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Sports visa for United-Kingdom in 2023

225 EUR full package

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  1. General information
  2. What you can / can’t do with your UK sports visa
  3. Service fees of UK.Visas.Consulting to get a sports visitor visa to the United Kingdom.
  4. Visa fees
  5. Visa after refusal
  6. Processing time of your UK Sports visa
  7. Eligibility
  8. Useful information
  9. Required documents (mandatory documents and particular cases)
    1. Basic documents
    2. Particular cases : students, sole-entrepreneurs, retired, children
  10. Tips and advice from our expert Yulia Mamonova
  11. Frequent reasons of refusal
  12. Apply for a UK long-term-visa 2, 5 or 10 years
  13. Address of the UK Visa Application Centre
  14. Where you can find the official information about UK visas

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You need to apply for a UK sports visa if you plan to take part in sports competition in the UK.

General information

The information on this page is under revision and update. This message will be removed when the page is updated.

You can commit short trips to the UK. We advise not to spend more than 90 days within 6 months.

What you can / can’t do with your UK sports visa

Official information from gov.uk
Can do Can't do
Take part in sports events. Work for money and for free.
Take part in business events (there is a special list). 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.
Travel as a tourist. Get married.

(*) : UK sports 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.

Service fees of UK.Visas.Consulting to get a sports visitor visa to the United Kingdom.

We are committed in the full preparation of your documents to apply for a British sports visitor visa:

  • We conduct a detailed consultation in order to determine which documents are needed in your case,
  • We fill out the questionnaire in English in detail,
  • We do a professional translation of all necessary documents into English,
  • In certain cases, we electronically upload your documents. Or we provide detailed instructions with what documents you need in order to visit the UK Visa Application Centre.
Read more about all stages of our work here.

After getting a decision on your visa, you personally pick up the passport from the visa centre, or get it with a courier service.

With UK.Visas.Consulting specialists, you will be sure that all the documents for your sports visitor visa to the UK have been prepared and submitted correctly!

For our UK Sports Visitor visa, our service is a full packaged bundle, there is no hidden fee. You only pay what you see in the table under (excluding optional services).

Cost of our service (in euro EUR €).
Cost of our service. Cost of translation in English per document.
225 € 20 €

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Visa fees

Regardless of whether you use our service or apply yourself, you will need to pay a visa fee to the UK immigration services. 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 EUR with a margin to cover change rate and fees over the time required to process your application by our services.

You can transfer visa fee to UK.Visas.Consulting in euros, and then we will pay the visa fee on the official website.

Visa fees (in euro EUR €)
Type of visa Visa fees
Short-term Sports visitor visa (for 6 months, single-entry or multi-entries). 130 €
Long-term Sports visitor visa (up to 2 years, single-entry or multi-entries). 506 €
Long-term Sports visitor visa (up to 5 years, single-entry or multi-entries). 882 €
Long-term Sports visitor visa (up to 10 years, single-entry or multi-entries). 1097 €

These amounts are indicative. You can call us to know the exact visa fee cost at the date of your call.
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 Sports visa

You should get a decision on your UK Sports visa within 6 weeks, following your appointment at the Visa Application Centre.

You can check all official visa decision waiting time following this link : https://www.gov.uk/guidance/visa-decision-waiting-times-applications-outside-the-uk

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 sports 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 nearest British Embassy.

Required documents (mandatory documents and particular cases)

Basic documents

  • 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 annual leave.
  • Bank statement (with account balance or with the history of transactions for the last 3 months).
  • Hotel booking.
  • Sports 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 company state registration number certificate and 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.

Read more about Yulia Mamonova.

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....).
  • Visa Officer’s opinion.
  • Doubt about the reason of your trip.

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 centre nearest to you to apply for UK visa. Or you can find yourself the nearest centre to apply for a UK visa, using this link https://uk.tlscontact.com/.

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

UK Standard Visitor visa / UK Sports Visitor visa

All informations on this page about this visa have been last updated on : 14 December 2022

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