Immigration rules easing: Are these sops enough to woo Indian students, professionals back to the UK?In the run-up to PM David Cameron’s visit to India, UK authorities unveiled many immigration sops. But are these too little, too late?
17 Nov, 2013, 02.14 AM IST
Labour MP Virendra Sharma welcomes UK govt's decision to scrap visa bond schemeThe Home Office policy was opposed by the Liberal Democrat coalition partners and several Government departments before being scrapped.
06 Nov, 2013, 03.30 PM IST
India Inc welcomes UK move to scrap visa bond schemeWelcoming UK govt's move to scrap controversial 3,000-pound visa bond scheme, India Inc said this would further help in boosting trade & in...
05 Nov, 2013, 07.38 PM IST
India happy with UK move to scrap 3,000-pound visa bond schemeIndia today said it was happy that UK government has taken on board its "concerns" over the proposed 3,000-pound visa bond scheme.
05 Nov, 2013, 04.42 PM IST
UK scraps contentious visa bond plan ahead of David Cameron's visitControversial 3,000-pound visa bond scheme for some "high risk" overseas visitors to the UK, including those from India, which was schedule...
04 Nov, 2013, 07.46 PM IST
Raise UK visa bond issue with Prince Charles: Assocham to govtAssocham said India must demand treatment at par with China and make it clear to UK that the move would be challenged in the WTO as it impa...
20 Oct, 2013, 01.09 PM IST
Visa bond will apply to a few: James Bevan, British High CommissionerThere is a British proposal to impose a visa bond of 3,000 pounds on Indian visa seekers who will loose the amount if they violate visa rul...
02 Oct, 2013, 03.00 PM IST
Visa bonds to impact India Inc's UK investment plans: Ficci"It is indeed a matter of concern if the UK actualises its plans to seek 3,000 pounds refundable bonds from Indians applying for UK visas,"...
31 Jul, 2013, 02.40 PM IST
British MPs asks Manmohan Singh whether India in loop on visa bondsCommerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma has raised India's concerns over the issue with his British counterparts.
22 Jul, 2013, 12.33 AM IST
Sri Lanka protests UK visa bondExternal Affairs Ministry Secretary Karunatillake Amunugama said the British High Commissioner John Rankin was informed of Sri Lanka's conc...
29 Jun, 2013, 12.46 PM IST
No final decision taken on visa bond: UKUK said no final decision has been taken on the new cash bond of Rs 2.75L for obtaining British visa, a day after India voiced its strong p...
26 Jun, 2013, 10.51 PM IST
No final decision taken on Rs 2.75 lakh visa bond: UKThe UK today said no final decision has been taken on the new cash bond of Rs 2.75 lakh for obtaining British visa, which they intend to ru...
26 Jun, 2013, 07.13 PM IST
"Unfair and discriminatory" visa bond angers UK IndiansThe British govt's plans to demand a hefty visa bond from visitors of certain "high-risk" countries such as India continued to create furor...
25 Jun, 2013, 07.30 PM IST
UK visa: Govt to make efforts to negate impact on studentsTerming as "deterrent factor" the UK government's plans to collect a hefty bond of Rs 2.75 lakh from Indian visitors, the government today ...
25 Jun, 2013, 06.09 PM IST
Cash bond only for 'high risk' visitors: UKAll Indians applying for visa to UK will not have to pay a £3000 cash bond from November this year, the UK home office said on Monday.
25 Jun, 2013, 12.55 PM IST
UK's new visa bond scheme comes under attackPoliticians across party lines and Indian industry called "unfair and discriminatory" the UK govt's plans to introduce a controversial new ...
24 Jun, 2013, 10.19 PM IST
From November, Indians to pay Rs 2.7 lakh bond for UK visaIndia is among the six nations that will have to pay £3,000 as fee from November 2013 to enter Britain, according to plans finalised by the...
24 Jun, 2013, 09.54 AM IST