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Fri, 08/15/2008 - 14:22
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BRITAIN YET TO DECIDE ON SLAPPING VISA REQUIREMENT ON MALAYSIA
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 15 (Bernama) -- Britain has yet to decide whether to impose visa requirement on Malaysian citizens visiting the country, British High Commisioner to Malaysia Boyd McCleary said Thursday.
He said any decision on the matter would only be made after a six month period or early next year.
"We (Britain) do not want any speculation made by both countries. We will wait for the result after January, as for now visa is only imposed on Malaysian students wanting pursue studies in the United Kingdom (UK)," he told reporters here Thursday.
McCleary was met after presenting the Tun Suffian Foundationscholarship award to Malaysia's first recipient Low Weng Tchung (repeat Tchung).
Malaysia is among 11 countries being evaluated over the next six months to determine if their citizens need visas to enter Britain.
The others are Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil, Lesotho, Mauritius, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela.
Currently, Malaysian tourists can enter Britain without having to obtain visa for up to six months, while students need to get a visa.
McCleary said the British government had been working closely with several agencies such as the Malaysian Immigration Department and Home Ministry to reduce the risk of Malaysians staying illegally in the UK or arriving in the UK without proper permits.
He said any decision on the matter would only be made after a six month period or early next year.
"We (Britain) do not want any speculation made by both countries. We will wait for the result after January, as for now visa is only imposed on Malaysian students wanting pursue studies in the United Kingdom (UK)," he told reporters here Thursday.
McCleary was met after presenting the Tun Suffian Foundationscholarship award to Malaysia's first recipient Low Weng Tchung (repeat Tchung).
Malaysia is among 11 countries being evaluated over the next six months to determine if their citizens need visas to enter Britain.
The others are Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil, Lesotho, Mauritius, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela.
Currently, Malaysian tourists can enter Britain without having to obtain visa for up to six months, while students need to get a visa.
McCleary said the British government had been working closely with several agencies such as the Malaysian Immigration Department and Home Ministry to reduce the risk of Malaysians staying illegally in the UK or arriving in the UK without proper permits.
