TLScontact is a commercial company that operates hand in hand with the United Kingdom Visa and Immigration Services to provide visa and consular services to clients that are applying for visas to the United Kingdom. They guide clients through the Visa application process from start to finish at their application centers.
TLScontact Nigeria is the Nigerian office of the TLScontact that provides UK visa and consular services to clients at three Application centers in Ikeja, Lagos, Victoria Island, Lagos, and Abuja.
TLScontact Nigeria Application Center in Ikeja, Lagos
One of the three application centers of the TLScontact in Nigeria is located at the Ground and First Floors, Etiebets Place, 21, Mobolaji Anthony Way, Ikeja, Lagos. Their office hours are between the hours of 8:00 am and 4:00 pm from Monday to Friday. Their contact numbers are +234(0) 807 219 1112. 080 2226 4059, and 0909 999 1256.
TLScontact Nigeria Application Center in Victoria Island, Lagos
The Victoria Island office of the TLScontact that provides visa and consular services to Nigerians is located at Ground Floor, Ivie House, 4/6 Ajose Adeogun Street, Victoria Island, Lagos. They operate between the hours of 8:00 am and 4:00 pm from Monday to Friday. They can be reached on +234(0) 807 219 1112, 080 2226 4059, and 0909 999 1256.
TLScontact Nigeria Application Center In Abuja
The Abuja office of TLScontact is situated on the 3rd Floor, Murkhtar El-Yakub Place beside Metro Plaza, Plot 1129, Zakariya Maimalari Street, Central Business District, Abuja. Their office hours are between the hours of 8:00 am and 4:00 pm from Monday to Friday. Their contact numbers are +234(0) 807 219 1122, 0809 563 7898, 0808 522 1427, and 0703 289 8491.
TLScontact Nigeria: All You Need To Know
TLScontact has made obtaining a Visa to the United Kingdom an easy process. Visa applicants can the company’s website to book a Visa appointment. Afterward, you then provide the appointment details, the type of Visa you are applying for, the Visa office you want the appointment in, the country you want the appointment in, and make payment. You will receive an appointment approval in your email. The processing time for a UK study Visa is 3 weeks, a UK Work Visa processing takes about 3 weeks while the UK residence Visa processing time is 12 weeks.
The TLS Flexi appointment is a service that permits Visa candidates to provide their application without an appointment, before or after the date of their reserved appointment, and during the office hours of the Application Center. TLScontact guides applicants through the visa application process, inform them of the application requirements, and all they need to know about Visa application.
Documents required at the Visa Application Center
The Documents that you are required to bring along to the application center are your Original passport/travel document and Residence permit/national ID card.
How the Visa application process works
The first step in applying for the United Kingdom Visa is to generate an account on the UK visa and immigration website at gov.uk. You can then reserve an appointment at any of your chosen visa application centers.
When heading to the visa application centre, please be informed that you will be charged for the services that they will be made available to you which you can pay for on the website of the UK visa and immigration.
Upon payment, you will be issued an exclusive reference number known as the GWF number which will be sent to you, this GWF number will be required when you want to register on the TLScontact website at uk.tlscontact.com.ng.
Afterward, you will be required to choose an appointment time and date that is suitable for you as lateness to the application center will not be permitted because there is a restriction to the number of times that you can reschedule your appointment.
A confirmation email will be sent to you to notify you of the date, time, and location of the appointment coupled with the documents that you are required to bring along which comprise your receipt of payment, a printed slip of your barcode, and your passport photograph. Once you have scheduled your appointment, you are required to register your information on the TLScontact website, registration lessens delays when you are present at your appointment and it permits you to monitor your application status.
Other Value-added services provided at the TLScontact Visa application centers
TLScontact Nigeria offers the following value-added services at their visa application centers in Nigeria:
1. Silver package
2. SMS services
3. On-demand mobile service
4. Group appointment services
5. Urgent visa processing
6. Form filing support
7. Priority visa settlement services
8. Primetime appointment
These value-added services are paid for to fast track your visa submission at the application center, however, these services are not mandatory so you can apply for Visa without subscribing to them. You can get your passport back when you present the original copy of the TLScontact Nigeria checklist and a sample and original photograph ID at the application center.
On collection of documents
Another individual can collect your documents for you at the application center and this act is referred to as Third Party Collection. However, approved Third Party collectors comprise a parent of a child below 18 years of age, a family member collecting the passport for the whole family in the case of a group application, and government or company representatives approved by the British High Commission and the company’s authorized signature with an introduction letter and company’s ID card.
However, applicants must ensure that they attend their appointments themselves because of the photographs and the fingerprints that will be taken. It is important to inform you that TLScontact is not involved in Visa application approval and that the United Kingdom Visa and Immigration office may request additional documents that should be made available at an interview and this will be duly communicated to you via email.
Upon the return of your passport to TLScontact, you will be notified of its return and the point of collection via email and your account will be updated on the website. TLScontact Nigeria is not involved in visa application approval so your application might get overruled.
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Closing
TLScontact Nigeria is a company that works with the UK visa and Immigration office with the intent of making their clients happy by guiding them through the UK Visa application process and they operate in Nigeria at three application centers located in Abuja, Ikeja, Lagos, and Victoria Island, Lagos from Monday to Friday between the hours of 8:00 am and 4:00 pm. TLScontact Nigeria offers eight optional value-added services to its several clients in Nigeria amongst which are Group appointment services and Form filling support.
You can head over to their website at uk.tlscontact.com.ng today to enjoy a stress-free visa application process and if you have got any comment or thought about the company and their operations, please head over to the comments section to tell me about it. Trust me I am looking forward to reading from you.