The federal government has again said that it is yet to receive any official communication from the Britain over the imposition of 3,000 pounds bond on first time visa applicants to the United Kingdom.
This is coming in reaction to media reports on Monday which indicated that the UK government will begin to implement from November, 2013, the bond for first-time visa applicants from Nigeria and five other Commonwealth countries. The media reports were said to be quoting the Financial Times of London.
The other countries are India, Kenya, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, and Bangladesh.
"The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is yet to receive any official communication on the final decision of the UK government on this matter. The Federal Government of Nigeria has already conveyed its objection to the Bond payment to the UK government, when the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Olugbenga Ashiru, summoned the British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Mr. Andrew Pocock, to his office in June this year," the reaction read.
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