FROM March 12, Trinidad and Tobago citizens who want to visit the UK will be required to apply for a visa.

In a statement on the morning of March 12, the British High Commission, Port of Spain, said the UK government announced that with immediate effect, all nationals of TT will need a visa before travelling to the UK, including on short visits.

This comes as the UK notes a "significant increase" in the number of TT nationals going to the UK as visitors, "only to claim asylum on arrival, constituting a misuse of the immigration system.