§ Mr. SillarsTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will show the cost charged for a visa to intending visitors to the United Kingdom from each country in eastern Europe, each Commonwealth country and the United States of America; and what requirements are made of such applicants with regard to proof of financial self-support.
§ Mr. SainsburyThe standard worldwide fee for a United Kingdom visitors visa is £20, payable in local currency. This fee is charged to all eastern European visa nationals and to applicants from the following Commonwealth countries
Bangladesh, Ghana, India, Nigeria, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.Visitors from the United States of America do not require visas.Applicants for visit visas must show that they are able to meet their living expenses in the United Kingdom. Proof of an applicant's ability to support himself can take the form of cash, travellers cheques, letters of credit or other similar bank guarantees. Where the major costs of a visit are to be borne by the host in this country evidence of the sponsor's ability to do so is required. Copies of bank statements, building society or other savings accounts, or a bank letter confirming the sponsor's financial standing are all acceptable for this purpose.