Indians may have to pay security bond to enter UK

March 22, 2013 12:31

Foreigners visiting Britain from 'high risk' countries will have to deposit 'security bonds' costing thousands of pounds to deter them from overstaying in the country.

Nick Clegg, the deputy prime minister, is set to announce plans to bring in the Australian-style deposits for visitors from certain countries, which will be repaid when they leave the UK.

According to the Independent newspaper, although a list of such nations has not yet been made by the UK Border Agency, it is expected to include Pakistan, other countries in the Indian subcontinent and some in the Middle East.

The move could run into controversy if the list does not include 'white Commonwealth' nations.

Clegg, who chairs the Cabinet's Home Affairs Committee, has asked the Home Office to run a trial 'security bonds' scheme by the end of this year. The bonds would cost at least 1,000 pounds, rising to as much as several thousand pounds for visitors from the countries deemed to pose the highest risk, the report said.

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