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

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

We are commited in the full preparation of your documents to apply for a British guest 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 Center.

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

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

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 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 guest visa

You should get a decision on your UK guest 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 guest 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

• 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).
• Invitation from your relatives/friends from the UK.
• Passport and visa copies from your relatives/friends from the UK.

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.
• Utility bills from your relatives/friends from the UK.
• Your relatives/friends bank statement from the UK.
• Your relatives/friends employment references from the UK.
• Documents to prove the your family connection with relatives from the UK.

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

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.

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/.

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 Family Visitor visa / UK Child Visitor visa