2022 New British Visa Policy

2022 New British Visa Policy

The country has completely lifted entry restrictions. Previously, the British government officially announced: Starting from 4 a.m. on March 18, 2022, international passengers, regardless of whether they are fully vaccinated or not, do not need to take a COVID-19 test and fill out a passenger locator form when entering the UK, and they no longer need to do so after entering the UK. isolation.

Students who have applied to study in the UK must start preparing for a visa after getting the offer. The UK student visa is the last hurdle for everyone to study in the UK, especially in May, which is the peak period for student visas. Expect. In addition, the number of visa applications related to the humanitarian crisis in the Russia-Ukraine conflict has increased. In April, the British government updated the application waiting period instructions, specifically reminding that the processing process of study visa applications will become longer.

And according to the British VFS official website, all expedited and super-expedited services for study, work and family visit visas will continue to be suspended globally. Due to the impact of the lockdown caused by the epidemic prevention and control in China, we will suspend the provision of visit-type expedited and super-expedited services in Asia. If you need to apply for a visa to go to the UK, please make sure to reserve sufficient time to avoid delaying you. itinerary.

However, it is worth noting that domestic multi-city visa application centers will resume operations, and visa application precautions should be understood according to your own needs:

1. Shenyang British Visa Center

From April 20, 2022, the British Visa Application Center in Shenyang will resume operations.

Customers can now submit visa applications at the Shenyang Visa Application Center. Please comply with the relevant local epidemic prevention requirements during the application process. In order to avoid further spread of the new coronavirus epidemic (COVID-19), we will check your health code, travel code and nucleic acid test report when you arrive. If your health code is green, you are not from a high/medium risk area and your nucleic acid report was completed within 48 hours before visiting the visa center, you can enter the visa application center after wearing a mask.

2. Changsha British Visa Application Center

Starting from April 20, 2022, the British Visa Application Center in Changsha will resume operations.

Customers can now submit visa applications at the Changsha Visa Application Center. Please comply with the relevant local epidemic prevention requirements during the application process. In order to prevent the further spread of the new coronavirus epidemic (COVID-19), we will check your health code and itinerary code when you arrive. If your health code is green and you are not from a high/medium risk area, you can wear a mask and enter the visa application center.

3. Wuhan British Visa Center

VFS Global Wuhan British Visa Center updates visitor requirements, important notice to Wuhan Visa Application Center customers:

To avoid COVID-19 For further dissemination, the visitor's health code and itinerary code will be checked upon arrival at the Visa Application Center (VAC). If your health code (Wuhan Epidemic War/Ehuihui Office) is yellow/red, you will not be able to enter the building. If you have a green health code and have not been to any high/medium risk areas, you need to provide a nucleic acid test report within 48 hours and wear a mask to enter the center.

4. Nanjing British Visa Center

VFS Global Nanjing British Visa Center updates visitor requirements, important notice to Nanjing Visa Application Center customers:

To avoid COVID-19 For further dissemination, the visitor's health code and travel history code will be checked upon arrival at the Visa Application Center (VAC). If you have a green health code and have not been to any high/medium risk areas, you need to provide a nucleic acid test report within 48 hours and wear a mask to enter the center. If you have a green health code but your travel history code shows that you have been to a high/medium risk area, you need to provide a nucleic acid test report within 24 hours.

5. Guangzhou British Visa Center

VFS Global Guangzhou British Visa Center updates visitor requirements, important notice to Guangzhou Visa Application Center customers:

To avoid the new coronavirus epidemic In the event of an outbreak, we will check your health code and itinerary code when you arrive at the visa application center. Those holding a yellow or red health code (Suikang code or Yuekang code) will not be able to enter the urban construction building. If you hold a green health code or green travel code and have not passed through or visited any medium or high-risk areas (except Guangzhou), please present a 48-hour nucleic acid test negative certificate and wear a mask to enter.