On Track To Process Visa Applications Within 15 Days: UK Envoy To India
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The High Commissioner underscored that they are now "getting back on track" and dealt with a great surge in demand for student visas, which is 89% up on last year.
The United Kingdom is on track to get back to processing Indian visa applications within its standard 15-day period, said Alex Ellis, the British High Commissioner to India. We are on track to get back to processing 🇮🇳 to 🇬🇧 #visa applications within our standard of 15 days.👉 Student numbers ⬆️ by 89% since last year.👉 Skilled workers visas bring processed faster👉 Focus on improving visitor visa processing times.A long way come, more to go. pic.twitter.com/cjX26mRxs8
"Namaste, quick update on visas. As you know the combination of an unprecedented surge in demand for travel from India to the UK combined with the effects of COVID-19 and the Russian invasion of Ukraine, meant that our visa processing got well outside of a 15-day working standard," Mr Ellis said in a video message.
The High Commissioner underscored that they are now "getting back on track" and dealt with a great surge in demand for student visas, which is 89% up on last year.
