Applying for a visa from outside the UK: changes to visa centres
Where you go to apply for a UK visa may be changing. There will be changes in the following countries between 24 March and 31 March 2014.
Australia
During March 2014, Visa Facilitation Services Global (VFS Global) will take over running visa application centres in Australia.
New UK visa application centres will open in:
- Sydney
- Melbourne
- Brisbane
- Perth
- Canberra
The British High Commission or British consulates will no longer provide a visa biometric enrolment service. Read full details about applying for a UK visa in Australia.
Biometric appointments in Melbourne
The Melbourne appointment site is down. If you want to attend a biometric apointment in Melbourne, you will need to book an appointment in Sydney. Do not attend that appointment. You can attend VFS Global’s Melbourne office (address below) at the arranged time, and you will be seen by a staff member. UKVI apologises for the inconvenience. We are making every effort to fix this problem and we will update the website as soon as we have news.
Suite 3
Level 13
55 Swanston Street
Melbourne 3000
The Melbourne office opens on 21 March, and will operate Monday to Friday, from 8.30am to 3pm.
South Africa
During March, Teleperformance Ltd will take over running visa application centres in South Africa. The centres are moving premises. Read ‘Changes to UK visa application centres in South Africa’ for more information.
India
The UK has opened two new visa application centres in Mumbai. Visa application centres in India will be moving to new locations throughout March 2014. Read ‘Changes to UK visa application centres in India in March’ for more information about these changes.
Bangladesh
Visa application centres in Bangladesh will also be moving to new locations throughout March 2014. Read ‘UK visa application centres relocating in Bangladesh’ for more information about these changes.
Fiji
From 24 March 2014, the UK visa application centre in Fiji will move to new premises and customers will be have to pay an extra fee to use the visa application service.
Read ‘Changes to UK Visa Application Centre in Fiji’ for more information.
Cambodia
From 24 March 2014, VFS Global will take over running the visa application centre in Phnom Penh. The centre will move to new premises and customers will be charged an extra application fee. Read ‘New UK Visa Application Centre and services in Cambodia’ for more information.
Papua New Guinea
From 24 March 2014, customers in Papua New Guinea will be have to pay a fee to use the visa application service from 24 March 2014.
Read ‘Changes to the UK visa application service in Papua New Guinea’ for more information.
Egypt
From 24 March 2014, Teleperformance Ltd will take over running visa application centres in Egypt. On 25 March 2014, the centre in Cairo will move to:
Infinity Tower
11B El Hegaz Square
Mohandeseen
The cost of making an application in this location will not change.
On 24 March 2014 the centre in Alexandria will move to:
2 Lumumba Street
Bab Sharky
This centre will only open on Sundays, Tuesdays and Thursdays. There will also be a charge, likely to be £59, to use the visa application centre in Alexandria, on top of the visa fee. This will be charged at the point of booking the appointment.
Denmark
From 24 March 2014, Teleperformance Ltd will take over running the visa application centre in Copenhagen.
Read ‘Change of visa application centre in Copenhagen’ for more information.
Netherlands
From 25 March 2014, Teleperformance Ltd will take over running the visa application centre in Amsterdam. The centre will move to:
Regus Amsterdam Sloterdijk Teleport Towers
Kingsfordweg 151
1043GR Amsterdam
Read ‘Important changes to UK visa application process in the Netherlands’ for more information.
Turkey
From 24 March 2014, Teleperformance Ltd will take over running the visa application centres in Turkey. The visa application centres in Turkey will move premises.
Read ‘Important information for UK visa applicants’
Lebanon (Beirut)
From 26 March 2014, Teleperformance Ltd will take over running the visa application centre in Beirut. From this date the centre will move to the following address:
Building 201 - 2nd Floor
Al Maarad Street
Downtown
Beirut
Lebanon
Read ‘Changes to the UK visa application process in Lebanon’ for more information.
Sweden
From 26 March 2014, Teleperformance Ltd will take over running the visa application centre in Sweden.
The centre will move to:
Regus Stockholm Solna Business Park
Svetsarvägen 15 2tr
SE - 171 41 Solna
Read ‘Visa Application Centre Moving to Solna’
Estonia
From 28 March 2014, Teleperformance Ltd will take over running our visa application centre in Tallinn.
Read ‘Changes to UK Visa Application process in Estonia’ for more information.
Mongolia
On 31 March 2014, VCS Global will take over running the visa application centre in Ulaanbaatar. The centre will move to new premises and customers will be charged an extra application fee. Read ‘Changes to the UK visa service in Mongolia’ for more information.
Jordan (Amman)
From 31 March 2014, Teleperformance Ltd will take over running the visa application centre in Amman and the centre will move to:
Al-Husseini Group Commercial Building (8th floor)
Zahran Street (between 7th/8th Street)
Amman
11821 Jordan
Read ‘Changes to the UK visa application process in Jordan’ for more information.
Iceland
From 31 March 2014, Teleperformance Ltd will take over running the visa application centre in Reykjavík. The centre will move from the British Embassy in Reykjavík to:
Radisson Blu Saga Hotel
Hagatorg
107 Reykjavík
The final day for appointments at the Embassy will be 24 March 2014.
Read ‘UK Visa Applications in Iceland’ for more information.
Botswana
From 31 March 2014, FedEx will take over running the visa application centre in Gaberone. The centre will move and there will be an extra application fee.
Read ‘Changes to UK Visa application process in Botswana’ for more information.
Namibia
From 27 March 2014, Teleperformance will take over running the visa application centre in Windhoek. The centre will move and there will be a charge to use it.
Read ‘Windhoek visa application centre is moving offices’ for more information.
Thailand
From 31 March 2014, the UK visa application centre in Bangkok will relocate to new premises at:
Trendy Office Building
28th Floor
Sukhumvit Road Soi 13
Klongtoey Nua
Wattana,
Bangkok
Thailand 10110
The current visa application centre will close Thursday 27 March. Customers will not have access to the visa application centre on Friday 28 March or Saturday 29 March. Read ‘UK Visa Application Centre is moving to new location’ for more information.