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Embassy Closures

The following Embassies have national or local holidays whithin the next 10 days and may be closed:

27/11/2008
United States  Thanksgiving

28/11/2008
Bulgaria  Embassy closed

28/11/2008
Albania  National Day

01/12/2008
Portugal  Restoration Day


Embassy & Visa News

Chinese District Restrictions
The Chinese Consulate General in Manchester have instructed that applicants who live or work in the following consular districts should apply through Manchester.They are Derbyshire, Durham , Greater Manchester, Lancashire, Merseyside, Yorkshire, South Yorkshire, West Yorkshire and Tyne and Wear Applicants who live or work in the consular districts of Scotland and Northern Ireland should apply for visas through the Chinese Consulate General in Edinburgh
Russia Update
All students,self employed and unemployed applicants must provide three months bank statements when applying for any type of Russian visa.
China Visa Process Changes
The Chinese Embassy has instructed its processing centre to change the visa application process for all services except the normal four day service. Effective from Monday 3rd November 2008 the SAME DAY service no longer exists even for those wishing to apply in person. The EXPRESS TWO DAY service no longer exists even for those wishing to apply in person. The fastest service available will be an EXPRESS THREE DAY service and will be charged the same price as the old two day service. All applications need to be lodged before 12 noon and proof of travel will not now be required for this service. The normal FOUR DAY SERVICE remains the same PLEASE NOTE the embassy will no longer consider the withdrawal of an application once it has been lodged.
France - Update
Please note - children travelling on their own have to apply direct with the embassy.
India - 4.30pm deadline
Due to embassy changes we are now operating a cut off time of 4.30pm for all Indian visa applications to be lodged next day.
Russia - 4pm deadline
We are now operating a cut of time of 4pm for all Russian visa applications for next day lodging. We are able to offer a sameday lodging service but will need to charge a double procurement fee. If you require this service please notify us asap.


Travel Warnings

The British Foreign & Commonwealth Office has issued travel warnings for the following countries:
 
Afghanistan  Albania  
Algeria  Angola  
Azerbaijan  Bangladesh  
Burundi  Cameroon  
Central African Republic  Chad  
Colombia  Comoros  
Congo  Congo, Democratic Republic  
Cote D’Ivoire  Djibouti  
Ecuador  Eritrea  
Ethiopia  Georgia  
Guatamala  Guinea  
Guinea  India  
Indonesia  Iran  
Iraq  Israel  
Kenya  Lebanon  
Liberia  Libya  
Mali  Niger  
Nigeria  Pakistan  
Philippines  Russian Federation  
Rwanda  Somalia  
Sri Lanka  Sudan  
Thailand  Uganda  
Uzbekistan  Yemen  
Zibabwe   

 
Please check with VisaSwift or the relevant embassy for more information.
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