Through PTI
NEW DELHI: The United Kingdom is now offering discuss with visas to travellers from India inside of 15 days of receiving packages, British Top Commissioner Alex Ellis mentioned on Friday.
On the identical time, he mentioned a small choice of trickier circumstances take longer time.
“Two months in the past, I mentioned that our goal used to be via the top of the yr to be turning round discuss with visas from India to the United Kingdom inside of our usual time of 15 operating days. The nice information is that the crew has now accomplished it thru implausible paintings right here in Delhi and throughout the entire visa community,” Ellis mentioned in a brief video clip that he posted on Twitter.
“There are nonetheless a couple of circumstances which take longer, the very complicated ones and that’s the reason proper that they do,” he added.
The prime commissioner described sooner visa processing as “just right information”.
“You’ll be able to in fact use the concern visa channel in the event you nonetheless need. We’re turning that round inside of 5 days. And after all we have now a large consumption of pupil visas for the coed consultation beginning in January of subsequent yr,” he mentioned.
The prime commissioner additionally instructed the Indian scholars in need of to pursue research in the United Kingdom to use for visas quickly.
“Please follow as briefly as you’ll be able to as a result of there may be numerous call for and for everybody making use of for visas, just be sure you give you the proper data,” he mentioned.
In a respond to a query within the Lok Sabha, Minister of State for Exterior Affairs V Muraleedharan mentioned 1,20,987 Indian scholars have long past to the United Kingdom for research till October this yr.
“Consistent with the tips registered with the Bureau of Immigration, whilst in 2019, 36,612 Indian scholars went to the United Kingdom, this quantity went as much as 44,901 in 2020 and 77,855 in 2021,” he mentioned.
“The Govt of India assists in keeping itself abreast of all problems which would possibly have an effect on the well-being of Indians out of the country, specifically the scholars. The federal government isn’t acutely aware of any ban being pondered via the Govt of the United Kingdom,” he added.
NEW DELHI: The United Kingdom is now offering discuss with visas to travellers from India inside of 15 days of receiving packages, British Top Commissioner Alex Ellis mentioned on Friday.
On the identical time, he mentioned a small choice of trickier circumstances take longer time.
“Two months in the past, I mentioned that our goal used to be via the top of the yr to be turning round discuss with visas from India to the United Kingdom inside of our usual time of 15 operating days. The nice information is that the crew has now accomplished it thru implausible paintings right here in Delhi and throughout the entire visa community,” Ellis mentioned in a brief video clip that he posted on Twitter.
“There are nonetheless a couple of circumstances which take longer, the very complicated ones and that’s the reason proper that they do,” he added.
The prime commissioner described sooner visa processing as “just right information”.
“You’ll be able to in fact use the concern visa channel in the event you nonetheless need. We’re turning that round inside of 5 days. And after all we have now a large consumption of pupil visas for the coed consultation beginning in January of subsequent yr,” he mentioned.
The prime commissioner additionally instructed the Indian scholars in need of to pursue research in the United Kingdom to use for visas quickly.
“Please follow as briefly as you’ll be able to as a result of there may be numerous call for and for everybody making use of for visas, just be sure you give you the proper data,” he mentioned.
In a respond to a query within the Lok Sabha, Minister of State for Exterior Affairs V Muraleedharan mentioned 1,20,987 Indian scholars have long past to the United Kingdom for research till October this yr.
“Consistent with the tips registered with the Bureau of Immigration, whilst in 2019, 36,612 Indian scholars went to the United Kingdom, this quantity went as much as 44,901 in 2020 and 77,855 in 2021,” he mentioned.
“The Govt of India assists in keeping itself abreast of all problems which would possibly have an effect on the well-being of Indians out of the country, specifically the scholars. The federal government isn’t acutely aware of any ban being pondered via the Govt of the United Kingdom,” he added.