Re: [Wikimania-l] UK Visa Bond

2013-06-27 Thread Nkansah Rexford
The news item: http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/after-india-protests-uk-says-no-final-decision-on-rs-2-7-lakh-visa-bond-384665 On Thursday, June 27, 2013, Nkansah Rexford wrote: Hello, UK confirmed it will collect in cash, 3k pounds from citizens from what she calls 'High Risk' countries

Re: [Wikimania-l] UK Visa Bond

2013-06-27 Thread Roan Kattouw
On Thu, Jun 27, 2013 at 12:19 PM, Nkansah Rexford nkansahrexf...@gmail.com wrote: The news item: http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/after-india-protests-uk-says-no-final-decision-on-rs-2-7-lakh-visa-bond-384665 The government intends to run a pilot scheme for such bonds, tightly targeted at a

Re: [Wikimania-l] UK Visa Bond

2013-06-27 Thread Richard Symonds
Indeed, this hasn't made the news very much in the UK, and I can't find any mention of it on government websites... My understanding is that, under the plans, high risk (and first time) entrants from particular countries will need to pay a bond/surety in order to enter. However, the UK government