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<p>UK Visa and Citizenship Application Service Centres are run by Sopra Steria Ltd
(SSL) on behalf of UK Visas & Immigration (UKVI). There are six core sites across
the UK at which enrolment services must be offered and beyond that, SSL offer a range
of enhanced services, expanding biometric enrolment services to 51 other locations
in line with their assessment of customer demand. SSL aims to offer all customers
an appointment at their chosen location within five working days.</p><p>New appointments
are released by SSL on a daily basis and UKVI continue to work with SSL to increase
the number of appointments available to its customers through opening new service
points and increasing the number of appointments available at its existing service
points experiencing high demand.</p><p>Where an applicant in the UK who at the time
of making an application has leave to enter or remain and the application to extend
or vary is not decided before the person’s existing leave expires, section 3C extends
the person’s existing leave until the application is decided (or withdrawn). Therefore,
any delay in obtaining an appointment date will not affect an in-time application
if biometrics are enrolled.</p>
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