UK Visas sign £140m outsourcing deal

Supplier CSC wins five-year contract to run overseas application and issuing

The government has signed a £140m outsourcing deal with supplier CSC to run the overseas visa application and issuing process.

Under the five-year contract, CSC will establish 15 visa application centres, as well as providing internet, email and call centres to a further 87 countries.

The deal was signed with UK Visas, a joint Home Office and Foreign Office agency and also includes the capture of biometric details such as photographs and fingerprints.

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