The British High Commission in Nigeria has said that its visa processing for applicants seeking to visit the United Kingdom will now take a maximum of six weeks.
The high commission in Nigeria disclosed this through its official Twitter handle issued by the UK Visas and Immigration office.
The commission says "it is working on reducing the current processing time as fast as possible."
"The increase in processing time is due to unpredictable demand across all visa centers, a fallout of the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic and the global travel restrictions." It says.
The UK Visa and Immigration, UKVI in its statement says, "due to the ongoing impact of COVID-19 and global travel restrictions, UKVI is experiencing unpredictable demand across all visa routes."
"Standard visitor visa applications are taking an average of six weeks to process. UK Visas and Immigration are working to reduce the current processing time as fast as possible. You should bear this in mind when making travel arrangements.”
Applicants have however been advised against unnecessary visits to the Visa Application Centres (VACs) unless they were invited.
The UKVI emphasized that applicants whose passports were ready for collection would be contacted for pick up.
"There would be a consideration for extremely compassionate or compelling circumstances such as medical emergencies, although that would come at an extra cost." The commission stated.
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