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UKvisas website

updated 17 October 2007
updated 14 February 2007
updated 26 July 2006
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21 June 2004

If you are handling immigration casework you need to be familiar with the website of UKvisas, a joint FCO and Home Office department. In October 2003 they held an open forum for MPs' staff with 150 delegates attending to find out more about the entry clearance operation overseas. The feedback from this forum indicated that communications between MPs staff and UKvisas should be improved so that MPs staff can deal with queries from constituents on visa matters more easily.

The website www.ukvisas.gov.uk contains a wealth of useful information about applying for a visa overseas, together with guidance on different application types and an online version of the Diplomatic Service Procedures for Entry Clearance. Here's their Aims and Objectives page (click on it to access the UKvisas website):

Visa News - the newsletter for MPs and their staff

2007	Summer Issue Spring Issue
2006	Autumn/Winter Issue Summer Issue Spring Issue
2005	Winter Issue Summer Issue Spring Issue
2004	Winter Issue Summer Issue Spring Issue

We expect shortly to have a link here to a contact list and information on UKVisas roadshows. Meanwhile, if you need to contact them, you will find all the key numbers on our List of MPs's Hotlines.

For further information and advice see our Guide: Immigration Casework.

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