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  • UK Tourist visa times 'to be halved'

    Proposals to cut the time tourists from outside the EU can stay in the UK from six months to three are expected to be announced by ministers this week.

    The move is among measures aimed at further tightening the visa system.

    A deposit of at least £1,000 to be paid by families who want relatives to visit Britain will also be introduced.
    http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7146527.stm

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    GB doesn't want tourist money?
    Capslock is cruise control for cool... not!

    See you at W:O:A 2010- rain or shine!

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    • #3
      Originally posted by up and away View Post

      GB doesn't want tourist money?
      How many tourists need to stay for more than three months per visit?
      ‘Lean into the sharp points’

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      • #4
        Originally posted by jjpb3 View Post
        How many tourists need to stay for more than three months per visit?
        GB could try to attract backpackers?
        Capslock is cruise control for cool... not!

        See you at W:O:A 2010- rain or shine!

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        • #5
          Originally posted by up and away View Post

          GB doesn't want tourist money?
          Originally posted by up and away View Post
          GB could try to attract backpackers?
          I don't think backpackers, and their limited spending power, are quite the target market the UK tourist industry is after.

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          • #6
            Originally posted by up and away View Post
            GB could try to attract backpackers?
            You are kidding, right? UK is very expensive even for backpackers. I have met backpackers who spending the whole summer in Europe, but not in the UK.

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            • #7
              Originally posted by CGK View Post
              You are kidding, right? :
              correct. I should have put a behind it.
              Capslock is cruise control for cool... not!

              See you at W:O:A 2010- rain or shine!

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              • #8
                Well I think the UK doesn't mind Backpackers but of the variety of Australians(or other Commonwealth countries) who are entitled to a two year working holiday visa.

                These visas are important for running pubs in London...

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                • #9
                  Originally posted by simong View Post
                  Well I think the UK doesn't mind Backpackers but of the variety of Australians(or other Commonwealth countries) who are entitled to a two year working holiday visa.

                  These visas are important for running pubs in London...


                  Likewise in Melbourne and Sydney.
                  All opinions shared are my own, and are not necessarily those of my employer or any other organisation of which I'm affiliated to.

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                  • #10
                    Originally posted by simong View Post

                    These visas are important for running pubs in London...
                    Not any more fella, we've got half a million Poles and other Eastern Europeans over here now who seem to be taking over the UK's bar staff positions.

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                    • #11
                      Originally posted by MAN Flyer View Post
                      Not any more fella, we've got half a million Poles and other Eastern Europeans over here now who seem to be taking over the UK's bar staff positions.
                      Yes I did notice that last June, even builders that work past three!

                      We arrive into MAN on Sat morning, perhaps I should bring my Polish phrase book....

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                      • #12
                        Originally posted by MAN Flyer View Post
                        Not any more fella, we've got half a million Poles and other Eastern Europeans over here now who seem to be taking over the UK's bar staff positions.

                        Or so the right wing politicians say
                        Capslock is cruise control for cool... not!

                        See you at W:O:A 2010- rain or shine!

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                        • #13
                          Originally posted by up and away View Post
                          Or so the right wing politicians say
                          Please don't read that literally. I think you might have missed MAN Flyer's incredible sense of irony.
                          All opinions shared are my own, and are not necessarily those of my employer or any other organisation of which I'm affiliated to.

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                          • #14
                            Originally posted by up and away View Post
                            Or so the right wing politicians say
                            Oops.

                            I'd rather not go too far OT, but you obviously know your stuff, as it's here in an article from that well known right wing publication, The Guardian:

                            http://society.guardian.co.uk/racefo...186288,00.html

                            It's worth noting that the figure of 683,000 in that article is just those who have registered to work.

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                            • #15
                              Originally posted by MAN Flyer View Post
                              Oops.

                              I'd rather not go too far OT, but you obviously know your stuff, as it's here in an article from that well known right wing publication, The Guardian:

                              http://society.guardian.co.uk/racefo...186288,00.html

                              It's worth noting that the figure of 683,000 in that article is just those who have registered to work.

                              The western Europeans (including Austria, Italy and Germany) have always been scared of the open borders. Well, until now they always profited from it...
                              Capslock is cruise control for cool... not!

                              See you at W:O:A 2010- rain or shine!

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