VFS office closure
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VFS office closure
VFS is temporarily closed due to the virus. Does anyone have any info on when it might reopen? I want to get on with a UK visa app and it's the only thing holding me up.
They must be losing loads of money, I would have thought they would not be keen on closure.
They must be losing loads of money, I would have thought they would not be keen on closure.
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What is the point of getting a uk visa when you can't get a flight? AFAIK you can only apply 3 months before and with lockdown extended a furhter 3 weeks, and no non-eu traveleers allowed into most parts of the EU it would be a waste of money I thinkTerry Fishsauce wrote: ↑Sat Apr 18, 2020 1:53 am VFS is temporarily closed due to the virus. Does anyone have any info on when it might reopen? I want to get on with a UK visa app and it's the only thing holding me up.
They must be losing loads of money, I would have thought they would not be keen on closure.
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The UK isn't in the EU, it left earlier this year. There is no ban on anyone entering the UK from any country, it's completely open.
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Re: VFS office closure
What's VFS ?
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Correct. Also, the UK doesn’t have any testing or quarantine requirements at the moment for incoming passengers.Terry Fishsauce wrote: ↑Sat Apr 18, 2020 5:19 pm The UK isn't in the EU, it left earlier this year. There is no ban on anyone entering the UK from any country, it's completely open.
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Re: VFS office closure
It's a company that the UK government uses as a middle man for its visas.
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Just to confirm the office open.
However, it is still an absolute joke operation run by clown shoes. After taking a long time to get an appointment, a new thing, on this it actually used to be sort of okay, I was reintroduced to the ineptitude only possible from anything remotely connected to the British Embassy.
I turned up for my appointment this morning for a basic passport renewal, and told I couldn't take my laptop or phone into the office - no problem I thought, last time I was there a few years back I put it in the locker outside and got on with the other painful processes inside the office. Today? No dice! There is no longer a security dude who you can leave valuables with - even your phone. So if you go alone without anyone to hang around outside for you holding your phone, you're absolutely f8ked. What a company. If anyone knows who runs this shit show, I'd love to know. My complaints are met by the generic "VFS Global apologises ..."... "Yours Sincerely, VFS Global". Faceless. Clueless.
However, it is still an absolute joke operation run by clown shoes. After taking a long time to get an appointment, a new thing, on this it actually used to be sort of okay, I was reintroduced to the ineptitude only possible from anything remotely connected to the British Embassy.
I turned up for my appointment this morning for a basic passport renewal, and told I couldn't take my laptop or phone into the office - no problem I thought, last time I was there a few years back I put it in the locker outside and got on with the other painful processes inside the office. Today? No dice! There is no longer a security dude who you can leave valuables with - even your phone. So if you go alone without anyone to hang around outside for you holding your phone, you're absolutely f8ked. What a company. If anyone knows who runs this shit show, I'd love to know. My complaints are met by the generic "VFS Global apologises ..."... "Yours Sincerely, VFS Global". Faceless. Clueless.
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Re: VFS office closure
last time i went i was allowed to take my phone inside just not allowed to use it. I am not sure what they expect you to do if you cannot take it in and also have no where to leave it
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VFS are one of those hopelessly inept, utterly useless organisations that seem to survive like cockroaches. I fully believe that they are utilised as an actual bottle neck to slow things down deliberately.
They’ve been spreading their influence globally, and I’ll happily conclude that they do so with the aid of brown envelopes suitably stuffed.
They’ve been spreading their influence globally, and I’ll happily conclude that they do so with the aid of brown envelopes suitably stuffed.
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Re: VFS office closure
Is there much benefit over sending the application yourself?
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