With the high demand for visas and the global geopolitical situation putting pressure on diplomatic permit systems, the UK will open an information session for Mexican students who want to travel to that country.
The British Embassy in Mexico will hold a virtual question-and-answer session on Wednesday 13 July at 12 noon. (Central Mexico time), exclusively to answer student visa applicants’ questions.
The British Embassy informed that interested persons will be able to access the session through the link https://bit.ly/qavisas1307 .
To consult all necessary requirements for obtaining student visas, as well as resolve specific doubts for visa applicants, entry is requested to the website: http://bit.ly/studentvisasUK .
The British government has indicated that there is significant operational pressure across the UK Visas and Immigration network, due in large part to the impact of the global geopolitical situation.
Added to this is an unpredictable application that builds context for existing visa applications with an average of four weeks to be processed.
Therefore, for Mexican students planning to study in the UK this year, it is important that they start the visa process before August.
According to British law, Mexican nationals are exempted from tourist visas for a maximum period of 6 months, however, in case the person wants to study in the UK for more than 6 months in the academic year to start, your process should start in this month of July.
August is the month with the highest global demand for student visa applications, so there may be a delay in receiving the diplomatic decision.
The headquarters said priority and super priority visa services are currently unavailable in Mexico due to the impact of the pandemic on international courier services.
Future visa applicants should take this information into account when starting the visa process, as they will not have the possibility to expedite it, the diplomatic source informed.
UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) is the British government entity responsible for making millions of decisions each year about who is entitled to visit or stay in the country, with a strong focus on national security and a culture of customer satisfaction for people arriving in the UK legally.
All visa applications registered in Latin America in the UK are processed by the UKVI Immigration Officer.
The Headquarters of the British Embassy in Mexico made it clear that it had no interference with the visa process, as it is a completely independent entity from the work of UKVI.
In this sense, the Embassy will not be able to resolve doubts or answer questions regarding individual cases of visa applicants.
If an answer to any question has not been found among the information provided, it is recommended to consult an immigration specialist. In the following link you can access the list of recognized consultants: www.gov.uk/find-an-immigration-adviser . UKVI LATAM is part of the decision-making process and cannot direct visa applicants in a particular way.
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