Scheme will next be extended to dozens of EU and European countries and territories on April 2.

Visitors to the UK from dozens of countries, including the United States, Canada and Australia, must now pay to enter Britain after a new visa-waiver entry system took effect.

Visitors to the UK from dozens of countries, including the United States, Canada and Australia, must now pay to enter Britain after a new visa-waiver entry system took effect on Wednesday. Around six million people from the United States, Canada and Australia visit Britain each year, according to the UK government.