted they had "not been a good idea" and were too much of a "blunt instrument". Source: http://m.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-24793092 |
| Education › Re: Nigeria Army To Establish School Of Language by ViKtor1094(m): 9:33am On Oct 22, 2013 |
what about sign language  ;Dwhat about sign language |
| Crime › Re: Policeman Kills Colleague In Plateau by ViKtor1094(m): 10:21am On Oct 20, 2013 |
Aint that funny? 20 naira caused gobe I guess |
| Islam › Re: Sunnah Of New Born Baby , Scientifically Proven - BBC Article by ViKtor1094(m): 1:26pm On Sep 27, 2013 |
Nairatalks: I am a muslim.. Thumbs up!!! 4 Likes |
| Politics › Re: How Effective Are Our Emergency Numbers (767 And 112) by ViKtor1094(m): 3:53pm On Sep 25, 2013 |
I don't know about other states but here in Ibadan, just call the operation Burst number for any emergency reason & they will respond within 5minutes & even get the the right emergency teams to the location. . . . . .just remember to tell em your LOCATION!!! |
| Politics › Re: Nigerian Air Force & Benue Community Clash Over Land Dispute by ViKtor1094(m): 10:44am On Sep 24, 2013 |
ben_sammy: »»» HOT TWEAK UPDATES««Where is the link? ben_sammy: »»» HOT TWEAK UPDATES««Where is the link? |
| Islam › Re: Reactions To Westgate Murders By Muslim Scholars/imams by ViKtor1094(m): 3:27pm On Sep 23, 2013 |
They are fighting for Jihad in the bible. Mtcheeeew |
