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Algeria Embassy will be closed on the 12^th of December.

Indonesia Embassy will be closed on 2^nd of January.

Nigeria Embassy will be closed on the 31^st 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.

Tanzania travel advice

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 30^th  and 31^st  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 26^th December.

Kindly note that Russia visa application centre will be closed December 25^th and 1^st - 8^th 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

Lesotho travel advice

Change made
Summary – factual update on consular support in Lesotho.

Time updated
4:20pm, 27 November 2019

South Africa travel advice

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: 

rcbuk11@gmail.com

Website: 

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 4^th of November.

Angola Embassy will be closed on the 11^th of November.

Bangladesh Embassy will be closed on the 16^th 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