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FOREIGN Affairs Minister Dr Amery Browne said the United Kingdom did not discuss its decision to impose a visa on Trinidad and Tobago citizens with the ministry before making the decision.

He said the ministry was told about it on March 10, two days before High Commissioner Jon Dean announced the UK’s decision to impose an immediate visa requirement for TT nationals.

In response to a WhatsApp message from Newsday on March 16, asking whether he could confirm or deny a visit from a UK Home Office team to discuss immigration concerns, Browne responded,