Recent government announcement on visitor visa .... sounds interesting
Tough new sanctions will be imposed on people who fail to ensure family members visiting from abroad play by the rules, the Government announced today.
People will have to become licensed to sponsor family members to visit from abroad under proposed changes to the visa system. Sponsors will have a duty to ensure that their visitors leave before their visa runs out. If sponsors fail in their duties, they face a ban on bringing anyone else over, penalties of up to ï¾£5,000 or a jail sentence.
The new sponsored family visa is just one of the firm but fair changes being made to the short-term visa system which will sit alongside the Government s new Points Based System introduced earlier this year. Further proposals announced today include:
" introducing two new business visas for sportspeople and entertainers;
" setting the maximum leave for visitors at six months;
" introducing an appeal system for those coming in under the family route;
" a new short-term, low-cost group travel visa to promote British tourism; and
" a visa for people coming to the UK for one-off cultural events such as the Edinburgh Festival.
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