Wednesday, April 11, 2012

How to apply for a visa

Visa (or entry permit) is pasted on the passport or travel document you, allows you to enter the UK license. When you arrive in England, official border management will check your English is the result of your claims consistent. Passengers need to scan their fingerprints in the Department of border management, provide the biological information to confirm identity and application into UK visa staff identity. For more information about reached England, please refer to the UK Border Agency (UK Border Agency) website.

When to apply

You can schedule departure scheduled for 3 months before the visa in your. During the summer months, the amount of the UK visa application will increase three times, therefore the process may take longer. At present, the visa processing time of information has been published on the website of the "time trial guide"'Guide to Processing Times'webpage. Strongly recommend the applicant without your visa results before, don't confirm your travel arrangements in the uk.

How to apply for the

Complete the visa application process consists of seven steps. We recommend that you read the following seven steps before the submission of visa applications, so that you clearly understand the procedures and requirements for visa.

The first step to see if you need a visa

All Chinese citizens would need to apply for a British visa in the UK before. Other countries, please click on the UK Border Agency webpage. "Do I need a visa"'Do I need a visa'guidelines for query.

The second step: understanding you will need to apply for the visa information

Before you decide to submit the application, please ensure that you already know you will need to apply for the visa information. You can be in our website "visa information" page to find the type of visa and other helpful information quick links. At the same time, you also need to read and you can apply for the visa immigration regulations Immigration Rules.

The third step: fill in the visa application form

Every visa applicant, including children, are required to submit a separate visa application form. Please ensure that you have the purpose of visit, to choose the correct visa application form.

You can be one of the two way choice to fill in your visa application form.

1 fill in the online application form

Using the online application system (online application system), fill in the visa application form in English online.

Please ensure that you have the purpose of visit, to choose the correct visa application form. Make sure you correctly fill out the application form all parts.

The first and second part of the visa form is very important to review your application. Please fill in this part of the information accurately.

Please print out each page, and submitted to the visa application centre. Please fill in with good quality paper to print your application form, and to ensure that the paper outside the boundary information is also printed out.

Please make sure that the bar code display the last page of the you print out the application form, and sign the form.

After you have stored online and submit your form, you will receive a unique identification number via e-mail application, this number starts with GWF. Please keep this number, so that the query to use.

If you submitted your online application form and is printed out, but found that the visa form a complete mistake. Please amend in printed form, and the modified content beside the signature.

2 fill in the paper application form

From the UK Border Agency (UK Border Agency) website for free download the correct visa application form. Please fill in with good quality paper to print your application form, and to ensure that the paper outside the boundary information is also printed out.

Fill in the application form of the pen can be black or blue, please use English to fill in and sign. Please ensure you fill in all parts. If you need to modify the fill in the application form, please modify the form, and the modified signature.

Important notes:

1) check your name, your parents name is Pinyin and Chinese characters.

2) check if the name in pinyin noted below CCC (Chinese Commercial Code) number.

3) check your address is used in pinyin and Chinese characters

The specified destination

Named place of destination tourism planning (English abbreviation ADS) the British government and the China National Tourism Administration (English abbreviation CNTA) signed an agreement between, in order to facilitate Chinese tourist groups to visit britain. Named place of destination tourism planning is the one and only in China, is the Chinese team travel to the only way to britain. At present, more than 60 Chinese travel agency approval has been obtained, through the VFS visa to the UK Border Agency to submit the specified destination tourism planning of the visa application. Named place of destination tourism planning visa is valid for 30 days, requirements for successful applicants to obtain such a visa, to import and to a tour group member's identity, and tourism in the British territory.

The fourth step: prepare your application materials

Support files

You can see from the website of "support file list"'Supporting Document Checklists'column, understanding you need other documents with the visa application form submitted. The applicant must submit proof of as much as possible about your situation. Failure to submit a old passport travel records (if any), or the integrity of the supporting documents, may result in your application being refused. Please do not submit a credit card or tickets.

Original script

You must submit the original. Failure to submit the originals, may cause your visa application being delayed or refused to be examined. Please pay special attention to submit and birth, marriage, divorce and death related to the original material. If you do not submit the original material, please submit the copy of the approved. When submitting the application form at the same time, you also need to submit a copy of each file support. Photocopies of all should be clear, unless legal documents required for special paper size, or can only use A4 copy.

