UK ups visa enquiry charges

UK VISA enquiries
submitted to UK Visas
and Immigration will now
cost £5,48 (R90) per enquiry.
The change came into
effect on June 1 after a new
contractor, Sitel UK, was
appointed to handle all visa
enquiries outside the UK.
Telephonic enquiries are
still charged at £1,37 (R22)
per minute on top of the
standard network charges.
Isabel Potgieter,
spokesperson of the British
High Commission in Pretoria,
says: “This service is offered
not only in English but
in many other languages
[including Arabic and
Cantonese]. This means the
service needs to be charged
for to keep it running,” says
Isabel.