New Consular Opening Hours
From 1 April 2014, our consular opening hours were shortened
to allow our staff to better focus on our more vulnerable customers.
Consular Section is now open Monday to Thursday from 8.00am – 12.00pm.
Passport Fees
I am sure that the news that
passport fees have come down in
price will be welcome. Please visit the attached link to see the updated
fees.
Emergency Travel Documents
Please encourage British citizens to renew their passports
in good time to avoid the inconvenience of a renewal/replacement delay and
having to pay an additional $162 for an ETD. Most countries require six
months validity on a travel document and at least two clean pages for entry and
exit stamps including visas. The FCO Travel Advice of the countries
they intend to visit includes information about entry requirements as some
countries do not accept our ETDs.
Teleperformance
Lastly, many of you may have heard that Fedex has been
replaced by Teleperformance as our new commercial partner to handle our visa
operations starting from 1 April 2014. You will be pleased to know that
the Visa Application Centre can now issue Priority Visas in five working days
for an additional £100 equivalent. Payments and submissions are now done
online.
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