A new Visa Application Center (VAC) in Singapore intends to simplify visa application to five countries: Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
The five countries formed the Five Country Conference (5CC) to address immigration and border security issues of common interest, a statement of VFS Global posted on the travel news site Travel Blackboard said.
VFS Global, whose services were tapped for the VAC, said the key features of the agency are:
- Conveniently located state-of-the art Visa Application Center
- Longer operating hours
- Dedicated counters for applicants and travel agents
- Easy and standard documentation
- Quick and safe biometric enrolments (For UK currently)
- Professional and responsive staff dedicated to handle visa queries
- Dedicated call centre to answer queries and status of application
- Online appointment system and tracking of application status
- Dedicated websites to provide information on visa categories, fees, application forms, etc.
- 100% secure handling of documents and personal information
- SMS alert for visa status update on mobile phones
- Door step delivery of passports
The VAC, which opened on Monday, is located at 20 Cecil Street, #11-02 to 05 Equity Plaza, Singapore.
The VAC is open from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. from Monday to Friday.
The British High Commissioner, Antony Phillipson and UK Border Agency Regional Director: Asia Pacific, Simon Peachey, joined their Australian and New Zealand counterparts to officially open a new shared visa application centre.
British High Commissioner, Antony Phillipson told Travel Blackboard that the use of shared visa application facilities will save costs for the countries belonging to the 5CC “through shared infrastructure and resources.”
Phillipson added that the visa center will “allow us to maintain the very high levels of service we provide to our customers in Singapore and continue to develop new premium products to meet their needs.”
“The cooperation is aimed not only at providing a convenient and seamless visa application process for these countries, but also jointly tackling visa and identity frauds that has plagued the immigration systems from time to time,” the VFS Global statement said.
“By working together under the aegis of the 5CC, the border control agencies will collectively aim to counter some of the common challenges around global migration by sharing best practice and coordinating their response to these challenges,” it continued. - Gian C. Geronimo, VVP, GMA News
New center in Singapore simplifies visa application to five countries
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