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Countries belonging to the Commonwealth of Nations exchange high commissioners rather than ambassadors.Though there are a few technical differences (for instance, whereas ambassadors present their diplomatic credentials to the host country's head of state, high commissioners are accredited to the head of government), they are in practice the same office.
The High Commission of the United Kingdom in New Delhi is the diplomatic mission of the United Kingdom in India. [1] It is located at Shantipath in Chanakyapuri.. The British High Commission in New Delhi covers consular services for Northern India, namely, Delhi and the states of Jammu and Kashmir, Haryana, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Rajasthan, and Uttarakhand.
In 2006, the Deputy High Commission at Chennai processed 11,224 visa applications, next only to the Mumbai Centre. The High Commissions at Mumbai, New Delhi and Kolkata processed 14,366, 6,688 and 1,328 applications, respectively. [12] In 2008, of the 336,000 student visas issued in India, around 20 per cent (67,000) were issued in Chennai. [13]
In 2013, a UK government office was established in Seattle. [4] In 2014, all services at the former UK Consulate in Orlando were transferred to the nearby UK Consulate-General in Miami . [ 5 ] In 2015, the UK Consulate-General in Denver was reclassified as a UK Government Office. [ 6 ]
Consulate General 2021 [42] Kolkata Poland: Consulate General 1993 [43] Mumbai Czechia: Consulate General 2019 [44] Ecuador: Consulate 2019 [45] Pakistan: Consulate 1994 [46] New Delhi Albania: Embassy 2014 To be re-opened [47] [48] Benin: Embassy 2016 [49] Nicaragua: Embassy 1990 [50]
Map of diplomatic missions in the United Kingdom. This is a list of diplomatic missions in the United Kingdom.At present, the capital city of London hosts 167 embassies and high commissions.
The Home Office announced that visa-free nationalities outside Europe will be able to apply for UK ETA starting 27 November 2024 and be able to use it to travel to the UK from 8 January 2025. European visa-free nationalities may apply for it from 5 March 2025 and may use it to travel to the UK from 2 April 2025. [9]
UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) is a division of the Home Office responsible for the United Kingdom's visa system. It was formed in 2013 from the section of the UK Border Agency that had administered the visa system.