European governments call this money "reverse remittances". Every year, Western governments distribute several million dollars from poor countries. A report by the organization "Lago Collective".
Tuesday, June 11, 2024
Islamabad (Urdu Point Newspaper Latest - International Press Agency. June 11, 2024) British and European Union countries have lost millions of pounds in fees for the rejected visa applications of Pakistani citizens. This was disclosed in a report published this month. An analytical report released by Lago Collective, a community of researchers, policymakers and designers, shows that 40% of visa applications made by Pakistani nationals to the UK were rejected during 2023, while Pakistani nationals 5.3 million pounds were spent on these visa applications.
According to the report, in the same year, 50% of the requests made by Pakistanis for the countries of the European Commission were rejected, on which the citizens spent 3.344 million euros. These figures were published in collaboration with the EU Observer. U Observer reported that EU governments earn 130 million euros in fees for rejected visa applications, which they call this money (reverse remand).
An analysis compiled by Marta Foresti and Otho Montegaza at Lago Collective shows that in 2023, 13 million euros were spent on rejected visa applications for European Commission countries. In a statement to the English-language journal Dawn, Forrest said that the effects of visa inequality are clearly visible and the world's poorest pay the price. How can you give the name "remittance" because money is being transferred from poor countries to rich countries, we have never heard about this cost while discussing aid and migration.
The proportion of rejected applications received from Pakistan for short-term visas from UK and EU member states is very high, which is around 40%, causing huge cost to the applicants. This is quite surprising in the context of several agreements between Pakistan, the European Commission and the United Kingdom. Foresti, founder of the Lago Collective and senior visiting fellow at ODI, said the challenges for Pakistani nationals in reaching Europe through legal means became tragically clear a year ago when the Greek seas Hundreds of people died due to the overturning of the boat, people have no other option but to travel dangerously.
The total is likely to rise in 2024 as the visa application fee for travel to the EU will increase from 80 to 90 for adults from June 11, the EU Observer report said. It has been reported that the UK has collected 44 million pounds in fees for rejected visas, which are non-refundable regardless of the outcome.
African and Asian countries bear 90 percent of the cost of EU member states' visa refusals. The fee is 100 pounds. Among the countries with the highest rate of rejection of visa application for the UK are Nigeria, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Algeria.
