HC Deb 24 October 1985 vol 84 cc217-8W
Miss Boothroyd

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is the amount of revenue received from fees for re-entry visas imposed on Sri Lankan residents in the United Kingdom from 30 May to the latest available date.

Mr. Waddington

Receipts from fees in respect of reentry visas issued to Sri Lankan citizens in the United Kingdom during the period from 30 May 1985 to 30 September 1985 inclusive amounted to about £35,000.

Miss Boothroyd

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will provide a list, by country, of foreign nationals resident in the United Kingdom who require re-entry visas before travelling overseas.

Mr. Waddington

The foreign nationals who are subject to a visa requirement are specified in the immigration rules (and set out below). Any such national who is resident here requires a visa to re-enter but he may apply for a re-entry visa before travelling if that is more convenient than applying for a visa while abroad. So may a Sri Lankan citizen who will, except in certain specified circumstances, require a visa to re-enter the country.

EUROPE

  • Nationals of Albania, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, German Democratic Republic, Hungary, Poland, Romania, USSR.

ASIA

  • Nationals of all countries except Bahrain, Israel, Japan, Kuwait, Republic of Korea, Qatar, Turkey, United Arab Emirates and, in certain circumstances, Pakistan.

AFRICA

  • Nationals of all countries except Algeria, Ivory Coast, Morocco, Niger, Tunisia and the Republic of South Africa.)

AMERICA

  • Nationals of Cuba and the Argentine Republic.