Further to my previous Blogs we now have a better understanding of the new process following a meeting at India House on Wednesday (18 March). Although the High Commission of India announced the introduction of biometrics at the same time as the personal appointments they explained that the two aspects have different time scales. The personal appointments are now in place - the biometric requirements will follow at a later date (still to be announced). As visa applicants are not required to give their fingerprints etc at the appointment this means that each individual does not have to attend their own appointment. This is very good news as it means that one person can attend the appointments for the whole family/group. Better still, they can use the services of a Visa Agency who can attend the appointments on your behalf. Use of a Visa Agency is the preferred method for most of our customers.
It is still early days in this process and we hope
that the systems will become more steam-lined. Currently each appointment needs
to be made separately and there is no guarantee that you will be allocated consecutive
appointments. This means that one person
in the group may have a morning appointment and the other an afternoon one – or
worse on a different day.
Below is a link to the Press Release circulated
today:
https://www.hcilondon.in/press.php?id=200
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