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Embassy Closures

The following Embassies have national or local holidays whithin the next 10 days and may be closed:

03/07/2009
United States	Embassy closed

03/07/2009
Belarus	Embassy closed

06/07/2009
Zambia	Embassy closed

07/07/2009
Zambia	Embassy closed

Embassy & Visa News

Italy
The Italian Embassy now uses a processing center for its visa operation.If you require a visa for Italy please phone 0871 376 0023 to make an appointment.

USA
All travellers seeking to travel under the Visa Waiver Program must pre-apply for authorisation to travel using the Electronic System for Travel Authorisation (ESTA). Visa Swift can apply on your behalf.Please contact us for details.

Chinese District Restrictions
The Chinese Consulate General in Manchester have instructed that applicants who live or work in the following consular districts should apply through Manchester.They are Derbyshire, Durham , Greater Manchester, Lancashire, Merseyside, Yorkshire, South Yorkshire, West Yorkshire and Tyne and Wear Applicants who live or work in the consular districts of Scotland and Northern Ireland should apply for visas through the Chinese Consulate General in Edinburgh

Russia
The Russian embassy will now only accept their new online application forms.Please click Russia in our embassy websites section for details.The Visa Swift cut off time for applications that need next day lodging is 4pm.

China
The normal service takes four days. The fastest service available is an express three day service and all applications need to be lodged before 12 noon. Please note that the embassy will no longer consider the withdrawal of an application once it has been lodged.

India
We can now lodge at India five days a week. We operate a cut off time of 4.30pm for all Indian visa applications to be lodged next day.

Travel Warnings

The British Foreign & Commonwealth Office has issued travel warnings for the following countries:

Afghanistan

Albania

Algeria

Angola

Azerbaijan

Bangladesh

Burundi

Cameroon

Central African Republic

Chad

Colombia

Comoros

Congo

Congo, Democratic Republic

Cote D’Ivoire

Djibouti

Ecuador

Eritrea

Ethiopia

Georgia

Guatamala

Guinea

India

Indonesia

Iran

Iraq

Israel

Kenya

Lebanon

Liberia

Libya

Mali

Niger

Nigeria

Pakistan

Philippines

Russian Federation

Rwanda

Somalia

Sri Lanka

Sudan

Thailand

Uganda

Uzbekistan

Yemen

Zimbabwe

Please check with VisaSwift or the relevant embassy for more information.