United Kingdom resumes processing of visitor’s visa for Nigerians
The British High Commission has started
issuing visitors Visas to citizens of countries that were previously placed on
the UK red list and this includes Nigeria.
This announcement was made by the U visa and
Immigration that was announced in a statement on Wednesday, December 15.
"From 4:00 am
on 15th December, all countries currently on the red list will be removed. In
line with the lifting of red list restrictions, UK Visas & Immigration
(UKVI) will lift the pause on processing visitor visas in all countries
previously on the red list," the statement reads.
It will be noted that
the Uk government announced on December 6 that it has suspended all Visa applications
from all Red list countries. Here is the reason nwhy those countries were
placed on the red list in the first place.
They
said, "To support the UK Government’s aim to protect public health from
COVID-19 and associated variants of concern (VOC), UK Visas & Immigration
(UKVI) will pause making decisions on visitor visa applications in all red list
countries, including Nigeria until travel restrictions are lifted."
“Visit
visas cover travel to the UK for tourism, visiting family and friends,
undertaking short-term business activities (for example, attending meetings),
undertaking short-term studies (under 6 months), taking part in research or
exchange programs as an academic, medical reason (for example, receiving
private medical treatment).
