LONDON, May 15- Britain has launched a new ‘super priority’ same-day visa service for travellers from India, the first-of-of-its-kind service to be launched by the UK.
The new visa was announced by British Prime Minister David Cameron during his visit to India in February this year, Press Trust of India (PTI) reported. Applications for the visa is open for appointment bookings in India from Tuesday.
“I am delighted to see the Super Priority Visa service being launched in India before any other country,” said Sir James Bevan, British High Commissioner to India.
“For the first time, Indian visitors will now have the option of a same-day visa to the UK. We expect this new service to be particularly useful for business — it will cater to those who need to travel on very short notice,” he said.
“The UK and India are already on course to double bilateral trade by 2015. The new Super Priority Visa will help make sure that we hit this target.”
The new service is available to those applying for a six-month or two-year multiple entry visit visa (excluding student visitors) who have previously travelled to the UK, US, Australia, New Zealand, Canada or a Schengen country within the last five years.
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