March 30th, 2020
Sopra Steria, the third party consultancy responsible for managing the UK Visa and Citizenship Application Service Centres (“UKVACS”) on behalf of the Home Office, released a list of the centres which are temporarily closing until further notice due to coronavirus outbreak.
The following Sopra Steria locations will be closed:
First day of closure
Aberdeen – 24th March 2020
Barbican – 17th March 2020
Bedford – 23rd March 2020
Bournemouth – 23rd March 2020
Bradley Stoke – 19th March 2020
Burnley – 24th March 2020
Cambridge – 18th March 2020
Canterbury – 17th March 2020
Coventry – 23rd March 2020
Eastbourne – 23rd March 2020
Edmonton Green – 21st March 2020
Enfield – 21st March 2020
Gloucester – 23rd March 2020
Hemel Hempstead – 23rd March 2020
Hull – 23rd March 2020
Ipswich – 23rd March 2020
Liverpool – 18th March 2020
Llandudno – 23rd March 2020
Manchester (core) – 23rd March 2020
Newcastle – 20th March 2020
Newport – 21st March 2020
Norwich – 23rd March 2020
Nottingham – 18th March 2020
Peterborough – 21st March 2020
Preston – 23rd March 2020
Reading – 17th March 2020
Shoe Lane – 17th March 2020
Stockport – 19th March 2020
Stratford – 20th March 2020
Swindon – 23rd March 2020
Swinton – 23rd March 2020
Taunton 18th March 2020
Wakefield – 17th March 2020
Wolverhampton – 23rd March 2020
However, in the current circumstances, other service points may close at short notice. Please regularly check your email for updates – and especially before you travel to the service point.
Hotline for Coronavirus
The Home Office has established a “Coronavirus Immigration Helpline”:
Telephone: 0800 678 1767 (Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm)
Email: CIH@homeoffice.gov.uk
If you are considering submitting an application to the Home Office or your application is currently with the Home Office and you have some further questions considering the current situation with coronavirus, please do not hesitate to contact us.
