British High Commission To Resume Visa Application in Nigeria

FUNSHO AROGUNDADE

The British High Commission in Nigeria has announced plans to resume visa processing in the country.

In a public statement by the British High Commission in Abuja on Thursday, July 9, it revealed that the High Commission will soon begin receiving visa applications from Nigerians who want to travel to the United Kingdom.

It said that Nigerians who want to visit the United Kingdom can do so as soon as the international flight operations resume in the country.

“We know there are many Nigerian nationals hoping to be able to travel to the UK when flights resume, both for employment and to see family members,” the statement read in part.

“UKVI are working closely with TSL contact, our commercial partner, to reopen visa application centres that were suspended due to COVID-19. UK visa application centres are reopening in phased manner globally when it is safe to do so and when we can operate an effective service.

“TSL contact are putting appropriate measures in place and working hard to reopen in Nigeria. We will share details of when VACs will reopen soon,”

The Nigerian Government had shut down the airports to both domestic and international flight operations in March as part of measures to contain the spread of the coronavirus disease.

Following the gradual resumption of domestic flight operations, Nigerians are expecting that international flight operations might be resuming soon.