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  • Disclaimer

    The British Embassy, Moscow has authorized VFS for provision of visa processing services in Moscow. Subsequently, VFS Global worldwide has appointed INTERLINK SERVICES Moscow as the Service Partner to provide these services.

    Thus the UK Visa Application Centre is a service provided for the British Embassy in Russia, by INTERLINK SERVICES on behalf of VFS.

    INTERLINK SERVICES provide logistic services to visa applicants seeking an entry into UK and is only responsible for the following:

    1) To receive from an applicant his/her passport, completed visa form, supporting documentation (collectively, the "Documents"), biometrics data (finger prints) and the applicable fees.

    2) To submit the Documents to the British Embassy on behalf of the applicant.

    3) To collect the relevant Documents back from the British Embassy after completion of all formalities, and return the relevant Documents back to the applicant by hand delivery to the applicant.

    Other Conditions:

    Notwithstanding anything else to the contrary, the British Embassy reserves the right to ask for further documentation and to refuse the visa application.

    In certain cases, instead of the aforesaid procedure, the British Embassy will hand over the relevant Documents to the Applicants directly. In such cases, INTERLINK SERVICES shall not be responsible for any loss or damage to the Documents, in any manner whatsoever.

    It must be noted that the grant or refusal of the UK visa is at the sole discretion of the British Embassy and INTERLINK SERVICES is neither involved in the process nor is liable or responsible in any manner whatsoever for any delay in processing or grant or rejection of the visa application of any applicant by the British Embassy.

    INTERLINK SERVICES takes every reasonable precaution while handling the Documents of applicants. However, INTERLINK SERVICES shall not be responsible in any manner whatsoever to the applicant for any Documents which are lost in transit by accident, theft, natural calamities (act of god) or nay other reason outside the control of, or not arising out a willful of INTERLINK SERVICES. The applicant agrees and accepts that INTERLINK SERVICES neither controls the British Embassy nor does it control or operate the services provided by them. Hence, INTERLINK SERVICES will not be liable or responsible in any manner whatsoever for the loss or damage of applicant's Documents due to any default on the part of the British Embassy.

    The applicant agrees and accepts that the courier acceptance and delivery service through which the Documents are returned to the applicants by INTERLINK SERVICES is operated by a third-party. INTERLINK SERVICES does not control or operate any courier company, neither does it control or operate any facility or service provided by the courier company. INTERLINK SERVICES disclaims any and all liability for any loss or damage caused to the applicant in the event that his/her Documents are delayed/ misplaced/ lost/ damaged by the courier company, whether such delay/ misplacement/ loss/ damage result from negligence, accident or any other cause. In no event shall INTERLINK SERVICES and/or its representatives be liable for any direct, indirect, punitive, incidental, special, consequential damages or any damages whatsoever due to such delay/misplacement/ loss/ damage of the Documents, including the applicant's passport. Without prejudice to the aforesaid, INTERLINK SERVICES and/or its representatives sole and exclusive liability in case a passport is lost or damage in transit, is limited/restricted to the reimbursement of the amount of fees charged by The Immigration Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, through normal application procedure. Such reimbursement of the fee amount will be made by INTERLINK SERVICES to the applicant only on the presentation by the applicant of the payment receipt issued by The Immigration Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Federal Republic of Russia. The applicant agrees that the foregoing limitation of liability is an agreed allocation of risk between the parties and this limitation of liability is and shall be an integral part of this disclaimer.

    The application fees once received by INTERLINK SERVICES from the applicant will not be refundable under any circumstances, irrespective of whether or not the desired visa is granted by the British Embassy to the applicant. Advertising material may accompany the relevant Documents at the time they are returned to the applicant.

    If the applicant does not wish to receive any such advertising material along with the relevant Documents, the applicant must intimate the INTERLINK SERVICES in advance at the time of submitting the Documents. Please note that no advertising material accompanying the relevant Documents has the endorsement of the British Embassy.

    INTERLINK SERVICES, in its sole discretion, may change, amend, cancel or withdraw any or all of the terms and conditions mentioned herein at any time without any prior notice. No employee of INTERLINK SERVICES has any authority whatsoever to change/amend/amplify or withdraw any or all of the terms and conditions mentioned herein without the prior written approval of INTERLINK SERVICES.

    Any claims or disputes arising in relation to the services provided by INTERLINK SERVICES to applicant shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts in Russia.

    The applicant hereby accepts and confirms that the applicant and/or his/her representative, prior to submitting the visa application, has read, understood and agreed to be bound by, without limitation or qualification, all of the terms, conditions and details provided herein.

