This was announced by the British High
Commission in a statement in Abuja on Thursday following the earlier
restriction.
The UK had imposed the restriction of visa
issuance following the decision to bar Nigeria and 10 other countries from
visiting owing to the Omicron variant of the COVID-19.
The statement on Thursday by the British
High Commission said: “UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) will lift the pause on
processing visitor visas in all countries previously on the red list. Due to
extremely high global demand, standard UK visitor visas are currently taking
significantly longer than usual to be processed.
UKVI are working hard to process visitor
visa applications as soon as possible and sincerely apologise to all our
customers affected. Non-visitor visa applications (including student and work
visas) are still being processed within published service standards and we are
working hard to meet customer demand.
“You are not required to book any travel
before applying for a visa, or before a decision is made on your application.”
The British High Commission said those with
urgent need to travel to the UK will still need to apply for a visa in the
usual way, including submitting biometrics at a VAC.
“Applicants should clearly explain the
compelling or compassionate reasons for the visit in their application form and
must alert the VAC staff during biometric submission,” it added.
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