How long does it take to apply for a British visa?

When applying for a visa in the UK, you can pay attention to these related matters. It is mainly about the time and place of visa application and related information. Remember to apply for a visa first if you really want to go there.

Basic information of UK visa

UK visa page sample

First of all, let's learn some basic information about British visas ~

(1) Validity period: 2 years, 5 years, 10 years (the embassy fees are different, as detailed below.

② Stay time: 1 year at most 180 days.

③ Entry times: multiple times.

④BIVS sign: it means that you can enter Britain and Ireland (the trip needs to enter Ireland from Britain, and you are not allowed to go to Ireland first or only one country).

⑤ Remarks column:/kloc-The information of guardians and companions is indicated on the visa page for minors under the age of 0/8 (during the validity of the visa, minors must accompany the walker to the UK in the remarks column.

So, what do we need to do to get a British visa? Listen to me in detail next ~

UK visa processing process

First, determine the type of visa processing.

First of all, you should determine a handling type according to your travel purpose to prepare relevant certification materials.

In this article, we mainly talk about how to apply for four types of visas: travel, business, and visiting relatives and friends. ...

Second, prepare visa application materials

Basic information of everyone:

① Original passport: no damage or stain, valid for at least 6 months after the end of the trip; If you have already renewed your passport, you need to provide the original passport (in addition, you need to copy the first and last pages of your passport+developed country visa page+renewal page).

② Copy of ID card: Copy the front and back of a piece of A4 paper with English translation.

(3) Copy of the household registration book: a copy of the whole household registration book with English translation.

(4) Original statement of current savings card: bank flow in the last six months, with a balance of 30,000-50,000, which needs English translation.

⑤ Copy of real estate/vehicle production: real estate license/house purchase contract/vehicle driving license, which needs English translation.

⑥ Original certificate of deposit: more than 30,000 yuan, frozen for more than 3 months, it is recommended that applicants with no fixed assets in China provide it (the UK attaches great importance to fixed assets, and the rate of issuing certificates of deposit can be greatly improved.

⑦ Copy of marriage certificate: marriage certificate is provided for married people, divorce certificate is provided for divorced people, and it is not necessary for unmarried and widowed people.

Tips:

Photos don't need to be prepared by yourself, and they are taken free of charge at the visa center.

On-the-job personnel need to prepare:

① Original employment certificate: issued in English, printed on the company's regular stationery, reflecting the business trip time, and signed and sealed by the leader.

② Copy of business or organization code certificate: copy of A4 paper, stamped with the official seal of the company, with English translation attached.

Retirees also need to prepare:

(3) Copy of retirement certificate: provide a retirement certificate or certificate, including the name of the applicant, the date of retirement, the name of the retirement unit, and attach an English translation.

Students and preschool children need to prepare:

Original school certificate: English version, printed on school stationery, signed by the teacher and stamped with the official seal of the school or academic affairs office.

⑤ Copy of student ID card: graduation certificate or admission notice can be provided at the entrance stage, and materials can be provided with English translation.

⑥ Copy of birth medical certificate:/kloc-provided by persons under 0/8 years old or sponsored by parents, covering the information of the applicant and parents, and English translation is required.

⑦ Original capital contribution certificate: original employment certificate of one parent, copy of business operation, bank account, copy of parents' ID card and copy of marriage certificate, which must be accompanied by English translation (no need to prepare separately for handling with one parent).

Business visas need to be prepared separately:

Invitation letter: original or photocopy of the invitation letter from the British side, English version.

Visas for visiting relatives and friends need to be prepared separately:

Invitation letter: original or photocopy of the invitation letter from the British side, English version.

Identification of the inviter: British citizens provide the first page of their passports; Non-immigrant visa provides a copy of passport home page+UK visa page.

Proof of relationship between the two parties: proof of kinship, photos taken by both parties, letters, etc.

When you see this, you will find that all materials in Britain must be accompanied by English translation, and once submitted in the visa center, you can't submit any more materials. If you think you can't handle it, it's also a good choice to find a reliable agent and give you more professional signing advice ~

When all the information is ready, we will start to prepare for the appointment of fingerprint recording time and payment. Please give us an overview of the UK Visa Center before making an appointment ~

The Visa Application Center (hereinafter referred to as the "Visa Center") is the place where you submit application documents and input biometric data (taking fingerprints and taking photos). It is authorized by the British Embassy and managed by VFS.Global. Your visa application is processed and decided by officials of the UK Visa and Immigration Office (UKVI). The Visa Center does not participate in the examination and approval of the visa application results, nor will it have any influence on it.

