Travellers from Nigeria and other parts of the world applying for United Kingdom’s visa will see significant changes as the United Kingdom is changing its commercial partners for visa applications.

In Nigeria the current visa application handling company TLS Contact will change from November 19 to VSF Global. Other countries switching from TLS Contact to VSF Global include:  Angola, Botswana, Cameroon, Egypt,   Ethiopia, Malawi,   Mozambique,   Namibia, Rwanda,   Senegal,   Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.

According the report from British Home Office, the current changes might impact on applicants who are currently processing of their visa, and advised applicants to be vigilant and informed.

The implications, according to findings include that ‘in some regions, the current provider, TLS Contact, will change to VFS Global. This means applicants may start their visa application with TLS Contact and finish it with VFS Global.’

According to reports visa application impacted by this transition may receive essential emails from both TLS Contact and VFS Global.  They are encouraged to follow these steps:  check emails: Look out for emails from both TLS Contact and VFS Global. These emails may contain instructions for continuing your application process. Applicants are advised to check both spam folder and main folder while the process is on; to verify email authenticity to ensure that the sender’s email address ends with either “@tlscontact.com” or “@vfsglobal.com” to confirm that the email is legitimate. Applicants should also follow Instructions, paying attention to any guidance provided in these communications to proceed with your application.