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T 10370/10370/378
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The Under-Secretary of State,”
Foreign Office,
London, S.W.1.
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FOREIGN OFFICE,
S.W. 1.
17th September, 1931.
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Sir,
With reference to your letter No. 82848/31 of the 17th
ultimo relative to the proposed revision of the fees charged
in Hongkong for the grant of visas and the issue, endorsement
and renewal of passports, I am directed by the Marquess of
Reading to inform you that, in His Lordship's opinion, it is
highly desirable that the Hongkong administration should
adhere to the scale of fees for visas which was fixed by the
Paris Conference on Passports, Customs Formalities and Through
Tickets of 1920. With regard to the fees in connexion with the
issue, renewal and endorsement of passports, I am to inform
you that there can be no objection to the proposed increase
since the new charges cannot be said to be of a fiscal character
which would be contrary to the recommendations of the Paris
your
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Conference.
2.
I am to add, with reference to paragraph 3 of the
Governor's despatch enclosed in your letter, that a number of
foreign governments continue to charge British subjects visa
fees in excess of the standard charges as recommended by the
Paris Conference. A list of countries against whose nationals
retaliatory charges have been authorised is enclosed. I am to
observe that this list is liable to alteration from time to
time in accordance with the manner in which foreign governments
vary their regulations in this respect. When any alteration
is
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is made in the practice of this country, the change is
notified to His Majesty's Consular and Passport Control
Officers concerned by means of a circular despatch, copies
of which are forwarded to your department as issued.
I am,
Sir,
Your obedient Servant,
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LIST SHOWING VISA FEES LEVIED, CHARGED BY THE PASSPORT OFFICE IN THE CASE OF NATIONALS OF CERTAIN COUNTRIES WHOSE VISA FEES FOR BRITISH SUBJECTS ARE IN EXCESS OF THE STANDARD FEES OF FRANCS 10 AND FRANC 1 GOLD.
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AFGHAN.
Valid for 12 months. Transit.
BOLIVIA.
BRAZIL.
BULGARIA.
Valid for 12 months. Transit.
Transit and non-transit good only for a single journey.
Valid for single journey both ordinary & transit.
Fcs.15 gold) To be given Fcs. 1 gold) without charge.
10/-. 10/-.
4 milreis gold
U. S. currency $2.20.
Fcs. 12 gold.
COLOMBIA.
Valid for 12 months. Transit.
£1.
£1.
CHILE.
Valid for 12 months. Transit.
18/-.
18/-.
COSTA RICA.
Valid for 12 months. Transit.
ECUADOR.
GREECE.
HUNGARY.
Valid for 12 months, also
transit 12 months.
Transit visa valid for 12 months.
Valid for single journey. Valid for any number of journeys for 12 months. Transit visa.
To be given without charge.
Valid for 12 months. Transit.
g3 U.S. currency = 12/6d. Fcs. 1 gold.
£1. 10. 0.
Fcs. 1 gold.
8/-.
£1. 3. 4/3d.
PALESTINE.
PANAMA.
£1. 4/-.
PERU.
Valid for 12 months. Transit.
£1. £1.
PERSIA.
Valid for single journey. Transit.
Fcs. 10 gold. Fcs.
1 gold.
POLAND.
Valid for 12 months. Transit.
Fcs. 20 gold. Fcs. 2 gold.
PORTUGAL.
Valid for 12 months. Transit.
£1.
£1.
ROUMANIA.
Transit visa valid for
one journey within 60 days. Fcs. 1 gold.
RUSSIA
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