British visa centers are located in China 15 cities. Please refer to the following figure:

Tips:

Among them, those who choose to record fingerprints in Jinan, Xi, Kunming and Changsha need to pay a service fee of 55 pounds to the visa center. If you don't want to pay more, you can choose to go to a visa center in other cities, but you should consider the cost of round-trip and accommodation ~

Fill in the form, make an appointment to record the fingerprint time, and pay the fee

Before booking and paying, you need to fill in your personal information online.

The earliest application time for a British visa is 3 months before the trip. Babies who are in a hurry to get a visa can provide a time to travel within 3 months. Anyway, the visa application is valid for 2 years, and they will leave when they get the visa ~

Attention, babies who have been planning to do it themselves. Please read the following carefully. I can only help you here ~

Tips:

Every time you apply for a British visa, you need to enter your fingerprints, regardless of your age or whether you have fingerprints from other countries.

The first part, before formally filling in personal information, choose the visa processing type.

① Opening the above link will display the following page, select Simplified Chinese and click Next;

② Select Visitortransitvisa, select the first Visitortransitvisa for travel, business and visiting relatives and friends, and click Next from the drop-down box;

③ Select Yes-the question will be displayed to me in simplified Chinese and English, and click Next;

(4) Manually knock China, select Chinese mainland, and click Next;

(5) The drop-down option allows you to make an appointment at the visa center, and click Next;

6. Drop down and click Start Now;

⑦ Enter a common email address, create a password, click Save and Continue, and then you will receive an email (quit halfway through filling out the form, or you can continue filling in from the email if you are not sure about the time of fingerprint recording.

The second part, officially begin to fill in personal information, and finally enter the key point ~

(1) fill in the name above, fill in the surname below, pinyin capital. Click Save and Continue;

2 whether you have used a name, just choose it truthfully;

③ Fill in the current address truthfully and click Save to continue;

④ Fill in your phone number truthfully, +86, and click Save to continue;

How long have you lived at your present address? You can choose the day, week, month and year. You can choose to rent, own property, family property, other (dormitory, etc.). ) as property ownership. Choose truthfully and click Save to continue.

⑥ Select gender and marital status, choose truthfully, and click Save to continue;

⑦ Fill in nationality, date of birth, country of birth and place of birth, and fill in according to your passport, and click Save to continue;

8 Fill in the province of birth, truthfully fill in, click Save and continue;

Fill in the passport information: passport number, place of issuance, date of issuance and validity period, and click Save to continue; Have you had an old passport before? Choose truthfully and click Save to continue.

Attending whether there is an ID card, select Yes, fill in the ID number truthfully, and click Save to continue; Next, choose whether it is a group tour, choose No, and continue.

In the third part, I began to fill in the work information ~

① Work status: On-the-job employment, legal person's self-employment, student, retirement, other, select truthfully, and click Save to continue;

② Work information: company name, address, telephone number, employment time, position, after-tax income and job description. Choose truthfully and click Save to continue;

③ Other income and savings: Note, for those who provide certificates of deposit, please choose savings and convert the frozen amount into pounds. No proof of deposit, no other income; Click Save and Continue.

The fourth part, this link is mainly to fill in the tourist information ~

① Travel expenses, how much are you expected to spend in the UK? It is suggested to write about 1500-2000 every day. Fill in according to your actual situation, and click Save to continue.

(2) Monthly expenses, including living expenses, rent and other expenses. , fill in truthfully, and click Save to continue;

(3) whether someone will pay for your travel expenses, and choose No at your own expense; If parents, spouses, companies, etc. Pay, truthfully choose Yes, and click Save to continue;

④ Travel date: The UK only accepts travel applications within 3 months. Just fill in the arrival time within 3 months, which is consistent with the employment certificate. Click Save and Continue.

