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Strict visa rules for business visitors to UK
Under the new rules, those wishing to come to UK on business for up to six months must apply for a dedicated new Business Visa and prove they will be engaged in certain business related activities like attending meetings or conferences.
The visitors have to prove that they would be arranging deals, negotiating or signing trade agreement or contracts, undertaking fact-finding missions, checking details or goods and conducting site visits and promotional activities.
In June, new visa routes for business, tourist and family visitors were announced in a shake-up of Britain`s short-term visa system. The new Statement of Intent published sets out in more detail how the new business visa will work.
UK’s border and immigration minister Phil Woolas said, "Now we are introducing an Australian-style points system for selective migration, it makes sense to tighten visit visas at the same time.
These changes will help create a fairer Britain with fair treatment for those who play by the rules, but tough action against those who break the law. We want the UK to stay open and attractive to both business and visitors. At the same time we are determined to deliver a system of border security which is among the most secure in the world," Woolas said.
The Home Office set out further detail on two new visitor routes for sportspeople and entertainers, recognising the important contribution these individuals make to British cultural life.
These new routes mean that a historical concession which allowed sportspeople and entertainers to come here for a short time without a work permit to take part in certain events will be retained.
Under these new routes people like sportspersons and support staff, amateur sportspersons, professional and amateur entertainers travelling to the UK for a specific engagement or coming to take part in a charity show will now be able to enter the UK using a dedicated new visa.
All of the changes set out in the document published will sit alongside the Points Based System, which replaces around eighty different work permit routes with just five tiers.
Those travelling into the UK are locked into one identity through the introduction of fingerprinting for all visa applicants, a new hi-tech system for counting people in and out of the country and the rollout of ID cards for all foreign nationals.
Source:
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/World/Strict_visa_rules_for_business_visitors
The visitors have to prove that they would be arranging deals, negotiating or signing trade agreement or contracts, undertaking fact-finding missions, checking details or goods and conducting site visits and promotional activities.
In June, new visa routes for business, tourist and family visitors were announced in a shake-up of Britain`s short-term visa system. The new Statement of Intent published sets out in more detail how the new business visa will work.
UK’s border and immigration minister Phil Woolas said, "Now we are introducing an Australian-style points system for selective migration, it makes sense to tighten visit visas at the same time.
These changes will help create a fairer Britain with fair treatment for those who play by the rules, but tough action against those who break the law. We want the UK to stay open and attractive to both business and visitors. At the same time we are determined to deliver a system of border security which is among the most secure in the world," Woolas said.
The Home Office set out further detail on two new visitor routes for sportspeople and entertainers, recognising the important contribution these individuals make to British cultural life.
These new routes mean that a historical concession which allowed sportspeople and entertainers to come here for a short time without a work permit to take part in certain events will be retained.
Under these new routes people like sportspersons and support staff, amateur sportspersons, professional and amateur entertainers travelling to the UK for a specific engagement or coming to take part in a charity show will now be able to enter the UK using a dedicated new visa.
All of the changes set out in the document published will sit alongside the Points Based System, which replaces around eighty different work permit routes with just five tiers.
Those travelling into the UK are locked into one identity through the introduction of fingerprinting for all visa applicants, a new hi-tech system for counting people in and out of the country and the rollout of ID cards for all foreign nationals.
Source:
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/World/Strict_visa_rules_for_business_visitors
