British Deputy High Commissioner - "£3,000 Visa bond does not exist"

The British Deputy High Commissioner to Nigeria, Mr. Peter Carter on Wednesday cleared the air on the controversies trailing the decision to introduce a £3000 visa bond by the British government.

Carter assured that “there is no change to our visa service, there is no change to our visa policy at the moment” adding that “it (Visa Bond Policy) does not exist”.

He noted that it is a policy that the British ministers “are still considering” insisting that at the moment “there is no visa bond; there is no requirement on anybody to pay £3000 or any thousands of pounds to get a British visa”.

He said the British government is only trying to deter those who are tempted to over stay their visa “not just in Nigeria” stressing that it is a problem “we have with many countries”.

He said the Visa Bond Policy is one of a series of policies being considered by the British government, promising that “we will be informing the Nigerian government, if it concerns Nigerians, and make sure it is properly advertised”.