(5) Get used to the language, choose other, fill in Chinese, and click Save to continue;

⑥ For the purpose of visiting Britain, choose the first tour, including visiting relatives and friends, and the second business, including sports and business reception. Choose truthfully and click Save to continue; Next, continue to choose the detailed travel destinations of tourists, visiting relatives and friends, choose them truthfully, click Save and continue; The next step is to fill in the specific itinerary. You can fill in the estimated time to go to the UK, click Save and continue.

Part five is about your family information.

(1) Your care/support, that is, your children and parents, can be truthfully selected, click Save and continue;

(2) Fill in your parents' information, name, date of birth and nationality truthfully, click Save and continue;

(3) relatives living in the UK, if not, choose No, choose truthfully, and click Save to continue;

(4) For group travel, if No is not selected, click Save and continue;

⑤ Fill in peer information other than spouse and children. If there is no choice, fill in peer information, name, nationality and relationship with you, and click Save to continue;

⑥ Accommodation in the UK, no arrangement, no choice, filling in hotels or traveling; Fill in the specific residential address with arrangements, and click Save to continue.

The sixth part, fill in the past travel information

(1)/kloc-I have been to England several times in 0/0, but I have no choice. I have a choice, but I will continue to fill in the purpose of my last trip, entry time, stay time, whether I have studied in the UK, whether I have received medical treatment, etc. , and truthfully fill in, click Save to continue;

② I have been to Australia, Canada, the United States, New Zealand and Schengen several times in10, and I didn't choose No. I chose a specific time, truthfully fill in which country, travel purpose, entry time and stay time, and then click Save to continue.

(3) Whether you have been to other countries other than the above countries within 10 years, refer to the above, fill in truthfully, and click Save to continue;

(4) The next step is to confirm some bad entry and exit record information. If not, please selectNo.. Note: If the visa refusal information of other countries has been truthfully filled in before, click Save to continue.

⑤ Check all the information filled in before, click Continue after confirmation, check the next step, save and continue, go to the next page, and click Accept and confirm.

The seventh part, choose the time of visa application, fingerprint record and payment.

① The visa can be valid for 2 years, 5 years and 10 year. The validity period is different and the price is different. Usually, the visa application period is 2 years.

② The visa processing time can be 15 working days, 5 working days and 24 hours. Of course, the price is different. If you have enough time, you can choose 15 working days (the specific price will be discussed later ~;

(3) Choose a convenient visa center and remember to book a visa center! In position. Don't order the VIP service below, but pay more 300 yuan at the visa center;

(4) Now is the time to choose. The black time is the time to make an appointment, and the gray time is not reserved. After the date is selected, you can choose a time of 8: 00-15: 00 every/kloc-0.

⑤ Pay after the time is determined. Support VISA, MasterCard, China UnionPay card and Alipay. After the payment is completed, download the application form, print it out, and bring it with you on the day of fingerprint entry;

⑥ After the payment is successful, you will receive an email. You can modify the fingerprint recording time by email at least 2 working days in advance. If you decide not to handle the fingerprint before recording, you can also try to apply for a refund 2 working days in advance (note that the visa center may not refund ~).

The process of making a phone call and filling out an appointment is finally over. I doubt the life of the baby who typed the keyboard ~ I almost forgot to tell you the embassy charge (* _ *

Two-year validity:

-15 working days, 847 yuan

-5 working days, 2,778 yuan

-24 hours, 9556 yuan

5-year validity:

-15 working days, 5794 yuan.

-5 working days, 7,725 yuan

-24 hours, 14503 yuan

Validity period 10 year:

-15 working days, 7270 yuan

-5 working days, 920 1 yuan

-24 hours, 15979 yuan

Tip:

① The visa fees for 5 years and 10 years are too high, so it is generally recommended that you choose 2 years.

(2) Friends who are not sure whether to expedite can first pay the ordinary visa fee of 15 working days on the website of the visa center, and then decide whether to expedite and pay the expedited fee at the visa center on the day of fingerprint entry. Once the information is submitted in the visa center, it cannot be changed;

③ The specific amount of visa fees will fluctuate according to the monthly exchange rate. Once the application is submitted at the visa center, all fees will not be refunded.

At present, only three visa centers in Beishangguang can accept 24-hour visa issuance;

⑤ If you choose to take fingerprints at four visa centers in Jinan, Xi, Kunming and Changsha, in addition to the above visa fees, you need to pay an additional service fee of 55 pounds to the visa centers, which is equivalent to RMB about 500 yuan.

