Alex Ellis, British High Commissioner to India, revealed in a tweet that last year UK issued 2,836,490 visas, of which 25 per cent went to India, which is more than to any other country in the world.
Read More »UK on track to get back on 15-day processing of Indian visa applications: Alex Ellis, British High Commissioner to India
Alex Ellis, British High Commissioner to India, has said that the United Kingdom is on track to get back to processing Indian visa applications within its standard 15-day period. He also mentioned that they dealt with a great surge in demand for student visas, which is 89 per cent up on last year.
Read More »No quarantine for Indian travellers to UK fully vaccinated with Covishield or another UK-approved vaccine
Fully vaccinated Indians travelling to the United Kingdom will not be quarantined from October 11, the British High Commissioner to India, Alex Ellis, announced on October 7. Covishield or another UK approved vaccine now accepted by the UK government.”I’ll be cutting 47 destinations from our red list including South Africa, with just 7 countries and territories remaining banned, all others will be included in the “rest of world” category. I’m also making changes so travellers visiting England have fewer entry requirements, by recognising those with fully-vaccinated status from 37 new countries and territories including India, Turkey and Ghana, treating them the same as UK fully vaccinated passengers”added Rt Hon Grant Shapps, Secretary of State for Transport, UK
Read More »UK celebrates living bridge with India over cricket
To coincide with England’s ongoing cricket tour of India, Nijhawan Group, Travel Boutique Online (TBO) Group, Vistara, VFS Global and the UK government organised a cricket tournament at the Warriors Cricket Club in Gurugram. The tournament celebrated the unique living bridge of people who connect the UK and India, including through a shared love for sports and travel. The day saw 10-over matched played between four teams: The British High Commission Lions, and teams representing VFS Global, Vistara and the travel trade. A keen cricketer himself, British High Commissioner to India, Alex Ellis, attended and played in the tournament. At the close of play, the Travel Trade Warriors team was declared winner.
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