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Algeria Embassy will be closed on the 12th of December.
Indonesia Embassy will be closed on 2nd of January.
Nigeria Embassy will be closed on the 31st of December.
Angola Embassy closure of services during the holidays.
The Angola Embassy
will be closed from 23/12/2019 and services will be reopened on 06/01/2020.
Last day to submit any visa applications will be
the 17/12/2019.
Change made
Safety and security (Mozambique border) – factual update on cross-border
tension; Entry requirements (Visas) – factual update on obtaining e-visas.
The JAPAN Embassy is closed on
30th and 31st December 2019
Please find the dates for the express and standard service application during our Bank Holidays. Also please be advised that our courier DX is not collecting the passports from us on 26th December.
Date of submission |
Normal service |
Express service |
29.11.2019 |
27.12.2019 |
|
02.12.2019 |
30.12.2019 |
|
03.12.2019 |
31.12.2019 |
|
04.12.2019 |
09.01.2020 |
|
05.12.2019. |
10.01.2020 |
|
06.12.2019 |
13.01.2020 |
|
09.12.2019 |
14.01.2020 |
|
10.12. 2019 |
15.01.2020 |
|
11.12.2019 |
16.01.2020 |
|
12.12.2019 |
17.01.2020 |
|
13.12.2019 |
20.01.2020 |
|
16.12.2019 |
21.01.2020 |
|
17.12.2019 |
22.01.2020 |
|
18.12.2019 |
23.01.2020 |
|
19.12.2019 |
24.01.2020 |
|
20.12.2019 |
27.01.2020 |
26.12.2019 |
23.12.2019 |
28.01.2020 |
27.12.2019 |
24.12.2019 |
29.01.2020 |
30.12.2019 |
26.12.2019 |
30.01.2020 |
31.12.2019 |
27.12.2019 |
31.01.2020 |
31.12.2019 |
30.12.2019 |
03.02.2020 |
09.01.2020 |
31.12.2019 |
04.02.2020 |
09.01.2020 |
Kindly note that Russia visa application centre will be closed December 25th and 1st - 8th January 2020 due to public holidays in Russia.
Please do not hesitate to contact us if we can be of any further assistance.
For further information please visit our website http://ru.vfsglobal.co.uk or contact our call centre on 0905 889 0149 (calls to the premium rate number cost 55 pence per minute in addition to your normal network charges). Alternatively please see other contact details here: http://ru.vfsglobal.co.uk/contact_us.html
Portable Biometric service: apply from your home or office! For more information please contact us – portablebio@vfshelpline.com
For Pre-check service: check your documents before your visit! Please contact us - precheck.lon@vfshelpline.com
For Concierge service: for All inclusive visa service please contact us – cvs.ruuk@vfsglobal.com
Change made
Summary – factual update on consular support in Lesotho.
Time updated
4:20pm, 27 November 2019
Change made
Summary – addition of information on South African Airways cancelled flights,
relaxed requirements for travelling with children under the age of 18 and scams
targeted at British national.
CHRISTMAS CLOSURES 2019:
LAST DAY WILL BE MONDAY 23RD DECEMBER 2019
any visas lodged on this will be treated as an EXPRESS service.
CLOSED Tues 24/12/19 REOPEN Monday 6/01/2020
Should you have any urgent visas required through this time, please email us and we will try to assist you.
Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year
Kind regards
The Consulate of the Congo Brazzaville
Lower Ground
23 Austin Friars
London
EC2N 2QP
Tel:
0203 542 5353
Email:
Website:
http://consulateofthecongobrazzaville.co.uk/Equatorial Guinea
Hotel confirmation is now required for visa applications from today and three sets of all the paperwork, 11/11/2019.
Russia Embassy will be closed on the 4th of November.
Angola Embassy will be closed on the 11th of November.
Bangladesh Embassy will be closed on the 16th December.
Democratic Republic of the Congo travel advice
Change made
Summary – revised information on Ebola outbreak.
Following the latest European Council summit on Brexit, a further delay has been agreed to the UK’s departure from the European Union to Thursday 31 October 2019, at the latest.
This removes the threat of no-deal in the short-term, provided that the European Parliamentary elections take place as laid out in the Statutory Instrument that has been approved by Parliament, and covers the entire Summer season.
The Brexit extension provides certainty that people will be able to continue to travel to the European Union exactly as they do today, at least until the end of October 2019.
Advice for Members
We are also recommending that Members continue with contingency planning, as the no-deal scenario remains a possibility later in the year. We will continue to update our advice to Members in the coming weeks.
There is comprehensive advice and information for Members regarding Brexit available within the Member zone on ABTA.com https://www.abta.com/member-zone
Advice for Customers
The relevant extract of the information is below for your reference:
Home Office proposes changes to passport application fees
The Home Office has outlined plans to introduce different passport fees for online and postal applications as part of its push to increase the use of online services.
Under the plans, online applications, which are available to all UK-based applicants, will increase in line with inflation, taking the total from £72.50 to £75.50 for adults and £49 for children. Postal applications will increase by £12.50 to £85 for adults and £58.50 for children, reflecting the increased costs of processing postal applications compared to online applications.
The proposals, once approved by Parliament, are planned to come into force on 27 March 2018.
For more details see https://www.gov.uk/government/news/home-office-proposes-changes-to-passport-application-fees