A Premium Application Centre offering personalised services for UK visa applicants, enabling them to submit UK visa applications at short notice, has been opened by the UK Home Office’s commercial service provider VFS Global, in Houston, TX.
(TRAVPR.COM) UK - February 3rd, 2017 -
Premium Application Centre’ offering personalised services for UK visa applicants opens in Houston
A Premium Application Centre offering personalised services for UK visa applicants, enabling them to submit UK visa applications at short notice, has been opened by the UK Home Office’s commercial service provider VFS Global, in Houston, TX.
Customers applying for work, travel or study visas for the UK can now have their visa applications considered within 24 hours following submission of applications at this new Application Centre. The new services are expected to be of particular interest to personnel from the Technology and Energy industry, students and business travellers among other professionals travelling to the UK. The Centre in Houston is the latest to be launched for UK visa applicants after positive response to similar centres opened in New York, Washington, Los Angeles, Miami, Chicago, San Francisco and Boston.
To book appointments or know more about the services offered at the centre, applicants can visit https://www.vfsglobal.co.uk/usa/
Premium Application Centre in Houston: 700 Milam Street, Regus Centre – Suite 1300, Houston, TX 77002. Email: UKHOU_Premium@VFSGlobal.com
The services on offer at the Premium Application Centres are:
- Super Priority Visa Service: Next day processing and return of your visa
- Priority Visa Service: Quicker processing of your visa application within 3 to 5 days
- Flexible appointment choices during regular or prime time appointment slots
- Walk-in Without an Appointment: Walk in without a prior appointment
- Passport and Document Pickup during flexible hours
- Biometric enrolment: Fingerprint, signature, photo and biographic data capture
- Digital Assist: Personalised form-filling services at the centre
- Get it Right Service: Personalised document checking by the centre staff and the opportunity to submit missing documents to the UK Decision Making Centre within prescribed time-frame
- Certification Service: Copies of your original documents are certified by the centre staff, allowing you to submit certified copies instead of your originals
- Courier Service: Express delivery to the UK Decision Making Centre and return courier mail service of your passport and documents to the address of your choice
- SMS Service: Automated real-time messages on the status of your passport and documents at each stage of your application
Commenting on the new centres, Anil Katoch, COO – Americas & Caribbean, VFS Global, said, “The Premium Application Centres are convenient for UK-bound travelers in New York, Washington, Los Angeles, Miami, Chicago, Boston, San Francisco and Houston, who will for the first time be able to get their visas processed within 24 hours. These centres cater to the growing demand for more personalised services for customers who have to make unplanned journeys to the UK or who are under time constraints.”
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The Centres also offer the on-demand services which enables customers to submit applications from the convenience of a location of their choice. Whether it is your worksite, home, university campus or office, VFS Global staff can travel to the desired location to accept applications and enroll biometrics.
ODMV is ideal for individual customers who have demanding schedules and value the personal, private service it provides. In contrast it is perfect for larger groups where bringing the service to you makes the process easier for the group and more cost effective for the company.
For further information on the Premium Service VAC and other services, please visit: http://www.vfsglobal.co.uk/usa
*VFS Global will be responsible only for accepting applications for UK Visas and Immigration. All applications submitted will continue to be assessed and processed by UK Visas and Immigration. Timelines for turnaround of visas are as per the discretion of the authorities.
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