Corruption In Uk Visa Application Centre Lagos

@brownbono
I find your friend's claim rather shocking and also surprising!

Why pay 16000 naira cash to the UKVAC staff?? Those people have no business dealing with cash at all. All visa payments are to be paid through the bank and the bank issues the receipt instantly. There is even a mini-bank in those VAC offices.

Me thinks the staff just played a fast one on her probably due to her ignorance.

Who told her that she is at the mercy of the staff??? People fail to understand the role of VAC. They have no power whatsoever to influence or determine any visa application. All they do is to ensure proper documents are submitted and the forms are correctly filled. As a matter of fact, you are not under any obligation to listen to any of their advice or suggestions. If you think you see no reason to include any document, the applicant can tell them point blank. They have no right to refuse to collect the applicant or walk the applicant out of their office. They are more like a 'courier company' for bhc. They help to collect the applications, deliver them to bhc and bring them back to their office for the applicants to collect them. The mistake ignorant people make is that they think that they are british embassy staffs with their 'nice' uniforms at all.

There is always at least one british embassy staff at the VAC. Usually at the point of collection though. She should have walked up to the guy and complained. As a matter of fact, if she can still recognise the guy, she should go there and report him. The earlier people like him are removed from the system, the better. Soon we might begin to hear cases of missing documents, etc.         

Brownbono
I do not agree totally with you here. There are standards/processes that are being adhered to by the UKVAC. The whole visa application thing has been made so so easy and there are laid down steps to follow. Their offices are organised, the staff/security are always on alert to prevent 'confusion', they are polite and very willing to help. I have cause to go there for few times and honestly, i am impressed. In my opinion,it is one of the smartest innovation by BHC. If you had to deal with BHC in the era of booking telephone interview and pay money to some people to secure this, getting to the embassy by 5am just to queue up, you will appreciate what those people are doing.

Me thinks the lady was just too ignorant, disorganised or maybe appeared too desperate to travel and an individual capitalised on this. 

Further details received suggest that the Ibo man was out to line his pocket.That is useless and fraudulent and does not befit a service from a British authority/representative.