The British High Commissioner to Ghana, Harriet Thompson says the waiting time to get visas to travel to the United Kingdom (UK) is reducing.
In a yet-to-air interview on JoyNews' The Probe, she announced the return of the UK's priority service and apologised for the situation regarding the waiting time.
“I am really pleased to say the priority visa service is back in Ghana and that is across all of the categories ....the waiting times are coming down, I am sorry about the length of time that has been taken to the UK recently," she said.
The UK Commissioner explained that the wait is due to the enormous pressures on the system caused by the Afghanistan crisis a year ago.
She added that another situation accounting for the wait is the Russian invasion of Ukraine “wanting to be able to bring refugees to the country quickly” to seek asylum.
Moving forward, she noted that the wait is “now on an average of 5 weeks.”
“But I want to make sure people know that they can apply for their visa up to three months before they expect to travel and the visa will then start from when the travel actually happens so there is no need to leave it until you’ve got your tickets booked,” she added while advising travellers to obtain a visa before purchasing a ticket. “
Latest Stories
-
Green Ambassadors Programme empowers Accra’s young girls as climate leaders
13 mins -
UNEP’s 2024 adaptation gap report calls for urgent action on climate finance at COP29
22 mins -
Hollywood actor Oris Erhuero helped us buy our first camera -Twindontbeg
27 mins -
I started smoking marijuana when I was 13 years old – Nigel Gaisie
39 mins -
2024 WASSCE: WAEC fears results will be delayed due to GH₵166m debt owed them by gov’t
53 mins -
Shaping The Future: Launch of new development guidelines to strengthen Ghana’s Development Goals
1 hour -
Give GH₵2 billion to creatives to produce anti-galamsey content – Paul Gee to government
1 hour -
Kwame Owusu Danso decries widening rent deficit, promises lasting solution with Alan Kyerematen
1 hour -
Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu did a better job as leader than Afenyo-Markin – Political Sociologist
1 hour -
Camfed Association empowers thousands of young Ghanaians with education and skill development support
1 hour -
GIZ and stakeholders’ partner to advance Inclusive Business and Green Economy
2 hours -
Golden Jubilee celebration: MUSIGA to host all-women festival
2 hours -
FWSC recovers GH₵348m from fraudulent payroll entries
2 hours -
The Pitch Hub, bp celebrate the graduation of 26 entrepreneurs from the bp Innovation Factory Program
2 hours -
ADB lauds climate-resilient agricultural initiatives in Ghana
2 hours