UK adopts new visa application process for Nigeria

The Embassy of the United Kingdom in Nigeria has adopted a new visa application process for Nigerians.
This was announced on Friday by the British High Commission in a statement.
The spokesperson of the commission, Joe Abuku, said the new process is just a slight change from what obtains at present.
He said: “Visa staff now only need electronic versions of support documents.”
The new process, which takes effect from December 5 for customers applying for a UK visa in Lagos – both at the Victoria Island and Ikeja application cantres – according to Abuku, would see applicants benefitting from digital improvements to the UK visa application process.
He said: “TLS Contact (responsible for UK Visa Application Centres in Nigeria) will scan your supporting documents whilst you’re at the visa application centre, and then return your original documents to you.
“They will then send these (electronic) documents to UKVI, with your passport and application form, and visa officers will consider your application in the usual way.”
In order to avoid delays in the visa application centre, the Commission requested applicants to ensure they complied with all requirements by providing all documents in A4 size, while any other documents smaller or larger than A4 should be photocopied onto A4 sized paper.
While advising all customers to remove any clips or pins from documents before submitting their application, the Commission warned that any torn, crumpled or heavily creased document, which is difficult to photocopy, should be photocopied onto A4 sized paper before they are submitted as they cannot be scanned in such condition.