The British
Government has launched Super Priority Visa Service in Nigeria to allow
customers to process their applications within 24 hours.
The
British High Commission, on its website, said the new service was to
particularly meet the needs of those who required urgent service to travel.
The
High Commission quoted the British High Commissioner, Paul Arkwright, as
welcoming the introduction of the Super Priority Visa service in Nigeria.
“I am
pleased to see the Super Priority Visa service being launched in Nigeria.
“This
comes with an additional cost but is designed to give greater flexibility to
our customers and underlines our strong commitment to make improvements to the
visa services we offer.
“We
expect this new service to be particularly useful for business. We understand
that business opportunities and urgent requirements can arise at very short
notice.
“We
recognise this and want to facilitate such travel to the UK with this new
super-fast service”, Arkwright said.
The
High Commission said the introduction of the service allowed customers greater
flexibility to choose from a number of visa products to meet their needs.
“It is
offered alongside our current Priority Visa (front of queue processing five to
seven-day) and standard (15-day) services.
“The UK
is the only European country to offer a visa decision in 24 hours.
“The
Super Priority Visa service is aimed largely at key business customers and
those needing to travel urgently by providing a visa decision for collection at
the Visa Application Centre the working day following submission.”
It said
the service costs 750 Pounds in addition to the visa fee and would be available
to eligible customers applying in the Abuja and Lagos Visa Application Centres.
The
High Commission said those applying in the “Visitors” or “Points Based System
Tier 4” are eligible to use the Super Priority Service.
It said
appointments are available from Mondays to Thursday from 8.30 a.m. to 10 a.m.
and Fridays from 8.30 a.m. to 9 a.m. at the Abuja and Lagos centres only.
“Extending
the Super Priority Visa service to Nigeria is another example of how the UK is
leading the world in the provision of premium visa services for those coming to
the UK to visit, do business or study.’’
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