How to apply for a British visa when studying in the United States?

Chinese students studying in the United States may want to visit the United Kingdom during the holidays. So how do they apply for a British visa while studying in the United States? Let’s take a look together.

Before applying for a visa from a third country in the United States, you must provide a legal status of your stay in the United States. For example, for an F-type non-immigrant student visa to study in the United States, the I-20 is your guarantee of legal residence in the United States. . A US visa is only for 12 months, during which time you can enter and exit the US twice. After that, the Visa will expire, but you can still stay in the United States because your I-20 date has not expired. Even if your U.S. visa expires, you can still travel from the U.S. to Canada, Mexico, and Caribbean countries (except Cuba) without a return visa.

But if you want to go to Europe or other countries at this time, you will need a visa to return to the United States. Due to the new regulations in April 2002, if you go to a third country for a visa (Canada and Mexico) and your visa is rejected, you must return to your home country and apply for a visa again. This brings inconvenience to all foreign students. It seems to mean that you have to go back to China to apply for a visa every time you leave the United States, or risk being deported to a third country to apply for a visa.

Most countries require Chinese citizens to apply for a visa before entering the country, and generally allow at least one week for the application. Applying for a visa is actually quite simple. Most applications are for tourist visas. You can apply in person at the embassy or send an application. The fee ranges from $20 to $120. Many countries have consulates in New York, which is very convenient for applying for visas.

The UK is a very popular country, and the London Airport is designed as a transit station. It is almost necessary to go to Europe. But the UK has a regulation that sometimes requires a visa for transit, so I usually use the airport. Opportunities for London's downturn have taken a turn in the UK. It is easy to apply for a British tourist visa. As long as you have all the materials ready, you can get it in one day in New York.

(Note, the latest regulations in February 2004: you can only go to the British consulate to apply for a visa directly within 5 days before departure, and you need to apply for a visa by mail outside 5 days. In addition, there are other regulations in March, no. To accept any walk-in application, you must make an appointment in advance).

Schengen visa, according to the Schengen Agreement, as long as you get a travel visa from any of the following countries, you can travel to other Schengen countries: Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Greece, Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, and Sweden. You can go to the French Consulate in New York to apply. Opening hours: 9am-1pm. Visas can be obtained on the spot for multiple entries.