Ancestry entry dates

[dragonfly75]

My Nephew has been granted an ancestry visa and has to enter by 11/10/2020, however the South African borders are still closed to commercial flights due to covid. Does anyone know if he can get an extension to that date if the aitrspces does not open in time? Also how is he meant to attend for Biometrics within 10 days if quarentine on arrival is 14 days?
Thanks

[CR001]

My Nephew has been granted an ancestry visa and has to enter by 11/10/2020, however the South African borders are still closed to commercial flights due to covid. Does anyone know if he can get an extension to that date if the aitrspces does not open in time?

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/coronavirus ... -residents

If your 30 day visa to work, study or join family has expired
If your 30 day visa to travel to the UK for work, study or to join family has expired, or is about to expire, you can request a replacement visa with revised validity dates free of charge until the end of this year. This does not apply to other types of visas.

This process will be in place until the end of 2020.

To request a replacement visa you can either:

contact the Coronavirus Immigration Help Centre
arrange to return your passport to your VAC if it has re-opened
Contacting the Coronavirus Immigration Help Centre:

You’ll need to include your name, nationality, date of birth and your GWF reference number with ‘REPLACEMENT 30 DAY VISA’ in the subject line. If you’ve already contacted us about this, please let us know in your email.

We are dealing with a high number of requests and will reply as soon as we can. Please do not contact us again unless you need to tell us about a change in your circumstances.

Contact the Coronavirus Immigration Help Centre.

You’ll be contacted when our VACs reopen to arrange for a replacement visa to be endorsed in your passport. Your replacement visa will be valid for 90 days.

Alternatively, you can arrange to return your passport to your VAC if it has re-opened.

Please do not travel to the VAC with your passport until you have checked our commercial partner websites for the process in place for re-submitting your passport for your replacement visa, as this may vary depending on your geographical location:

TLS contact if you’re in Europe, Africa and parts of the Middle East
VFS global for all other countries

Also how is he meant to attend for Biometrics within 10 days if quarentine on arrival is 14 days?

He doesn't "attend" for biometrics. He simply has to pick up his Brp card, which is his visa, at the post office he nominated, with his passport and stamped proof of entry.

[0rrin]

My Nephew has been granted an ancestry visa and has to enter by 11/10/2020, however the South African borders are still closed to commercial flights due to covid. Does anyone know if he can get an extension to that date if the aitrspces does not open in time? Also how is he meant to attend for Biometrics within 10 days if quarentine on arrival is 14 days?
Thanks

Hi there. We are currently waiting on our visas in Zambia. My wife is the main ancestry visa applicant. She did her biometrics on the 13th of July. We selected an entry date of 03/10/2020. Could you please give me your Nephew's timeline? Has he been given 90 days to enter the UK on his vignette sticker in the passport?

Thanks.