Premium Visa Application Centres for those seeking to travel to the United Kingdom have been opened in Enugu and Port Harcourt.
The development was announced on Monday by the UK Home Office, and it was revealed that the new centres are located at Omedel Luxury Hotel in Enugu and Hotel Presidential in Port Harcourt.
According to the statement, the centres will address the increasing demand for UK visas from Nigeria, particularly during the summer travel season.
It added that appointments can be made via online booking on the VFS Global website.
The centres in Enugu and Port Harcourt complement the existing UK Visa Application Centres in Abuja, Ikeja, and Victoria Island, Lagos, which have been operational since November 2024.
Speaking on the opening, UK Minister of State at the Home Office, Rt. Hon. Lord Hanson said, “The government is pleased to be able to reopen the Premium Visa Application Centres in both Port Harcourt and Enugu.
“In 2024, we received more than 230,000 visa applications from Nigerian nationals across all visa routes, and these new premium application centres will provide greater convenience for applicants in and around Enugu and Rivers State, demonstrating the importance of the UK-Nigeria relationship in these markets as well as Nigeria as a whole.”
“We are pleased to open the additional, conveniently located touchpoints for our UK visa customers in the form of the recently opened Premium Application Centres in Enugu and Port Harcourt, Nigeria, which help us cater to a larger number of travellers to the UK.
“Our customers will continue to enjoy the same comfort, convenience, and best-in-class services at these locations that they do at our Visa Application Centres in Abuja and Lagos,” Alok Singhal, Head of Sub-Saharan Africa at VFS Global, added.