The British High Commissioner for India, Sir James Bevan KCMG on Wednesday formally opened the UK & Ireland’s new Visa Application Centre (VAC) in Connaught Place, Delhi.
The new VAC is in a more central location, as is in the same campus as the Schengen VAC. This allows customer who are planning a European holiday or business trip the convenience of applying for both the visas simultaneously.
As per the new arrangement, travellers can simply apply for their UK visa, purchase the passport passback service so that they can keep their passport while their UK application is processed, and then go across the hall to the Schengen VAC to apply for their Schengen visa.
Speaking on the development, Sir James Bevan KCMG said:
“Following Prime Minister Modi’s successful visit to the UK last week, we hope that more Indian visitors will be inspired to choose the UK for their next holiday. Not only do Indian visitors benefit our economy (last year they spent £444m in the UK) they take back to India good memories of the UK, which benefits the wider relationship between our two countries.
“We are committed to improving the visa service we offer to Indian customers to make it as straightforward as possible to apply for a visa and the opening of this new Visa Application Centre is another example of the improvements we are making.”