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- Disclaimer
The British Embassy, Kiev has entered into a contract with VFS
for provision of visa processing services in Ukraine. Subsequently,
VFS has appointed RNT, as the Service Partner to provide these
services.
Thus the UK Visa Application Centre is a service provided for
the British Embassy in Ukraine, by RNT on behalf of VFS.
RNT provide logistic services to visa applicants seeking an entry
into the UK and is only responsible for the following:
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To receive from an applicant his/her passport, completed
visa form, supporting documentation (collectively, the "Documents")
and the applicable fees. |
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To submit the Documents to the British Embassy on behalf
of the applicant. |
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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.
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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 Applicant
directly. In such cases, RNT 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 visa is at the
sole discretion of the British Embassy and RNT 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.
RNT takes every reasonable precaution while handling the Documents
of applicants. However, RNT 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
any other reason outside the control of, or not arising out of
a wilful mistake on part of RNT. The applicant agrees and accepts
that RNT neither controls the British Embassy nor does it control
or operate the services provided by them. Hence, RNT will not
be liable or responsible in any manner whatsoever for the loss
or damage of applicant Documents due to any mistake 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 RNT is operated by
a third-party. RNT does not control or operate any courier company,
neither does it control or operate any facility or service provided
by the courier company. RNT 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
RNT 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, RNT 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 RNT 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 Ukraine. 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 RNT 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 to RNT in advance at the time of submitting the Documents.
Please note that no advertising material accompanying the relevant
Documents has the endorsement of the UK Visas or the British Embassy
in Ukraine unless specified otherwise.
RNT, 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 RNT 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 RNT.
Any claims or disputes arising in relation to the services provided
by RNT to applicant shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction
of the courts in Ukraine.
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.
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