<p>Terming as "deterrent factor" the UK government's plans to collect a hefty bond of Rs 2.75 lakh from Indian visitors, the government today said it will make all diplomatic efforts to negate the impact on Indian students going there.<br /><br /></p>.<p>"... I agree that this would be a deterrent factor. But I hope that it is only temporary deterrent. We will make all diplomatic efforts to ensure that there is no hindrance to student mobility," HRD Minister M M Pallam Raju said reacting to a query on the UK government's decision.<br /><br />The UK Home Office has announced a pilot scheme under which most visitors from six high-risk Afro-Asian countries, including India, Pakistan and Nigeria, will be required to furnish a 3,000 pounds bond for a six-month visit visa, which they will forfeit if they overstay in Britain.<br /><br />UK's senior politicians across party lines and Indian industry have called "unfair and discriminatory" the UK government's plans to introduce the controversial visa bond scheme.</p>
<p>Terming as "deterrent factor" the UK government's plans to collect a hefty bond of Rs 2.75 lakh from Indian visitors, the government today said it will make all diplomatic efforts to negate the impact on Indian students going there.<br /><br /></p>.<p>"... I agree that this would be a deterrent factor. But I hope that it is only temporary deterrent. We will make all diplomatic efforts to ensure that there is no hindrance to student mobility," HRD Minister M M Pallam Raju said reacting to a query on the UK government's decision.<br /><br />The UK Home Office has announced a pilot scheme under which most visitors from six high-risk Afro-Asian countries, including India, Pakistan and Nigeria, will be required to furnish a 3,000 pounds bond for a six-month visit visa, which they will forfeit if they overstay in Britain.<br /><br />UK's senior politicians across party lines and Indian industry have called "unfair and discriminatory" the UK government's plans to introduce the controversial visa bond scheme.</p>