The
"Nationality and Borders Bill" will give the government the
power to suspend visas entirely, impose a 190 pound ($261)
surcharge to come to Britain, or increase visa processing times
for countries who refuse to take back their own citizens.
"We rightly expect our international partners to work with us to
remove those who have no right to be in the UK, such as
dangerous foreign national offenders," interior minister Priti
Patel said in a statement.
"It is unfair on UK citizens and taxpayers that pressure is put
on our public services by foreign nationals with no legal right
to be here... I will continue to take the difficult action
needed to fix our broken asylum system and deliver on what the
British people want – full control of our borders."
Under the legislation, foreign criminals will also be eligible
for removal from Britain up to 12 months before the end of their
custodial sentence, compared to the previous nine months, the
government said.
Britain also plans to expand the types of claims which can be
dealt with in an accelerated appeal from detention, so that more
cases can be resolved before a person is released into the
community.
($1 = 0.7284 pounds)
(Reporting by Kylie MacLellan; Editing by Toby Chopra)
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