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A sig­nif­i­cant in­crease in T&T na­tion­als seek­ing asy­lum in the Unit­ed King­dom (UK) has trigged its gov­ern­ment to im­ple­ment new visa mea­sures.

Ef­fec­tive March 12, Trinida­di­ans seek­ing to trav­el or pass through the UK—Eng­land, Scot­land, North Ire­land and Wales—will now need a visa, in­clud­ing for short vis­its. Pre­vi­ous­ly, Tri­nis were al­lowed visa-free trav­el to the UK.

The an­nounce­ment came from British High Com­mis­sion­er to T&T Jon Dean yes­ter­day.