Can I go to the UK on a Schengen visa?

No, Britain is not a Schengen country and needs to apply for a visa separately. The materials required for a British tourist visa include: original passport, photo, marital status document, employment certificate/school certificate, enterprise registration document, capital certificate, specific arrangements for accommodation and travel reservation, and a complete visa application form. Processing takes 14 working days; The duration of visa stay shall be decided by the visa officer (no more than 6 months).

You need a visa:

1, Schengen Agreement, also known as Schengen Agreement, Schengen Convention or Schengen Convention, was first signed by five EU countries in June 1985 in Schengen, Luxembourg. The Convention came into full force in July 1995. In other words, as long as you apply for a visa from any Schengen country, you can go to other Schengen countries without applying for a visa.

2. So far, there are 26 countries in Schengen:

Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Iceland, Italy, Greece, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Hungary, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Slovenia, Poland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Switzerland and Liechtenstein.

Schengen countries are different from EU countries. Not all Schengen countries are EU countries. For example, except Norway, Switzerland and Liechtenstein, all Schengen countries are EU countries. Not all EU countries are Schengen countries. For example, Ireland is an EU country, but not a member of the Schengen Agreement.

4. So not all European countries can get a Schengen visa, only those who have joined Schengen can go. Brexit means Brexit. Britain now belongs to neither the European Union nor Schengen, so you need to apply for a visa separately to go to Britain.

legal ground

Article 5 The scope and methods of issuing diplomatic visas, courtesy visas and official visas shall be stipulated by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Article 6 Ordinary visas are divided into the following categories, and the corresponding Chinese phonetic alphabet shall be marked on the visa:

(1) Visa C is issued to international train attendants, crew members of international aircraft, crew members of international ships and their accompanying families, and automobile drivers engaged in international road transport.

(2) D visa, issued to permanent residents.

(3) F-visa, which is issued to those who enter the country for exchange, visit, inspection and other activities.

(4) G visa, which is issued to persons passing through China.

(5) J 1 visa, issued to foreign resident journalists of foreign news agencies in China; J2 visa is issued to foreign journalists who enter the country for short-term interviews.

(six) L visa, issued to inbound tourists; If you enter the country as a group, you can issue a group L visa.

(seven) M visa, issued to the entry of personnel engaged in business activities.

(8) Q 1 visa, which is issued to the families of China citizens who apply for entry and residence due to family reunion, the families of foreigners who have permanent residency in China, and those who apply for entry and residence due to foster care; Q2 visas are issued to relatives of China citizens living in China and foreigners with permanent residency in China to apply for short-term entry to visit relatives.

(9) R visas are issued to foreign high-level talents needed by the country and urgently needed professionals.

(10) Issue visas with the words S 1 to the spouses, parents, children under the age of 18, parents of spouses and persons who need to stay in China for other personal reasons of foreigners who apply for long-term visits; S2 visa is issued to the families of foreigners who apply for short-term entry to visit relatives, stay in China for work and study, and those who need to stay in China for other personal reasons.

(11) X 1 visa, issued to those who apply for long-term study in China; X2 visa is issued to those who apply for short-term study in China.

(twelve) Z visa, issued to people who apply for work in China.