I am sorry, I haven't made an application through Kiev for some time. garrry may have more idea when he comes on.
Thanks, Vicky. Yes, I keep a
VERY CLOSE eye on the British Consulate General in Kiev.
The thing about Kiev though is their turn-around performance is superb. I can't give it anything other than praise for their output vis-a-vis all the crap they put up with. During peaks, they can access a floater or two within a few days.
After they put in their online booking system in December 2007, performance spiked upwards and has stayed there ever since. I heard a rumour that Kiev was going to take over Chisenau's stuff, but haven't stayed in touch with it. If they did, it would be an improvement anyway.
I haven't had a substantiated trace of corruption in that consulate since 2006, which is a whole lot better than some of the others.
So on balance, the British Consulate General in Kiev is exemplary. But for absolutely sure, I'm not going to stop watching it.