The United Kingdom (UK) embassy’s visa and immigration section will launch a new 24-hour Super Priority Visa Service (SPVS) in the Philippines starting February 23.
The SPVS is an optional first-class visa service to facilitate the most urgent travel needs and will be available to all visitor visa applicants and some work visa categories.
“SPVS complements our efficient standard service and the existing three- to-five-day Priority Visa Service, an option which will also be made available to more customers, including all visitors,” British Ambassador to the Philippines Asif Ahmad said.
“The expansion of our premium services aims to provide greater choice to our rapidly growing customer base in the Philippines,” the envoy said.
In the year ending September 2014, over 53,000 UK visas were issued to Philippine nationals.
Compared to the previous 12 months, the total number of visit visas granted rose sharply to almost 32,000 including a 62 percent rise in tourist visas and an 8 percent rise in business visits.