When will the UK Visa Center open in 2020? Which countries have opened visas?

Recently, you can apply for visas from many countries, such as Britain. At present, the British visa center has begun to reopen to you. Friends who need to apply for a British visa should make an appointment quickly! In fact, in addition to Britain, many countries have opened their visas. Let's see which countries!

What time does the British visa center open? Based on the control of the recent COVID-19 epidemic, some UK visa centers will be reopened if local conditions permit.

In the first phase of restarting the service, the visa centers in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Chongqing will resume operation on June 1 day. Visa centers in other cities will gradually resume operations.

It should be noted that due to the epidemic situation, there may be some delay in the test phase of the initial restart of the UK visa center, and some visa business may not be resumed temporarily. At present, limited appointment application is adopted, and only 80 places are open every day.

According to the notice of the Ukrainian Embassy in China, embassies and consulates in China can accept Ukrainian sticker visa applications (work visa, business visa, visiting relatives visa, studying visa, etc.) from May 25th. ), and e-visa does not accept online applications for the time being.

The validity period of the tourist electronic visa is 30 days, and the stay time shall not exceed 30 days; The retention time of the sticker is 14 or 30 days. A single business visa is valid for 90 days and can stay for no more than 90 days.

The Czech Republic resumed accepting some visa applications. According to a number of Czech media reports quoted by the Czech Foreign Ministry, from now on, 28 Czech embassies and consulates in 20 countries will resume accepting visa applications, but only for work or family reunion purposes.

The countries where the Czech Embassy and Consulate resumed visa business this time include China, the United States and Australia. In addition to the purpose of family reunion, workers applying for seasonal work visas, government health or social welfare projects, scientists and people engaged in key infrastructure fields can submit visa applications.

In addition, some Schengen countries have recently resumed visa applications and adopted an appointment system.

South Korea, completely stopped issuing sticker visas and changed to electronic visas. According to official website, the Korean Embassy in China, starting from July 1 2020, the Korean Embassy in China will completely stop issuing sticker visas and issue electronic visas. Han embassies and consulates in China issued a sticker-free visa to visa applicants in Korea, and issued a Confirmation of Visa Issuance.

The confirmation of visa issuance is valid in black and white and color, and must be presented to the immigration officer together with the passport at the time of entry inspection.

It should be noted that sticker visas issued before July 2020 1 are still valid. Some policies implemented during the epidemic period are still effective, including:

1.Short-term visas issued before April 5, 2020 (staying for no more than 90 days) are temporarily suspended. Suspension of visas includes all single and multiple visas issued before April 5, 2020 for short-term stay. Foreigners who hold the above-mentioned visas must reapply for visas (visa-free fees) from foreign embassies and consulates if they want to enter the country.

2. All foreigners who apply for a visa must be examined by a medical institution within 48 hours before the date of application, and submit a medical certificate recording the relevant examination contents. The medical certificate must indicate whether there are COVID-19-related symptoms, such as fever, cough, chills, headache, muscle pain, pneumonia, etc. If the diagnosis is abnormal, the visa will be restricted.

Vietnam, e-visa 1 will be issued in July. Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Chun Fuk announced on May 26th that the Vietnamese government will implement e-visas for citizens of 80 countries from July 1 day, and some international ports will accept e-visa holders.

The 80 countries that can apply for electronic signature include China, Austria, Poland, Portugal, United Arab Emirates, Germany, India, South Korea, Japan, the United States, Italy, Poland, France, Russia and Britain.

The eight airports that can accept electronic visas are NiBài, TnSnNht, CamRanh, àNng, CátBi, CnTh, PhúQuc and PHú bà i.

However, China's new e-passport is not included in this e-visa application. The old G passport can be processed, and the new E passport should still be processed as before. Specific entry and tourist visa processing methods need to wait for further notice at that time.

Vietnam visa is valid for 30 days, single entry.

Thailand resumed visa processing at the Consular Office of the Thai Embassy in China on May 7. Recently, the office schedule for May was announced, and it was announced that the office would resume on May 7. Visa on arrival and electronic signature are still suspended, and there are additional requirements when applying for sticker signature:

When applying for a visa, you need to provide additional information, including: medical insurance policy with insurance coverage of $100000+health certificate without infection risk (English version issued by a regular hospital, valid within 7 days after issuance) and nucleic acid test report (issued within 48 hours).

At present, most of the restored visas are work visas and study visas, and the time for restoring tourist visas may be a little late. Normal visa processing will be slower than usual, and there is no guarantee of time. Please be patient.

Here are some latest information about visa opening. If you need to apply for a national visa, you must remember to make an appointment in advance so that you can apply. Also, if you don't need to go abroad recently, it is still not recommended that you go abroad. Wait a minute!