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Breaking: UK suspends walk-in service for visa applicants in Nigeria

The United Kingdom has temporarily suspended its Flexi Appointment service, aka the walk-in service, for visa applicants in Nigeria.

 

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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.

 

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This was disclosed in a statement issued on Monday January 10.

 

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The UK said the decision to suspend the service is for the safety of customers.

 

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The statement reads: “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.

 

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“If you have already paid for this service (before 10 January) then you can still benefit from this.

 

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“You should not attend the VAC until it is your allocated appointment time, or you have been contacted by TLS to collect your passport.

 

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“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.

 

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“Where there are extremely compassionate or compelling circumstances (for example, medical emergency), UKVI may consider expediting specific cases.

 

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“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.

 

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“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.

 

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“The staff in the VACs are not involved in the processing of UK visa decisions and are unable to provide updates on your application.”

 

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The UK added that it was working on scheduling more appointments in order to address the large number of applications on student visas.

 

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“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.

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