The UK's hassle-filled visa system is sending mixed messages to Chinese tourists


Skift Take

U.S. officials have to be breathing a sigh of relief that the Brits are acting so poorly towards would-be visitors -- it's enough to make those long lines for a U.S. visa seem not so bad after all.

The Government’s immigration agency is sending out conflicting messages to foreign visitors that the UK is both open and closed for business, according to a think tank.

Rules governing the UK’s tourist visa system for Chinese nationals give the impression that the UK Border Agency is more concerned with preventing illegal immigration than welcoming the Chinese