Indians to pay £3,000 cash bond deposit for U.K. visa from Nov 2013

India has been put on a list of “high-risk” Asian and African countries whose citizens would be required to deposit £3,000 cash bond when they apply for a British visa from November 2013

The money would be forfeited if they overstay. 

The scheme — aimed at preventing abuse of immigration rules — will initially cover India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nigeria and Ghana

The Home Office said these countries posed “the most significant risk of abuse” by their citizens. 

Home Secretary Theresa May said the move was part of the government’s policy to make the immigration system “more selective.”