Pacific Islands Monthly
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Pacific Islands Monthly, 1 June 1967Vol. 38, No. 6

Fiji Relaxes Rule On

p. 119 · Read in the full issue

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Bonds For Yachtsmen

A rule requiring the lodgement of a bond of £lOO from overseas yachts visiting Fiji is to be relaxed. The rule was introduced several months ago (PIM, Mar., p. 115).

A Fiji Government news release of May 10 says bonds or tickets for the onward or return travel of cap tains and crews of visiting yachts will not now be sought unless the immigration authorities have reason to believe, in any particular case, that a yachtsman does not intend to leave the Colony by yacht.

Captains and crew members will be issued with visitors' permits on arrival. The period for which the permits are valid will depend on the funds available to the yachtsmen for their maintenance while in Fiji waters.

The Principal Immigration Officer has been asked to introduce the new system as soon as conveniently possible.

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