Nigerian Visa Processing Now Takes 6 Weeks UK
It was announced on Tuesday by the British High Commission in Nigeria that the visa and immigration procedure for applicants wishing to go to the United Kingdom would take six weeks.
The official Twitter account of the British High Commission in Nigeria, which was established by the UK Visas and Immigration office. Officials from the UKVI office have said that they are aiming to reduce the current processing time to as short a period as feasible.
Because of unexpected demand across all visa facilities, which is a result of the effect of the Covid-19 outbreak and worldwide travel restrictions, the processing time for visas has increased significantly.
What the Visas and Immigration Department of the United Kingdom has to say
The following is the text of the announcement from the UKVI: “United Kingdom Visas and Immigration is seeing fluctuating demand across all visa routes as a result of the continued effect of COVID-19 and global travel restrictions.
The processing time for standard visitor visa applications is around six weeks on average. In order to make the present processing time as short as possible, the UK Visas and Immigration department is working hard to minimize it. When making travel plans, it is important to keep this in consideration.”
UKVI advised applicants against making unnecessarily frequent visits to Visa Application Centres (VACs) unless they were specifically invited to do so, and stated that applicants whose passports were ready for collection would be contacted by officials at the center to arrange pick-up of their documents.
Although it indicated that exceptional compassionate or compelling situations such as medical emergency would be considered, it also noted that there would be an additional expense associated with doing so.
“It said,” the document claimed. “It stated, “It stated, “It stated, “Once the Visa Application Centre (VAC) has informed you that your passport is available for pickup, you will be called. Please do not attend the VAC unless and until you have been requested to do so by the organization “It was said.
If there are exceptionally compassionate or compelling circumstances (for example, a medical emergency), we may consider accelerating individual instances.” Although the threshold for this is very high, each case will be evaluated on its own merits.
For assistance, contact the UK Visas and Immigration Department if your need is really urgent. International consumers should be aware that this is a fee-based service. The company expresses its regret for any trouble this may have caused.