If you see this and decide to apply for it yourself, I respect that you are a "werewolf" ~

If you don't want to worry, you can find a reliable agent and pay a few hundred more service fees to apply for it yourself, but the signing rate, worry and time cost are also costs, brothers ~

All the materials are ready, the time is reserved and the expenses are paid. Next, we go to the visa center to enter fingerprints and hand in materials ~

Go to the visa center

① On the day of fingerprint admission, you need to arrive at the visa center at least 15 minutes in advance and bring all the original materials for the visa center to check;

(2) If you are late, you need to pay 380 yuan and the visa center, exempt from booking passage fees, or make a new appointment for payment;

(3) All applicants need to go to the visa center in person,/kloc-minors under the age of 0/8 need to be accompanied by their parents or guardians (meaning that one parent accompanies them into the visa center and does not need to be sent by others;

In addition to taking fingerprints, you need to take photos at the visa center, and the electronic version is free. If it is necessary to keep the paper version, the fee will be 40 yuan, and the center will pay in cash;

⑤ Once the application is submitted in the visa center, you will not be able to add any more information. Please check it carefully before submitting.

⑥ There is no way to check the visa progress in the UK, so it is recommended that you buy SMS service in the center, and the visa progress update will be sent to your mobile phone SMS immediately. Charge 20 yuan, limited to cash payment in the center;

⑦ The whole process of the visa center is probably: queuing → entering the security check according to the scheduled time → taking the number at the front desk → submitting materials → collecting fingerprints → taking photos → ending home and so on.

Additional services commonly used in visa centers:

-No reservation, 380 yuan/person.

-No line, 250 yuan/person.

-Photo printing, 40 yuan/person

-Copy, 2 yuan/Zhang

-Translation, 1 10 yuan/page.

-SMS notification, 20 yuan/person

-Express service, 75 yuan/person

-Prime-time booking, 380 yuan/person (Monday to Friday 17:00- 18:00 V. Passport collection.

There are two ways to get a passport:

① Pick it up in person at the visa center, bring the original ID card+copy 1+ to pick up the label, and pick up the passport from 8: 00 am to 9: 00 am from Monday to Friday, except holidays;

(2) Mail by EMS at the visa center, and decide whether to mail at the visa center when recording fingerprints. 75 yuan/person, limited to cash payment by the center;

If you choose a travel agency, most of them can be collected, which is very worry-free ~

After getting your passport:

The visa result was sealed in a yellow bag by the embassy, and it was not known whether the visa had been issued until the passport was obtained.

After you get your passport, you must first find out whether there is a visa page on it. If so, just check the information on the visa page.

If you don't have a visa page, you will cry. If you look for it, there must be a white list in the bag. It's a refusal letter. You will write down specific reasons for refusal, which can be roughly divided into the following categories:

(1) information falsification, deliberately falsifying information in order to go abroad, directly refusing to apply for a visa, unable to appeal, and it is difficult to apply for a British visa in the future;

Providing false information, but it may not be intentional. The embassy thinks it can be forgiven and can provide relevant certificates and explanations to apply again;

③ The employment certificate is inconsistent with the actual payment of the salary card;

(4) Having a bad record in the UK before;

(5) and so on.

If Britain refuses to sign a visa, you can appeal, and there will be a hint in the letter of refusal, which usually takes 28 working days. However, the appeal is generally of little significance, and it is suggested that it is best to re-prepare the information application.

UK visa-free country

Can I only go to Britain on a British visa? Of course not. If you get a British visa, all the following countries and regions are visa-free!

1) Ireland, stay for 60 days. If there is a BIVS sign on the British visa, you can enter Ireland from the UK, but you can't go to Ireland first or only one country.

2 Gibraltar, the British visa is valid for at least 12 months;

3 South Korea, staying for 30 days, can only transit, must start from the UK or the destination is the UK, such as the UK → South Korea → China;

4 Mexico, staying for 30 days, can enter the country once with a British visa;

Jersey, Montenegro, Serbia, Azerbaijan, Seychelles, Bahamas, Cuba, Dominica, Costa Rica, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mauritius, Panama, Fiji, etc.