Mar 7 thomwestcott

US embassy to open consular section by May

By Tom Westcott.Tripoli, 7 March 2014:Libyans wishing to apply for visas to travel to the US will soon be able to do so in Tripoli, as the US embassy...

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Mar 5 thomwestcott

New company to take over UK visa application services

Tripoli, 5 March 2014:Those applying for UK visas should not be alarmed by changes at the Visa Application Centre in Tripoli, where a new company will...

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Nov 11 thomwestcott

Fight briefly closes Maltese visa centre

By Houda Mzioudet.Tripoli, 11 November 2013:A fight broke out between two Libyans queueing for visas yesterday morning at VFS Global, the visa applica...

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Aug 26 Sami Zaptia

Canadian embassy Tripoli outsources visa process

By Sami Zaptia.Tripoli, 26 August 2013:The Canadian embassy has outsourced its visa application process to the international company VFS Global.VFS Gl...

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Apr 28 Michel Cousins

Ukrainian consulate stops work

Tripoli 28 April 2013:The Ukrainian embassy in Tripoli’s Ben Ashour district has stopped work at its consular section and has no plans to issue visas...

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Aug 27 Al Russell

US visa section reopens

Tripoli, 27 August:The US Embassy’s Consular Section was opened on Sunday morning, 26 August 2012.There was ceremony at the embassy to mark the occasi...

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May 6 Sami Zaptia

Libya to protect its citizens abroad - a re-orientation of its Foreign Policy

Tripoli, 6 May:Libya’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said today that it is committed to monitoring the conditions of Libyans abroad and to protecting an...

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