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Mr Blatherwick
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M J Peart
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Migration and Visa Department
1 February 1990
Miss Spencer (or)
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APS/Mr Sainsbury
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ISSUING OF VISAS ON BEHALF OF DEPENDENT TERRITORIES
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HKD
Finance
1.
Following his visit to Düsseldorf, Mr Sainsbury enquired how we
are remunerated for visas and passports issued on behalf of
Dependent Territories, and whether our extra co sts are recovered
(Miss Hamer's minute of 23 January). NTD are replying separately on
passports.
2. Entry clearance operations on behalf of the Dependent
Territories are profitable. We charge and retain normal UK fees,
plus a handling charge of £5 when applications are referred. Annual
revenues are probably around the £3.5 million mark 12.5% of the
overall total (it is not possible to be more precise since Posts
have not been required in the past to record Dependent Territory revenue separately or to provide a breakdown of visas issued by type). Hong Kong accounts for around 95% of this. We also issue on
behalf of some Commonwealth countries in countries where they are
not represented, generating revenues approaching £1 million.
3. The top 20 Dependent Territory visa issuing posts have been
asked recently to estimate the staff savings likely to result when
we cease to issue for Hong Kong after 1997. Early replies indicate
that savings will be relatively few and confined mainly to locally
engaged staff.
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