- The economist, january 2nd 2015, 15:49
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Citizens of..
- America
- Britain
- more riches countries
- Travel without visa
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Countries who need
- China
- India
- Irak
- Afghanistan
- others developing countries
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Travel abroad
- work
- business
- Tourism
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2016
- need visa to visit America
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People who travel to
- Iran
- Irak
- Syria
- Sudan
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The Schengen group
- 26 European countries
- Common visa policy
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Require from India and other countries
- Several months of bank statements
- pay slips
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to visit Britain
- fill 10 pages application
- details of every trip abroad
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VFS Global
- Private company
- Biggest firm
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Part of Kuoni
- Swiss tourism company
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1900 Visa centres
- In 124 countries
- Work for 48 governments
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Have half the market
- 1/3 person
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Concurrent
- SCC 10%
- TLScontact 7%
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job
- collect and verify paperwork
- take fingerprints
- collect fees
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Send to the country
- decide Yes or No
- Sticker in passport
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Advantage to country
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Protects countries
- From terrorists
- Illegal immigrants
- No terrorist
- No crime
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Disadvantage
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Cost a lot
- the EU economy 250,000 jobs
- €12.6 billion a year in lost output