UK and Australia visa application centre opens in Da Nang
The new joint United Kingdom and Australia Visa Application Centre has been inaugurated in the central city to help those in central Vietnam apply for UK and Australian visas.
Representatives of UK and Australian Embassies join in an inauguration of the new joint United Kingdom and Australia Visa Application Centre in Da Nang. (Photo courtesy Da Nang visitor centre)
Da Nang (VNA) - The new joint United Kingdom and Australia Visa Application Centre hasbeen inaugurated in the central city to help those in central Vietnam apply forUK and Australian visas.
The centre, which islocated at ACB Tower, 218 Bach Dang Street, is open from Monday to Friday, andwill also be open on Saturday mornings for those willing to pay an extra fee.
Applicants in central Vietnamno longer have to travel to either Hanoi or Ho Chi Minh City to apply forvisas.
The British Deputy Headof Mission Stephen Lysaght hoped that the visa centre would encourage morevisitors from central Vietnam to come to the UK.
“The British Governmentis committed to improving the visa service for our Vietnamese customers and aswell as the new Application Centre, this year we have introduced a new onlineapplication form, which is quicker and simpler to fill out. For the first timethe form is available in Vietnamese, so that customers can better understandthe visa requirements.”
Applications at thecentral city will be processed within five business days
The embassies willprovide an option for online applications with introductions in Vietnamese toassist applicants with necessary documents.
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Representatives of UK and Australian Embassies join in an inauguration of the new joint United Kingdom and Australia Visa Application Centre in Da Nang. (Photo courtesy Da Nang visitor centre) 
