Business visa for United-Kingdom in 2019
From 4000 RUB
You need a UK Business visa if you wish to visit your business partners, pass the interview, take part in conference etc. Visa is delivered for the period of 6 months, 2 - 5 - 10- years to commit short trips to the UK. You can’t spend more than 90 days per each 6 months of your visa.
What you can / can’t do with your UK business visa
| Can do. | Can't do. |
|---|---|
| Take part in business events. | Work for money and for free. |
| Attend the course up to 30 days, if it is not the main reason of your trip. | Stay for a long time in the UK.(*) |
| Participate in exchange programs ( if you are under 18 y.o.). | Demand the benefits from the state. |
| Visit relatives and friends in the UK. | Get married. |
(*) : UK business visa can be issued for 6 months, 2 years, 5 years and 10 years. Despite the period of your visa, we advise not to spend more than 3 months per each 6 months in the UK. We faced with numerous refusals, when a person spends more time in the UK than in his country of residence. This information is not specified on the official web-site Gov.uk.
Our service fee
- In what situation do you need a UK business visa.
We take care about full preparation of your documents to apply for a UK business visa. It is required to provide a certified translation of any documents, except the passport, that aren’t in English or Welsh. You submit all prepared documents in person to the visa centre of your choice. After the decision for your visa is made, you personally collect your passport from that visa centre, or you receive it by a courier.
| Cost of our service. | Cost of translation in English per document. |
|---|---|
| 4000 | 400 |
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If you do not reside in the territory of the former USSR, and plan to apply for a UK visa in your country, we charge an additional 25% of all our service fees, including optional fees (translation, UK.Visas.Consulting additional services).
Visa fees
- Visa fees for a british business visa.
Regardless of whether you use our service or apply yourself, you will need to pay a visa fee. The cost is stated in USD on the website https://www.gov.uk. We indicate the equivalent of the amount of the visa fee in RU, because in general the visa payment is made using the Russian bank cards.
You can transfer visa fee to UK.Visas.Consulting in rubles, and then we will pay the visa fee on the official website
| Type of visa | Visa fees |
|---|---|
| Short-term Business visa (for 6 months, single or multi). | 9000 |
| Long-term Business visa (up to 2 years). | 34000 |
| Long-term Business visa (up to 5 years). | 61500 |
| Long-term Business visa (up to 10 years). | 76500 |
Information last updated 28th January 2019.
These amounts are indicative and valid only for the day of the update written above. You can call us to know the exact visa fee cost at the date of your call. These fees fluctuate all the time, even in the course of one day.
In the case of refusal, or if the passport is withdrawn before the decision is made, the visa fee can't be refunded.
Visa after refusal
It is very unpleasant to receive a refusal for a UK visa. People have plans connected with this visa, starting from simple trip to the UK ending with joining family members or getting high-paid job. You can read here about visa after refusal.
Processing time of your UK business visa
You should get a decision on your UK business visa within 2-3 weeks. It can take longer with the summer approaching.
You can track the status of your visa application by :
- In your own account on TLS Contact web-site (https://uk.tlscontact.com/ru/splash.php).
- By phone or e-mail, on a paid basis (https://www.gov.uk/contact-ukvi-inside-outside-uk/y).
Eligibility
- You’ll leave the UK at the end of your visit.
- You’re able to pay for your return or onward journey and any other costs relating to your visit, without help of the state.
- You have to show that you are going to commit only short trips to the UK during the period of your visa.
- You plan to leave the UK at the end of each visit.
Useful information
- The information you provide in a UK business visa application form must be credible. The data you provide can be checked by visa officers by various ways. Unreliable information can lead to a refusal, and false information - to a 10-year-ban.
- You need a page in your passport that’s blank on both sides for your visa, otherwise your visa may not be issued.
- Photo section: now you don’t need to provide a photo for visa (it is only required for children under 5 years old).
