ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA – The British Embassy in Addis Ababa has launched a new online visa application services. Susannah Richmond, Entry Clearance Manger with British Embassy in Addis Ababa, told WIC that the United Kingdom wants to improve the services it offers for its customers using the available modern technology in the country. Accordingly, the Embassy has brought a new initiative whereby applicants can apply on-line for entry visa.

The Entrance Clearance Manger said that the Embassy has already opened up visa application center along the Bole road where applicants can get the service free of charge. She expressed the system as very time-saving, easiest, flexible and enable to identify mistakes easily weighed against the paper-copy application procedures.

She further explained that the United Kingdom is gradually implementing the on-line application system all over the world where the internet facilities are good at all. She added that Ethiopia is of the first few African Countries which has good internet facilities. Applicants, however, can use the paper copies if they prefer, Richmond said.