What materials do I need to apply for a British visa?

Different countries need different materials to apply for visas. Passport, ID card, household registration book, personal work certificate, income certificate and 6 2-inch photos with white background are generally required.

The visa application process is as follows:

first step

Visit the UK Visa and Immigration website and apply for a visa online.

Second step

To complete the visa application, you must make an appointment and go to one of the China 12 visa centers. All applicants must make an appointment in advance. Unscheduled applicants will no longer be accepted.

Please visit the booking application page for more information.

Third step

Please arrive at the visa center 15 minutes in advance on the day of booking application. Bring an appointment form, application materials, passport and another valid identity document. When you arrive at the visa center, you will get a call list. Please wait patiently for the call and submit your application.

Please keep your receipt as evidence for collecting information in the future.

Please note that once you submit your application at the visa center, you will not be able to supplement the materials again. The materials you submit at the time of application will serve as the only evidence for the trial.

Fourth step

Collect fingerprints and photos at the visa center (also known as biometric information collection). This includes digital fingerprint scanning (10 fingers) and digital photography. Fingerprint scanning uses an electronic scanner, which does not need ink, liquid and chemicals. You must ensure that there are no decorations (such as henna dyeing), knife cuts, abrasions or other marks on your fingers, because these will affect the feasibility of providing valid fingerprints. Your digital photos must cover the whole face, except sunglasses and any colored lenses, and there must be no obstacles on your head except for religious and medical purposes. Your face must be clearly visible, without hair covering your eyes. If you don't provide biological information, we won't be able to accept your visa application.

Step five

Choose the way you want to get the materials, you can go to the visa center to get them or choose EMS express mail to you.

The general visa center will process 90% of ordinary visitor visa applications within 15 working days. You can visit wwwvfs-uk-cncom to find out the current processing time of ordinary tourist visas. The courier service will generally return the passport within 5 working days.

A British visa is an endorsement and seal on passports or other types of travel documents held by foreign citizens who are not British nationals by a visa authority authorized by the British government to indicate the procedures for allowing them to enter and leave British territory. Generally, there are tourist visas, study visas, visiting visas and work visas.

The tourist visa is valid for six months and cannot be extended. If you go to settle in the UK, your visa is initially valid for one year. The student visa is valid for the duration of the unconditionally accepted course. Therefore, if you plan to study for one year in the preparatory course and then for three years in the bachelor's degree course one year later, the visa is only valid for the first year. However, if there is an unconditional admission notice for a three-year course, the visa is valid for three years.

The endorsements and seals on other travel documents show that they are allowed to enter or leave the country or transit, which can also be said to be endorsement certificates issued to them. Generally speaking, a British visa is a document issued by the British entry-exit administration (such as the Immigration Bureau or its embassies and consulates abroad) to approve the entry of foreign citizens.

All Chinese mainland citizens need to apply for a British visa before entering the UK (Hong Kong SAR citizens with Hong Kong passports can apply for a visa-free). For more information, please make sure that you are familiar with the visa type information you will apply for before you decide to submit your application. Every visa applicant, including children, needs to submit a separate visa application form.

All Chinese mainland citizens need to apply for a British visa before entering the UK (Hong Kong SAR citizens with Hong Kong passports can apply for a visa-free). For more information, please make sure that you are familiar with the visa type information you will apply for before you decide to submit your application. Every visa applicant, including children, needs to submit a separate visa application form. Please make sure that you understand the purpose of your visit and the corresponding visa type. You can choose one of the following two ways to fill in your visa application form online.

The first type: online application, using ukvi (ukvisa &; The online immigration application form is filled in English. This online form is applicable to all visa applicants.

The second type: online application, using UKVI's trial new visa online form, filled in English. This form is only applicable to applicants who apply for visiting visas in Chinese mainland (mainly for business visits, tourism, etc.). ).

As one of the developed countries, Britain's education system has been developed and improved for hundreds of years, and it is highly respected around the world for its high quality and strict standards. It attracts thousands of foreign students to study in Britain every year. Its rich cultural atmosphere, safe social environment and excellent academic qualifications are enough to stand out in the global education market. At the same time, Britain has a long history and made remarkable achievements in science, engineering and technology. 70 Britons won the Nobel Prize in Science, more than any other country in the world except the United States.

British visa application forms include: student visa application form, student accompanying visa application form, British visiting visa application form, British business visa application form, British work visa application form, British investment immigrant visa application form, British settlement visa application form, British medical visa application form, flight transit visa application form, British visiting student visa application form, and British visiting scholar visa application form.

References:

British embassy visa center-UK visa process