Guest visa for United-Kingdom in 2022
From 130 EUR full package
You need a UK Guest visa if you wish to travel to the UK with the purpose to visit your friends and relatives there. UK Guest visa is delivered for the period of 6 months, 2 - 5 - 10 - years. You can commit short visits. You can’t spend more than 90 days per each 6 months of your visa.
General information on applying for a UK Visitor tourist visa.
If you want to visit UK as a guest, you need to apply for a UK Visitor visa. You can not visit the UK with a valid Schengen visa.
With a valid UK visa you can visit Ireland without an Irish visa (if you travel to Ireland from within the UK).
Choosing UK.Visas.Consulting for your British visa you get professional service tailored just for you.
Our Manager team has more than 10 years of experience in visa agency dealing with the most difficult cases of obtaining UK visas. We give honest advice and always evaluate your chances of obtaining a UK visa for free.
We take care about all paper work, we work distantly, you save your time!
What you can / can’t do with your UK Visitor guest visa
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| Can do. | Can't do. |
|---|---|
| Take part in 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 your friends and relatives. | Get married. |
(*) : UK guest 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 Visitor guest visa to the United Kingdom.
We are committed in the full preparation of your documents to apply for a British guest visa:
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 guest visa to the UK have been prepared and submitted correctly!
For our UK Visitor visa consultation, 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. | Cost of translation in English per document. |
|---|---|
| 130 € | 20 € |
Visa fees for a British Visitor guest visa.
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 GBP on the website https://www.gov.uk.
The visa fee cost is not included in our service cost.
Depending on the desired length of your visa, you will need to pay for the associated visa fees cost on gov.uk.
UK.Visas.Consulting is not paying for the visa fees directly, we will assist you in this process.
| Type of visa. | Visa fees. |
|---|---|
| UK Visitor visa. | 100 £ |
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 at the VAC before the decision is made, or the application is withdrawn after paying for visa fees using the biometric app, the visa fee can't be refunded.
Visa after refusal
UK.Visas.Consulting is specialised in consultation for visa after refusal. If this is your case you can read here about visa after refusal or visa appeal.
Processing time of your UK Visitor guest visa
You should get a decision on your UK Visitor visa within 7 weeks, following your appointment at the Visa Application Centre, or the payment of the visa fees if using the biometric app.
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
How to check the status of a British Visitor guest visa application.
During the consideration of documents for a tourist visa to England, you can track the status of your application on your gov.uk immigration account.
Eligibility for obtaining an English guest visa.
- 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 when applying for a UK Visitor guest visa.
- The information you provide in a UK Visitor 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).
Required documents (mandatory documents and particular cases) when applying for a British guest visa.
Each of our clients seeking a UK Visitor visa comes with their own story. For each case we give the right advice and prepare a list of documents adapted to your situation.
If you want a consultation to check your required documents for your visa, you can click the button under to reach for us.
Tips and advice from our founding partner and visa expert Yulia Mamonova about UK guest visa.
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 for a UK Visitor guest visa.
- Modest salary.
- Doubt that person doesn’t have any ties with its country of origin.
- 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 Visitor 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 nearest 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/ or https://www.vfsglobal.com/united-kingdom/.
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
All informations on this page about this visa have been last updated on : 12 September 2022
