Are you (Indian) ready to sign-in for 3,000 pounds (2.8092 Lakh) refundable bonds while applying for six-month visa to UK?
It’s time when concern must chase your head. Even FICCI seems to be perplexed with this move and heated discussions have been sending ripples on TV channels. Whatever may be the reason, political or economic, the key is how it will disturb your plan of applying for visa in UK. But till now, there is no idea about the range of implications of this scheme for Indian masses.
Encapsulating India under one group which also includes Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nigeria and Ghana, has been a thorn that’s been nagging our country. However, Britain seems to be all geared up to move with the “pilot scheme”. But the memory also traces back to the visit of David Cameron’s assurance of exempting India from the controversial visa bond scheme.
This contentious visa bond scheme was supposed to target “high risk “applicants only. So, India is under the umbrella of countries which can cause great risk of abuse to residents of UK. Well grey matter needs a juggling on that thought.
A highly-acclaimed Indian lawyer from London, Sarosh Zaiwalla is providing hints where in future one can witness this scheme culminating in the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR). He has dubbed this move as insulting and fundamentally unlawful under ECHR law.
New face of UK’s visa for India is not something that an Indian visitor would desire. New Delhi may take up the issue with UK government and it’s absolutely justifiable.
It’s time when India questions itself in this phase of dipping economy. What is the loophole? Why is UK no longer optimistic about India? It’s not India’s maiden tryst in visa issues. Even USA has tied seat-belts to tighten visa rules for India.
Alarm bells for enhancing its stock in global sphere are ringing for the country. Let’s not sail in a wobbly boat where other captains of global arena may swing it in any direction. In the meanwhile, we, Indians, can only sit back and endeavor to unveil repercussions of the novel visa-bond scheme by Britain.
It’s time when concern must chase your head. Even FICCI seems to be perplexed with this move and heated discussions have been sending ripples on TV channels. Whatever may be the reason, political or economic, the key is how it will disturb your plan of applying for visa in UK. But till now, there is no idea about the range of implications of this scheme for Indian masses.
Encapsulating India under one group which also includes Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nigeria and Ghana, has been a thorn that’s been nagging our country. However, Britain seems to be all geared up to move with the “pilot scheme”. But the memory also traces back to the visit of David Cameron’s assurance of exempting India from the controversial visa bond scheme.
This contentious visa bond scheme was supposed to target “high risk “applicants only. So, India is under the umbrella of countries which can cause great risk of abuse to residents of UK. Well grey matter needs a juggling on that thought.
A highly-acclaimed Indian lawyer from London, Sarosh Zaiwalla is providing hints where in future one can witness this scheme culminating in the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR). He has dubbed this move as insulting and fundamentally unlawful under ECHR law.
New face of UK’s visa for India is not something that an Indian visitor would desire. New Delhi may take up the issue with UK government and it’s absolutely justifiable.
It’s time when India questions itself in this phase of dipping economy. What is the loophole? Why is UK no longer optimistic about India? It’s not India’s maiden tryst in visa issues. Even USA has tied seat-belts to tighten visa rules for India.
Alarm bells for enhancing its stock in global sphere are ringing for the country. Let’s not sail in a wobbly boat where other captains of global arena may swing it in any direction. In the meanwhile, we, Indians, can only sit back and endeavor to unveil repercussions of the novel visa-bond scheme by Britain.
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