FIRST-EVER - UK offers liberal visa for bizmen
Tuesday, 08/11/2016
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New Delhi: Eyeing India as a key trade partner after exiting from the European Union, the UK on Monday announced a first-ever easier visa regime for Indian businessmen that will come with swifter passage through British airports and access to EU. India had in past also sought easier visa regime for its nationals and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday asked his counterpart Theresa May to provide ‘greater mobility’ for its students and researchers. Speaking at the India-UK Tech Summit, May said: “So we will offer, for the first time to any country that needs visas to enter Britain, what we called ‘Registered Traveller Scheme’.
“That means the Indian nationals who frequently come to the UK and to fuel growth in both our countries, the entry process will become significantly easier,” she said at the event organised by CII that was also attended by Modi. “In short, more opportunities for Britain and India and a clear message that Britain is very much open for business,” she added. “It is crucial that those who do need to travel between our countries for business can do so, that is the reason why when I was Home Secretary, I made visa process for Indians much easier,” May said.
