UK visas to get quicker and cheaper

Updated on: Tuesday, January 18, 2011

British Prime Minister David Cameron promised to make the system of issuing visas to Indians quicker and cheaper.

Speaking to UK tourism industry representatives on the need to increase Britain's revenue from tourism, Cameron said, "Measures to help the industry would be speeding up the process of getting visitors' visas in India and China."
  
India now provides the largest inflow of tourists from any Asian country, having overtaken Japan. Of 30 million visitors coming to Britain annually, an estimated 400,000 are from India, making India the 10th largest source of vistors to the UK. And, the numbers are rising rapidly.
  
A spokesman for the 'Visit Britain' campaign said, "India is terribly important. PM Cameron even indicated that visa fee may be lowered, thus making it more attractive for Indians to come to the UK".

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