The United Kingdom (UK) has “temporarily suspended” its
flexi appointment service for visa applicants in Nigeria.
The service allows the submission of applications during the
opening hours of the visa application centre (VAC) or before and after the
applicant’s scheduled appointment date.
In a statement issued on Monday, the UK said the decision to
suspend the service is for the safety of customers.
“To protect the safety of customers waiting outside of our
Visa Application Centres, the Flexi Appointment (walk-in) service has been
temporarily suspended. You will not be able to book one of these appointments
online or by turning up at the VAC,” the statement reads.
“If you have already paid for this service (before 10 January) then you can still benefit from this.
“You should not attend the VAC until it is your allocated
appointment time, or you have been contacted by TLS to collect your passport.
“Visa customers who turn up at the VAC significantly before
their appointment will be asked to leave and return at the correct date and
time.
“Where there are extremely compassionate or compelling
circumstances (for example, medical emergency), UKVI may consider expediting
specific cases.
“However, the bar for this is high and will be assessed on a
case-by-case basis. If your request is exceptionally urgent you can contact UK
Visas and Immigration for help. Please note that this is a chargeable service
for overseas customers.
“If you have not yet been contacted by TLS, this means your
application is still being processed by the UKVI team and the VAC will not be
able to assist you.
“The staff in the VACs are not involved in the processing of
UK visa decisions and are unable to provide updates on your application.”
On student visas, the UK said it is working on scheduling
more appointments in order to address the large number of applications.
“We are aware that large numbers of prospective students are
queuing outside of the Visa Application Centre (VAC) to try and secure a visa
appointment,” the statement reads.
“Student applications are being processed within the
customer service standard of 15 working days. To help meet this demand, we are
working hard with TLS to offer additional VAC appointments.”
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