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Rachael Burford

Everyone visiting UK will need permission and face charge from 2025 as travel visa scheme expands

All visitors to the UK, apart from British and Irish citizens, will need permission to enter the country before coming here by next spring under an expanded travel visa scheme, the Home Secretary announced on Tuesday.

Rules requiring people visiting the UK without a visa to pay £10 will be expanded to include travellers from most countries from November 2024, Home Secretary Yvette Cooper said.

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