UK Visa Office Sets Record Straight on Tanzania Operations

Editor, I read with disappointment the article in East African Business Week on 31 March (‘Tanzania not happy with UK Visa processing’) which regrettably misrepresents the high quality visa service we offer in Dar es Salaam. The UK welcomes genuine visitors from Tanzania and in 2013 we received over 5000 applications from Tanzanian nationals – issuing visas to over 80%. …

Tanzania Not Happy With UK Visa Processing

Dar es Salaam — Tanzania’s traders, policy makers and politicians have expressed their concern with regard to UK Visa being processed in Kenya. Tanzanians and other East Africans wishing to travel to the UK will now have their visa applications processed in Nairobi as part of an overhaul of visa-issuing procedures worldwide. Under the new rules applicants will need to …