News & Blog

News

COVID-19 Company Statement

Blair Consular Services will continue to operate as closely to business as usual in the current global situation with COVID-19 so that we can meet our clients’ ongoing requirements. However, given the challenging situation that we face and in keeping with the public health advice we are all receiving we would like to discourage all but essential visits to our premises. Where documents are to be dropped off and collected at our main offices we are providing secure drop off areas to minimise any contact between couriers and staff. Likewise, when delivering documents back to our clients we are encouraging our customers to operate a similar system.

We are currently still managing the processing of original documents in the usual manner and we are liaising closely on a daily basis with Chambers of Commerce, Government Departments and Embassies to ensure 1) all documents are still processed as efficiently as possible 2) we are protecting our staff and clients by minimising human contact wherever possible.

In cases where we would usually have face-to-face meetings with our clients we are happy to work with you to provide viable alternative solutions, for example audio and visual conferencing. We are following Government guidelines for our staff to self-isolate should that be necessary, however for the vast majority of our staff we will be working in the office on a daily basis. For those staff whose role allows them to manage documentation remotely we have supplied them with the necessary tools to work from home to ensure minimal disruption to our clients. If you have any questions regarding the above please contact our UK Head office +44 1784 254 123.

Christmas Opening Times - U.K Office

WEDNESDAY 24TH DEC
8.30 am – 1.00 pm
CHRISTMAS DAY
CLOSED
BOXING DAY
CLOSED
MONDAY 29TH DEC
8.30 am – 1.00 pm
TUESDAY 30TH DEC
8.30 am – 1.00 pm
WEDNESDAY 31ST DEC
8.30 am – 1.00 pm
THURSDAY 1ST JAN
CLOSED
FRIDAY 2ND JAN
_8.30 am – 1.00 pm _

December U.K Embassy Closures

Regular Weekly Closures:
Monday 1 Dec 2014 Algeria, Lithuania, North Korea
Tuesday 2 Dec 2014 Australia, Benin, Malawi, Mongolia, Uzbekistan
Wednesday 3 Dec 2014 Albania, Angola, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Malawi, North Korea, Norway, Sweden, Turkmenistan
Thursday 4 Dec 2014 Australia, Benin, Croatia, Libya, Mongolia, North Korea, Uzbekistan
Friday 5 Dec 2014 Bolivia, Libya, Lithuania, Malawi, Morocco, Romania, Sierra Leone, Tunisia

Monday 8 Dec 2014 Algeria, Lithuania, North Korea
Tuesday 9 Dec 2014 Australia, Benin, Malawi, Mongolia, Uzbekistan
Wednesday10 Dec 2014 Albania, Angola, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Malawi, North Korea, Norway, Sweden, Turkmenistan
Thursday 11 Dec 2014 Australia, Benin, Croatia, Libya, Mongolia, North Korea, Uzbekistan
Friday 12 Dec 2014 Bolivia, Libya, Lithuania, Malawi, Morocco, Romania, Sierra Leone, Tunisia

Public Holiday Closures:
Monday 1 Dec 2014 Central African Republic, Romania
Tuesday 2 Dec 2014 Laos, UAE
Wednesday 3 Dec 2014 UAE
Thursday 4 Dec 2014 –
Friday 5 Dec 2014 Ghana, Thailand

Monday 8 Dec 2014 Argentina, Austria, Colombia, Paraguay, Peru, Portugal, Uzbekistan
Tuesday 9 Dec 2014 Tanzania
Wednesday10 Dec 2014 Cambodia, Namibia, Thailand
Thursday 11 Dec 2014 Burkina Faso
Friday 12 Dec 2014 Kenya, Turkmenistan

Eid-Al-Fitr Festival

The festival to celebrate the end of Ramadan will impact on Arab Embassy processing times as of August 5th 2013. Please contact our Customer Services dept for further information on specific Embassies.

Europe-wide legalization services

Blairs can now offer legalization for both shipping and legal documentation throughout Europe. We also provide a fully electronic Certificate of Origin service for these markets. Please contact us if you have a requirement.

Public Holidays

Please note the following public holidays:
Department of State will be closed June 20, July 18 and August 22. Blairs will be open but processing times may be delayed.
Blairs will be closed on the following dates:
• May 25-28 for Memorial Day
• June 22-25
• July 5-6 Independence Day
• November 21-23 Thanksgiving
• December 24-26 Christmas

NEW USA OFFICE OPENED

Blair are pleased to announce the opening of a new office in Washington DC, USA. Coupled with our current European legalisation facilities, this new venture allows us to offer more efficient and cost effective international services to our UK clients, in addition to providing more specialised consular services to the US market. Please contact our sales department for further information.