The British Excessive Fee in Nigeria on Tuesday stated its visa and immigration course of for candidates searching for to go to the UK will take six weeks.
British Excessive Fee in Nigeria on its official Twitter deal with issued by the UK Visas and Immigration workplace.
The UKVI workplace stated that they’re engaged on decreasing the present processing time as shortly as attainable.
The rise in processing time is because of unpredictable demand throughout all visa centres, a fallout of the impression of the Covid-19 pandemic and the worldwide journey restrictions.
What the UK Visas and Immigration workplace is saying
The assertion from the UKVI reads, “As a result of ongoing impression of COVID-19 and world journey restrictions, UKVI is experiencing unpredictable demand throughout all visa routes.
Customary customer visa functions are taking over a mean of six weeks to course of. UK Visas and Immigration are working to scale back the present processing time as fast as attainable. It’s best to bear this in thoughts when making journey preparations.”
The UKVI suggested candidates towards pointless visits to the Visa Utility Centres (VACs) until they have been invited, stating that candidates whose passports have been prepared for assortment could be contacted by officers on the centre for choose up.
It, nevertheless, said there could be a consideration for terribly compassionate or compelling circumstances equivalent to medical emergencies, though that may come at an additional price.
It stated, “You may be contacted by the Visa Utility Centre (VAC) when your passport is prepared for assortment. Please don’t attend the VAC till you will have been invited to take action,” it stated.
“The place there are extraordinarily compassionate or compelling circumstances (for instance, a medical emergency), we could take into account expediting particular circumstances. Nonetheless, the bar for that is excessive and shall be assessed on a case-by-case foundation.
“In case your request is exceptionally pressing you’ll be able to contact UK Visas and Immigration for assist. Please notice that it is a chargeable service for abroad clients. We apologise for any inconvenience this will likely trigger.”