*We Africans have to allow them to operate only 'One single British Embassy' in/for* * the whole African Continent.*
*We get nothing but trouble from these chaps !!All their consulates spread all over Africa are just spying and subversion nests.* *And let us always pray to God to give Africa another Idi Amin.* *So called English aristocracy nothing but " feral " , ( Latin for "wild beast"). Too much "kunyunyunta" nonsense.* *It is crucial that we the wananchi have to put real pressure on the African leadership * *to end their slavish ass kissing* *Mitayo Potosi.* On Thu, Sep 25, 2014 at 6:49 AM, Herrn Edward Mulindwa <[email protected]> wrote: > UK moves its visa office to South Africa > <http://www.observer.ug/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33961:-uk-moves-its-visa-office-to-south-africa&catid=34:news&Itemid=114> > > MONDAY, 22 SEPTEMBER 2014 00:51 > > WRITTEN BY EDWARD SSEKIKA > > Visas to the UK to take longer than usual > > Ugandans intending to travel to the United Kingdom will have to wait > longer than usual for a visa, with urgent cases fetching a surcharge of Shs > 420,000. > > According to the new guidelines, the UK government has moved its visa > processing office for east and central Africa from Nairobi to Pretoria, > South Africa. The new guidelines were communicated to members of Parliament > on September 16, 2014 and have been pinned on all notice boards. > > “This is to bring it to your attention, the new guidelines for applying > for visas to the United Kingdom. These have taken immediate effect. Visa > processing has been moved to Pretoria, South Africa. The Nairobi office > will no longer process and handle visas,” the notice reads. > > Previously, all visas for east and central Africa were processed at the > British High Commission office in Nairobi, Kenya. > > “Processing time for [a] visa is strictly a minimum of 15 working days > from the date of submission of the application to the date of receiving a > visa in the Kampala, office,” the guidelines say. > > However, MPs and parliamentary staff eligible for priority applications > can have their visa processed within eight working days from the day of > submitting the application. Although the guidelines don’t define priority > applications, the British High Commission in Nairobi says they include > diplomatic and urgent medical cases. > > According to the new guidelines, priority applicants will have to pay 100 > pounds in addition to the visa fees. Payments for UK visas will be made > online through a visa or MasterCard online transaction. And all applicants > are required to open a personal online account which will be used for > payment purposes. > > “Note that the visa handling centre in Pretoria, handles 17 other > countries and will therefore not be in position to fast-track... or > prioritize applications outside of the official processing period. > Applications should therefore be made well in advance to guarantee visa > issuance on time,” the guidelines read. > > For further information, applicants are advised to contact the protocol > officer, British High Commission, Kampala. However, frequent travellers to > the United States, Canada and other European countries will have their > visas processed in eight working-days from the date of submission. > > “All applicants are advised to indicate contact numbers and email > addresses that are functional such that the visa application centre will be > calling applicants directly when their visas are ready,” the notice reads. > > The guidelines urge MPs, staff or members of the public who regularly > travel to the United Kingdom to apply for long-term visas to avoid > inconveniences which come with sudden travel arrangements. > > The notice doesn’t explain the reasons behind the relocation of visa > processing to South Africa. However, Stephen Burns, the head of > communications at the British High Commission in Nairobi, noted in a notice > dated June 13, 2014, that the relocation is part of UK’s strategic move to > operate few overseas hubs, as London applies austerity measures in its > foreign offices > > On June 13, this year, Britain closed its honorary British consulate > office in Mombasa following security threats. > > > > Thé Mulindwas Communication Group > "With Yoweri Museveni, Ssabassajja and Dr. Kiiza Besigye, Uganda is in > anarchy" > Kuungana Mulindwa Mawasiliano Kikundi > "Pamoja na Yoweri Museveni, Ssabassajja na Dk. Kiiza Besigye, Uganda ni > katika machafuko" > > > > _______________________________________________ > Ugandanet mailing list > [email protected] > http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/ugandanet > > UGANDANET is generously hosted by INFOCOM http://www.infocom.co.ug/ > > All Archives can be found at > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including > attachments if any). The List's Host is not responsible for them in any way. > --------------------------------------- > >
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