24-hour UK visas offered to Chinese visitors

The British Embassy in Beijing has announced its going to begin offering a 24-hour super-priority visa service for visitors from Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou starting from August 11th.

The price for the service will be 600 pounds, or about 63-hundred yuan.

The service will be open to all business visitors, family visitors and general visitors who have travelled to either the UK, United States, Australia, New Zealand, Canada or the European Union within the last five years.

Last year the number of visas for Chinese nationals issued by the UK increased by over 30-percent.