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BREXIT - VISA / Immigration policy UK
20/12/2018 11:09

Good day, 

The British government has unveiled its future immigration policy:

  • EU citizens currently living and working in the UK and those who come to live and work in the UK before the end of the transitional arrangements in December 2020 will be entitled to permanent resident status. This status must be applied for  
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  • Applicants for a work and residence visa will need to provide evidence of an annual salary of a certain amount. No salary limit is specified in the current draft. In previous government plans, a salary limit of 30,000 pounds is noted. Furthermore, the applicant's qualifications will be decisive for the granting of work and residence visas.
  • Tourists and visitors from the European Union may continue to enter the country without a visa and stay for up to 3 months. After the transition period, an identity card will no longer be sufficient for entry, but a passport will have to be presented.

    We will keep you informed about further details on the guidelines for future immigration policy after Brexit.

    Best regards

    • ÖVKG opening hours over Christmas and New Year
    17/12/2018 16:05

    OUR HOLIDAYS AND HOLIDAYS OF CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR:

    24.12.2018 – closed

    27.12.2018 – 08:30 to 16:00

    28.12.2018 – 08:30 to 16:00

    31.12.2018 – 08:30 to 12:30

    Changes to documents CHINA
    17/12/2018 15:02

    Visa applications have been submitted to the consular provider Chinese Visa Application Center since 17.12.2018. The consular provider has already informed us today of the following changes, which are effective immediately:

    - Signature on the visa application can no longer be signed by proxy but must always be signed by the traveler in original (even if this would theoretically be possible in part 5 of the visa application)

    - The invitation must now include the name of the traveler AND the passport number

    - From now on, a data protection declaration must be enclosed with the documents, which must also be signed by the traveler (a copy of the signature is sufficient here) - this can be found under "Your destination" and "Sample documents"

    - A copy of the passport should be enclosed with the documents

     

    Thank you for your consideration for future orders.

    NEWS CHINA - CONSULAR PROVIDER
    07/12/2018 10:19

    The Chinese consulate officially informed us at an information event that the consulate will outsource visa matters to an external service provider from 17.12.2018. From 17.12.2018 there will be a consular provider, similar to Russia or India, for example.

     

    What changes will there be for you?

     

    New processing times:

    NORMAL PROCESSING – up to 5 working days

    EXPRESS PROCESSING – 2-3 working days

    SAMEDAY PROCESSING – possible on request, provided the documents are received in full by 8:30 a.m. at the ÖVKG Büro. Processing will be carried out within 24 hours.

     

    New fees:

    Please find the new processing fees in the table – the total fees for visa issuance are therefore the consular fees plus consular provider feesChina Preisliste

    As with every change, experience has shown that there will be some ambiguities at the beginning - and we see it as our task to resolve these ambiguities so that the transition period runs as smoothly as possible.

     

    Basically, the document requirements remain the same and the Chinese consulate is still responsible for issuing visas (category, number of entries, validity).

     

    We ask for your attention and remain with kind regards

     

    Your ÖVKG team,