- Most of the applications are now being considered and assessed in the UK, urgent applications are being considered at the British Embassy in Russia.
Required documents (mandatory documents and particular cases)
Basic documents
- What are the required documents for a UK business visa.
- Passport. It must be valid for the whole of your stay in the UK.
- Printed visa application from https://www.gov.uk.
- A letter from your employer on company headed paper, detailing your role, salary and length of employment, and the information about your business trip.
- Bank statement (with account balance or with the history of transactions for the last 3 months).
- Hotel booking.
- Business invitation.
In addition, you can provide the following documents to increase your chances to get a UK visa:
- Previous passport.
- Copy of your marriage certificate and birth certificates of your children.
- Copy of your ownership certificate, if you own the property (flat, car, house).
Particular cases : students, sole-entrepreneurs, retired, children
Students :
- Copy of birth certificate.
- Letter from your current education provider.
- Sponsor’s financial documents.
Sole-entrepreneurs in Russia :
- Copies of your OGRN (your company state registration number certificate) and TIN (personal tax reference number certificate).
- Copy of declaration for the last financial period/year.
- Individual Entrepreneur’s bank statement with the history of transactions.
Retired
- Copy of pension certificate.
- Bank statement with the history of transactions to show the pension.
- Sponsor’s financial documents.
Children (under 18, Child Visitor visa) :
- Travel consent from parents.
- Copy of birth certificate.
- Letter from your current education provider.
There are many different cases and for each case we are ready to provide you with advice and send a list of documents for a UK visa that is ideal for your situation.
Tips and advice from our expert Yulia Mamonova
If you are a director of a company, we advise that the work reference is signed by an Accountant or a Deputy Director.
If you are employed by several companies, we advise to show work references from all places of employment.
If you’ve just started working at a new place, we advise to show your work record book in addition to work statement from current employer.
If you receive sponsorship for your trip to the UK, we advise to show your close relative or a spouse as a sponsor.
Frequent reasons of refusal
- Modest salary.
- Doubt that person doesn’t have any ties with Russia.
- Doubt in credibility of your documents.
- Your bank statement doesn’t match with your salary.
- Your visa history (previous refusals....).
- Doubt about the reason of your trip
- Visa Officer’s opinion.
Apply for a UK long-term-visa 2, 5 or 10 years
We advise to apply for a 2-year-long-term visa, when you held several 6-month-visa before. We advise to apply for 5 and 10-year-long-term visa after you held a 2-year-long-term visa.
Address of the UK Visa Application Centre
We can work with visa applicants from all over the world. We will provide you with information about a visa application center nearest to you to apply for UK visa. Or you can find yourself the nearest center to apply for a UK visa, using this link https://uk.tlscontact.com/.
In Russia, you must provide your documents to one of the UK visa centres of Russia. You submit your bio metric data there as well. There are 5 UK visa centres in Russia.
Moscow:
Delta Plaza, Bldg 1
2nd Syromyatnichesky Lane
Moscow, Russia, 105120
Novosibirsk:
57, Sibirskaya str.,
Novosibirsk, Russia, 630132
St.Petersburg:
Business center “Preobrazhensky Dvor”, 1st floor
26, Liteiny prospect
St. Petersburg, Russia, 191028
Yekaterinburg:
70, Bolshakova str., office 601, 6th floor
Ekaterinburg, Russia, 620142
Rostov-on-Don:
Liga Naciy, 91 Suvorova str.
Rostov-on-Don, Russia, 344022
Information last updated 28th January 2019.
Important information: You will be charged 52 GBP in addition to your visa fee, if you submit your documents in Rostov-on-Don.
Where you can find the official information about UK visas
You can find all necessary information on https://www.gov.uk.
Official names for this visa on GOV.UK and VISA4UK
UK Standard Visitor visa / UK Business Visitor visa
All informations on this page about this visa have been last updated on : 28 March 2019
Business visa for United-Kingdom