Visitors to UK face tough new visa rules
5:00AM Thursday December 20, 2007
By Tony Gee
New Zealand tourists wanting to travel to the UK next year may have their six month visas halved to three months under tough new rules outlined by the British Government.
The proposal, from the British Home Office, would apply to all non-European Union travellers and is aimed at stopping overstaying by tourists in the UK.
Another move, outlined in a consultation paper unveiled this week by UK Immigration Minister Liam Byrne, would require some UK families to pay a cash deposit of up to ?1000 ($2663) for every relative from anywhere outside the EU who visits Britain.
Families whose relatives did not return home on time would risk forfeiting the money.
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