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VFS Global Services Nigeria Ltd (hereinafter referred to as VFS) is an
outsource partner of the Australia High Commission in Pretoria, South Africa.
In this capacity, VFS receive from Applicants for Australia High Commission the
required documents and applicable fees for further processing. After the visa
applications are assessed by the Visa Section of the Australia High Commission,
VFS handles the return of returnable documents to Applicants, except where the
Australia High Commission elect to return such documents directly to an
Applicant.
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VFS do hereby declare that they have no role whatsoever in the assessment of a
visa application, which is the sole prerogative of the Visa Section of the
Australia High Commission in Pretoria. Therefore, VFS will not in any manner be
liable or responsible for any delay in the processing or rejection of any visa
applications, once the documents have been delivered to the Australia High
Commission in Pretoria.
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VFS will take every precaution in handling passports and documents submitted by
applicants. Due to unforeseen events and circumstances of Force Majeure, Force
Majeure means any event or occurrence which is outside control of the Party
concerned and which is not attributable to any act or failure to take
preventive action by the Party concerned, but shall not include any industrial
action occurring within VFS or any sub-contractor of VFS.
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The Applicant accepts that the courier acceptance and delivery service is
operated by a third-party, and VFS does not assume any responsibility or
liability for any deficiency in service on part of the courier company. In case
a Passport is lost or damaged in transit, the liability of VFS is restricted to
reimbursement of fees charged by the Nigeria Immigration Services, Federal
Government of Nigeria, for replacement of lost / damaged passport through
normal application procedure. VFS shall not be responsible or liable for any
consequential loss or damage caused to the Applicant due to loss of his/her
Passport and supporting documents. VFS shall not be responsible or liable for
any consequential loss or damage that may be caused to the Applicant due to
loss of passport and related documents. It is expressly understood that when
the Applicant or representative of the Applicant submits the passport and
related documents along with the applicable visa fees, the Applicant has
understood the terms and conditions and details as mentioned herein. The fees
once paid by the Applicant are not refundable under any circumstances
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Advertising material may accompany returnable documents back to the Applicant.
If the Applicant does not wish to receive any advertising material along with
passport and related documents, the Applicant must intimate to VFS in advance.
Please note that no advertising material sent back with the passport and
related documents has the endorsement of the Australian Government
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VFS have placed I frames/links on this website to other websites which you may
wish to visit. VFS does not review such websites and has no control over their
content. Therefore VFS does not accept any liability if you visit those
websites. Once you link to another site, you are also subject to the terms and
conditions of that site.
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No employee of VFS has any right or authority to change, amend, and amplify the
contents mentioned herein
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For all claims, disputes of whatsoever nature, the courts in Nigeria shall
alone have jurisdiction. |
