British officials say that a further increase in the number of Czech Roma applying for asylum in Great Britain could lead to the imposition of a visa regime for Czech citizens. London reimposed visa regulations for Slovak citizens last week because of the high number of Roma from Slovakia requesting asylum in Britain in August and September. The British Home Office said on 14 October that in those two months, 1,611 Slovak Roma and 460 Czech Roma requested asylum. The issue is expected to be a major topic of discussion when President Vaclav Havel, Foreign Minister Jan Kavan, and Human Rights Commissioner Petr Uhl make an official visit to London next week. The British ambassador to Prague, David Broucher, was recently quoted on Czech television as saying that Roma have no reason to leave the Czech Republic.