Friday, December 21, 2007

Tougher UK visa laws to curb illegal immigration

Britain is planning tougher visa controls, in an effort to tackle illegal immigration. Tourists from outside the EU currently get six- month visas. That will be cut to three months, and there may be a financial imposition as well. The proposals were unveiled by the Immigration Minister Liam Byrne:

"This is just part of a general tightening up of the system and it's part of a sweeping set of changes that we will be making to Britain's border security over the next 12 months."
Every person coming into Britain would have to pay a thousand pounds; families whose relatives outstay their visa risk losing the money.

http://www.euronews.net/index.php?page=info&article=460129&lng=1

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