18th April 2013
Summer is coming. The number of people wanting to travel is rising. That’s great, particularly for those of you travelling to the United Kingdom – we’re looking forward to seeing you. The fact that there are lots of people travelling means that here in Istanbul we are processing more visas. To help ensure we provide […]
5th July 2012 Toronto, Canada
The UK’s immense knowledge base and world-class facilities make it a natural destination for academia’s brightest minds, and we welcome thousands of overseas students, researchers and teachers into our institutions every years. Did you know that if you are internationally recognised in your field then you may be able to apply to work in the […]
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24th November 2011
Guest blog by Svitlana Yavorska, EU Co-ordinator, British Embassy Kyiv Last week I attended a seminar delivered by UKBA experts for their Ukrainian colleagues at the State Migration Service of Ukraine. Following a recent visit to London by the Ukrainian State Border Guard Service, this event was designed to continue UK support to Ukraine in […]
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20th February 2010 New York, USA
This is the first in a series of occasional blogs on what the Consulates-General do in the US. In New York, the Consulate-General is headquarters to UK Trade and Investment’s operations in the US (we’ll say more about how we support the British economy in future blogs). Our UK Borders Agency team handles visa applications from […]