LONDON:
A new scheme requires foreign nationals entering the UK to provide proof of criminal record checks with which they will be denied entry, according to sources.
The checks are set to be imposed specifically on people applying for entrepreneur and investor visas for which they– along with any dependents– will have to offer criminal record certificates for everywhere they lived in the last ten years.
However, people applying for short term visas are exempt from the requirement as it will be an unreasonable additional check for the millions of visitors to the UK each year.
The schemes are one of the means by which the government is trying to curb foreign national criminals and has been made public to ensure sufficient time is given to applicants to obtain criminal record certificates.
The scheme is expected to be implemented as of September 1.
