{"id":28967,"date":"2013-06-29T13:40:45","date_gmt":"2013-06-29T08:10:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.in\/news\/?p=28967"},"modified":"2013-06-29T13:40:45","modified_gmt":"2013-06-29T08:10:45","slug":"new-british-visa-policy-to-be-discussed-next-month-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/new-british-visa-policy-to-be-discussed-next-month-india","title":{"rendered":"New British visa policy to be discussed next month: India"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>India said Friday that the new British visa rules, that Indian industry bodies have termed as &#8220;discriminatory&#8221;, could be discussed next month at a bilateral forum.<\/p>\n<p>The controversial British proposal to collect 3,000 pounds (Rs.2.8 lakh) from Indian citizens for a six-month visa from November would come up for discussions during the India-Britain consular forum meeting in the latter half of July, said external affairs ministry spokesperson Syed Akbaruddin here.<\/p>\n<p>He said India had raised the issue both at the political and diplomatic level with the British government.<\/p>\n<p>Britain has communicated to India that it is &#8220;well aware of concerns raised in India&#8221; and said that &#8220;this is a work in progress and they would discuss the issue with us&#8221;, said Akbaruddin.<\/p>\n<p>Britain has told India that it is &#8220;mulling over&#8221; the proposal.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this week, the Indian High Commission in London was asked to seek official information on the British visa policy.<\/p>\n<p>Under the new visa proposals, visitors from India, Pakistan, Nigeria and other Asian and African countries deemed &#8220;high-risk&#8221; will be forced to pay a hefty cash bond of 3,000 pounds before they can enter Britain.<\/p>\n<p>According to a Sunday Times report, the British government is planning to launch a scheme from November targeted at visitors from six countries, including Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Ghana.<\/p>\n<p>Tourists aged 18 and over would be forced to hand over 3,000 pounds for a six-month visit visa, which they would forfeit if they overstay in Britain.<\/p>\n<p>The proposal has been criticized in India, including by business houses, who said the move would dampen the flourishing relationship between India and Britain.<\/p>\n<p>(Source:IANS)<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.in\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/New-British-visa-policy.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"28971\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/new-british-visa-policy-to-be-discussed-next-month-india\/new-british-visa-policy\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2013\/06\/New-British-visa-policy.jpg?fit=232%2C142&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"232,142\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"New British visa policy\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2013\/06\/New-British-visa-policy.jpg?fit=150%2C91&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2013\/06\/New-British-visa-policy.jpg?fit=232%2C142&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-28971\" alt=\"New British visa policy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.in\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/New-British-visa-policy.jpg?resize=232%2C142&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"232\" height=\"142\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2013\/06\/New-British-visa-policy.jpg?w=232&amp;ssl=1 232w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2013\/06\/New-British-visa-policy.jpg?resize=150%2C91&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 232px) 100vw, 232px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>India said Friday that the new British visa rules, that Indian industry bodies have termed as &#8220;discriminatory&#8221;, could be discussed next month at a bilateral forum. 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