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Visa Statistics

The Visa Section has received over 8600 visa applications in the first six months of 2004. Almost 90% of those applications have been issued within 24 hours of receipt of applications.

New Visa Service

We are offering a new service to applicants who meet the following criteria:

· Have two or more previous UK visas (within the last 5 years) and are applying for the same type of visa.

· Students who are sponsored by the Libyan Government to study Higher Studies (Masters/PHD) in the United Kingdom. The students must already have an acceptance letter from the University for the Higher Studies course and have either the appropriate English level (IELTS) or a suitable English course already arranged in the UK in order to achieve the University English language requirements.

If an applicant meets the above criteria, he may submit a completed VAF1, two photograph and the appropriate documentation (including proof of two previous visas if applicable) to the Ground Floor Office using the fast track queue. The papers will be checked and the applicant then needs to pay the appropriate visa fee (on the 24th floor). It is unlikely that s/he will need to be interviewed by a Visa Officer.

New requirements

To allow for the introduction of the new photovignettes, all photographs must meet the following requirements:

· Photograph must have a white background
· Measure 45 x 35 mm
· Be full face forward
· The face must be 3-3.5cm in length

All children included on a parent's passport and who are traveling with the parent must submit 2 photograph per child.

Visa Section