Visa and Immigration Officer

Visa and Immigration Officer

VFS Global is the world's largest and most experienced Outsourcing & Technology Service Specialists for Diplomatic Missions and Governments Worldwide.

The purpose of the role is to help the visa application process and handle front office & back-office operations conducted at the respective Visa Application Centres. This role is full time, 41 hour 25 minutes per week, 5 days per week between Monday and Friday, working hours 8.30am to 5.30pm, 6 months contract with possibility of transition to permanent.

o Base salary starts at GBP 21,000/ year

o Attractive Salary scheme in place depending on length of service and performance

o Incentives packages, mission dependent

Areas of Responsibility & brief description of the role:

Processing visa and passport applications and data entry
Collection and scrutiny of documents and passports at the Application Centre
Handover of Passports to the specific High Commission and/or its consulates.
Handover of passports to Courier/Applicants
Handling of postal applications
Handling customer queries in person, by email and on the telephone
Fee collection and cash handling
Preparing reports for day-to-day transactions

Personal Requirements:

Excellent written & verbal communication skills
Good knowledge of Microsoft Office packages
A good attention to accuracy and detail
A proactive can-do attitude
Flexible / ready and willing to work in shifts
Languages: English

Job Types: Full-time, Fixed term contract

Pay: £21,000.00 per year

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Holidays
• Monday to Friday
• Overtime
• Weekend availability

Supplemental pay types:

• Commission pay

COVID-19 considerations:
All precautions in place

Work Location: One location

Application deadline: 15/03/2023