    Short Messaging service (SMS)

    1. The Short Messaging Service ('SMS') provided to visa applicants is to update on current status to the applicant with regards to visa application process. The information provided by SMS is based on the information provided by the UK Border Agency at the British Embassy in Moscow. While UK VAC ensures that information is made available to the visa applicant promptly and accurately, the visa applicant shall at all times be responsible for providing and maintaining an SMS text compatible mobile phone number where UK VAC can send text messages regarding the status of the visa application to the visa Applicant. The Visa Applicant is responsible for ensuring connection to a mobile network capable of receiving the SMS Services. The Visa Applicant understands that if The Visa Applicant 's mobile phone is switched off, disconnected for any reasons or is out of coverage for a period of 24 hours or more, The Visa Applicant's mobile network provider may delete any SMS messages to be received by The Visa Applicant.

    2. The Visa Applicant confirms that the Visa Applicant has provided the accurate mobile number for receiving SMS and that the Visa Applicant is the owner or its legitimate user, or that the Visa Applicant has the consent of the owner or legitimate user, of the mobile phone using for the Services. The Visa Applicant acknowledges that using another person's mobile phone/providing inaccurate mobile phone number/unauthorized use of mobile phone number for receiving the SMS may entail disclosure of Visa Applicant 's confidential information which disclosure shall be at the sole risk of the Visa Applicant

    3. The Services, once purchased, will be available to the Visa Applicant from the time of application till complete processing of the application or such other period as UK VAC may advise via our website located at www.ukvac-ru.com. UK VAC reserves the right to withdraw this service at any time and without notice.

    4. The Visa Applicant must not use (or permit any third party to use) the SMS Service to send any message or communication which is Spam, illegal, offensive, abusive, indecent, obscene or menacing or causes annoyance, inconvenience or needless anxiety or infringes the rights of third parties. UK VAC reserves the right to withdraw the SMS service to such Visa Applicant if The Visa Applicant is in breach of this paragraph 4. UK VAC may also withdraw the Services if UK VAC in its sole discretion apprehends that the SMS service is being used for such purposes.

    5. For operational reasons UK VAC may vary the technical specification of the Services with or with out notice. In the event of any change to the Service these Terms and Conditions is to be treated as varied accordingly.

    6. The time to deliver the SMS is dependent on several factors such as upon the traffic on the mobile network and whether The Visa Applicant mobile phone is within reach and switched on and cannot therefore be guaranteed by UK VAC. UK VAC is not a mobile network operator and does not guarantee the delivery of SMS text messages.

    7. The Visa Applicant acknowledges that the SMS Services may, at any time, be adversely affected by problems with The Visa Applicant mobile phone network, force majeure events including, without limitation, interference to the network coverage. UK VAC is not responsible or liable to The Visa Applicant for any loss, damage or expenses incurred directly or indirectly by The Visa Applicant as a result of any difficulties experienced by the Visa Applicant's mobile phone service provider. Subject to the constraints described within this paragraph 7, UK VAC shall carry out the services with reasonable care and skill

    8. If the Visa Applicant does not receive SMS relating to these Services. The Visa Applicant should inform UK VAC through email or Helpline numbers.

    9. The SMS service delivers the Visa Application Status based on the information received by UK VAC from UK Border Agency at the British Embassy.

    10. To use the Services, The Visa Applicant should refer to the instructions available on the www.ukvac-ru.com website. The Visa Applicant agrees to comply with all instructions we may give concerning the Services, including any security instructions. We will be entitled to treat any failure by Visa Applicant themselves to comply with these instructions as a breach of these Terms and Conditions, which will entitle us to deny Visa Applicant access to the Services.

    11. The Visa Applicant is responsible for paying charges for the message origination. Charges once paid for SMS service will not be refunded under any circumstances.

    12. The Visa Applicant shall at its sole risk be responsible for taking all reasonable steps to prevent unauthorized persons gaining access to the Services.

    13. While UK VAC takes every precaution transmission of information to transmit information. UK VAC shall not be responsible or liable for any unforeseen events and circumstances beyond the reasonable control of UK VAC.

    14. UK VAC may in its sole discretion temporarily suspend the provision of the Services if such provision could materially affect the quality of any telecommunications service, including the Services, provided by UK VAC.

    15. UK VAC specifically excludes all liability of any kind (including negligence) in respect of any third party information or other material made available on, or which can be accessed using SMS text services.
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