Hi,

Thanks for your replies.

If the person is coming to the UK they must apply for a visitor’s visa. In order to get a visitor’s visa they must show that they have enough money to cover the costs of their stay in terms of living expenses and accommodation. This is done by producing financial information (eg. Bank statements) to the UKBA and submitting them with the visa application.

In order to get on the airplane and disembark in the UK they are NOT required to physically have this money on them. It is sufficient for them to simply carry records of the monies they have (ie. current bank statements) because the checks on the money side have already been done in applying for the visa.
They are not required to pay any money to anyone once the visa has been obtained. There are a number of scams in this area where people attempt to extort money by claiming that unless a certain sum if given to someone else they will not be permitted to travel. This is not true and if this is what is asked of the person then they should NOT hand over any money

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