The ATPI Group has upgraded and enhanced its visa services to boost the advice, information and support on offer to business travellers, including for those who need to visit destinations with complex visa requirements such as Nigeria and Angola – both common requirements for oil and gas professionals.
A new online service also reflects the move of many embassies to offer online applications, and these can be processed by the ATPI Group’s specialist team on behalf of a client. Newly enhanced features at atpivisas.com mean that travellers can track passport and visa applications, as well as access the most up to date visa requirements for trips to destinations around the globe.
However, for some destinations the visa application must be in person or requires complicated paperwork and pre-payment. The ATPI Group’s central-London based team - for convenient access to embassies - can prepare travellers in advance for what to expect, pre-check documentation and even escort applicants to the embassies, when required.
Adam Knights, UK managing director, the ATPI Group comments:
“We’ve noticed an increase in visa applications for countries such as Kazakhstan, China, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Gabon from clients of our specialist oil and gas business, ATPI Griffinstone. Plus, destinations such as Angola and Nigeria remain popular for the sector given their high production of oil. Particularly Nigeria requires many stages to the application, more than one of which are in-person. By walking our clients through the application process, pre-checking documentation and attending interviews with them, our visa experts can ease stress and ensure that visas are issued as quickly as possible.”
The new and improved ATPI Group’s web visa service enables business travellers to track the progress of their visa application 24/7, search for specific country requirements and take advantage of our competitive rates. The in-house specialist service allows travellers and travel managers to take advantage of having the most up to date recommendations and guidelines at the click of a button. This important feature is especially valuable when complex geopolitical situations are increasingly the norm and travel advice is constantly reviewed and updated by embassies.
New features of the ATPI Group’s enhanced visa service include:
- Visa packs – instant access to all visa information, including the ability to request a comprehensive visa pack containing all the relevant material needed to proceed with an application
- Online visa tracking – users can stay up-to-date with the status of their application by entering the tracking number and date of birth on the homepage
- Live embassy news feed – the ability to keep track of the latest embassy news and updates through the live news feed on the atpivisas.com homepage
By creating an account, ATPI customers will also benefit from several additional features including bespoke pricing and discounts.
For information on the ATPI Group’s passport and visa service visit: www.atpivisas.com
The ATPI Group has over 100 offices worldwide and has successful operations in corporate travel, shipping and energy travel, corporate event management and online travel technology. For more information please visit www.atpi.com.