[Information][Visa] UK To Strengthen Visitor Visas

New proposals to ensure visitors to the UK comply with the conditions of their visa were announced by the Home Office in a consultation published today.
The consultation document seeks views on proposals which include:

- people putting up a financial deposit to ensure any foreign national family members return home following their visit from overseas;
- reducing the length of time a tourist can stay in the UK from six to three months;
- creating a specific business and specialist visa; and
- creating a specific visa for one-off events such as the Olympics.

The consultation was launched as the Government announced that over one million fingerprints have now been collected from overseas foreign nationals applying to come to the UK as part of its biometrics visas program.

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