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Embassy Consular Conference 2015
Date and time
Location
Royal Over-Seas League
Over-Seas House Park Place, St James's Street London SW1A 1LR United KingdomDescription
Why attend the Embassy Consular Conference?
A consul’s job is to help nationals in need. The Embassy Consular Conference aims to help consuls under pressure. The consular corps in the UK is one of the busiest in the world. Consuls have to assist large migrant communities, issue high volumes of visas and keep pace with tighter immigration policies in a politically charged atmosphere.
Find out about:
- New UK immigration & asylum policy
- International Family Justice issues
- How to manage and track complex consular cases
- Legalisation and notarial services
- Welfare charities that can help nationals in distress
- How to issue high volumes of visas efficiently and securely
- New advancements in biometric travel documents
- Keeping consulates secure
Who you will meet:
- UK Government policy makers
- Welfare organisations
- Consular case management
- Biometric hardware providers
- Consular software providers
- Immigration legal experts
- International Family lawyers
- Security experts
Who should participate:
- Consular officers
- Visa officers
- Home affairs officers
- Administration officers
- IT managers and support staff
- Embassy security
- Legal attachés
CONFERENCE PROGRAMME
From 11.45: Registration and coffee
12.35 - 12.40: Welcome
12.45 - 13.25: Immigration & Asylum
13.25-14.25 – Lunch
14.25-14.50 – Legalisation
14.55-15.40 – Secure Travel Documents
15.40-16.10 – Coffee
16.10-17.10 – Consular assistance - Cross-border child protection
17.10-18.00 – Reception & Presentation to HMP Maidstone Governor