The applicant (s) agrees and accepts that the courier acceptance and delivery service through which the documents are returned to the applicant(s) by Consular Outsourcing BLS Services Inc. is operated by a third-party vendor. Consular Outsourcing BLS Services Inc. does not control or operate any courier company, neither does it control or operate any facility or service provided by the courier company. Consular Outsourcing BLS Services Inc. disclaims any and all liability for any loss or damage caused to the applicant(s) in the event that his/her documents are delayed/ misplaced/ lost/ damaged by the courier company, whether such delay/ misplacement/ loss/ damage result from negligence, accident or any other cause. In no event shall Consular Outsourcing BLS Services Inc. and/or its representatives be liable for any direct, indirect, punitive, incidental, special, consequential damages or any damages whatsoever due to such delay/ misplacement/ loss/ damage of the documents, including the Applicant’s passport. Without prejudice to the aforesaid, Consular Outsourcing BLS Services Inc. and/or its representatives sole and exclusive liability in case a passport is lost or damaged in transit, is limited/restricted to the reimbursement of the amount of fees charged by the Embassy, for the replacement of a lost / damaged passport, through normal application procedure and shall assist the applicant in the replacement of the lost visas. Such reimbursement of the fee amount for the replacement of lost/damaged passport will be made by Consular Outsourcing BLS Services Inc. to the applicant(s) only on the presentation by the applicant/s of the payment receipt issued by the Embassy. The applicant(s) agrees that the foregoing limitation of liability is an agreed allocation of risk between the parties and this limitation of liability is and shall be an integral part of this disclaimer.

Consular Outsourcing BLS Services Inc. or any of its officers, director, employees, agents etc. shall have no responsibility and/or liability of any nature, for any reason whatsoever for any delays, or for loss of or damage to any visa application, passport or other documents, caused by, or occurring whilst any application, passport or document is in the possession of, any third party postal or courier service, including, during the process of transportation of visa applications, passport or other documents between Consular Outsourcing BLS Services Inc. and the Embassy and when being returned by Consular Outsourcing BLS Services Inc. to the visa applicant(s).