Ghana has been put on a list of “High-Risk” African and Asian countries whose citizens would be required to deposit £3,000(GHC 9,000) cash bond when they apply for a British visa. The money would be forfeited if they overstay. Controversially, the move is targeted only at people from non-white Commonwealth countries as part of the Tory-led government’s resolve to drastically cut down on immigration levels. A similar attempt by Canada had to be abandoned amid protests that it was discriminatory. According to The Sunday Times, the scheme — aimed at preventing abuse of immigration rules — will initially cover Ghana,Nigeria,Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nigeria and India. “This countries have been designated ‘high-risk’ countries, from which visitors aged over 18 on six-month visit visas will be forced to pay the £3,000 from November 2013. The countries are being targeted by the Home Office(UKBA) because of the high volume of visitor visa applications and relatively high lev