Translation

If the visa officer that you want the UK Border Agency to process your visa application, you need to provide translation support all non English documents. Any translation of documents are required for the corresponding original submitted at the same time, in order to check. All translated documents page must include the following information:

The translator confirmed this translation accurate translation of the original

Translation date

Full name and signature of the translator

The translator's contact method

The visa application centre provides translation service (for the paid service).

You need to prepare and submit the following documents:

Please ensure that your passport or refugee travel documents contain at least continuous positive and negative two blank pages, so we paste visa. Please sign on the last page of the passport, and ensure that the name and signature of the passport application form consistent and on your. At the same time, you also need to submit a copy of your passport information page copy, copy including from your passport photo page and signature page.

The old passport (if any)

The visa application fee. visa fees at a visa application centre, in the form of cash payment in local currency.

Completed, signed and dated by the visa application form.

The original Supporting documents with your visa application types related supporting documents and a copy of the.

One of your recent passport photo size (45mm, X high 35mm wide) of color. This photo should be:

1 light gray or white background, focus accurately, clearly no shadow, photo paper, good.

2 standard photo paper printing.

3 the applicant face no obstacle, no sunglasses or tainted glasses, wearing fabrics (except for religious or medical reasons), the lips natural closure (don't smile, frown or raised eyebrows), face is straight ahead, glasses.

4 of the last six months photo, and can reflect your real appearance.

Note: before applying the final audit results in your visa, your passport will be kept by the UK Border agency. Please arrange your travel plans, particularly when you before you go to Britain, still need to go to other countries.

The fifth step: visiting Visa Application Centre

Submit the UK visa application in China do not need an appointment. First come first service principles to the visa application centre follow receiving your application.

All applicants (except special exemption categories and children under 5 years of age) must personally to the visa application centre in biological data. Although the special exemption applicant and children under 5 years of age do not personally go to the visa application centre, they also need to submit the visa application form. If you refuse to submit biological your data, your application will not be reviewed. Please submit all documents mentioned above in the fourth step, and pay the visa fee visa application fee.

Important note: in your application materials submitted to the visa application centre, you will no longer pay materials. The visa officer will review at the time you submit materials according to the. You will no longer be able by mail, fax or email more material.

Biological data collection

Biometric data collection

Biological data collection including digital fingerprint acquisition (10) and digital photography. Fingerprint acquisition using electronic scanner. Do not use the ink, liquid and chemical. Please ensure that your fingertips without any ornaments (such as: henna), wound, damage or other markers, because these will affect you submit acceptable fingerprint. Your digital phase must show the whole face, no sunglasses or tainted glasses, wearing fabrics (except for religious or medical reasons). Your face must be clearly visible, and the glasses can not be shielded by the hair. If you refuse to submit your biological data, we will not be able to review your application.

Applicants under the age of 16 in the submission of biological data, must be accompanied by an adult, not including visa application center staff. We will not under 16 years of age, not accompanied by an adult applicants collection of biological data.

The sixth step: waiting for your visa results

Waiting for your visa application results. For more information about the visa processing time information, please refer to the "web site trial time guide"'Guide to Processing Times'although this guide on time can not be used as a time we review your visa guarantee, but it can be used as the reference of our recent work. Each application will be assessed individually audit, the accepted time will be different. At the same time, you can also use the website "track your application" 'Track your Application' function to check your application process..

The request for withdrawal and retrieve a passport

If you need to cancel your visa application, and to retrieve your passport, you need to submit a written request to the visa application centre. You can submit their visa in your application center to get a visa application form for cancellation.

Interview program

You may be asked to interview. The UK Border Agency officials made whether or not to grant a visa visa reserved rights according to provide you with information and materials. If you submit all relevant documents in your application, this is a crucial point. If you are asked to interview, you will get a recent interview time. 10 to 14 years old children may be requested to interview, but the interview must in a related adults accompanied by. Children above 14 years of age may be requested to interview alone.

The results of your visa seventh step - back

VFS will notify you when your passport and documents. Please submit your application from the visa application centre back your passport and documents. For more information on the passport in time, please refer to the website "contact us"'Contact Us'page. You can also entrust other people you passport, but need to be issued by your signed power of attorney and proof generation person's identity. In addition, you can also pay the express fee to the VFS, we will send your material is directly sent to you. You decide to submit their visa applications in the need for this service.

If you have been issued a visa, please check your visa. Please ensure that:

Your personal information is correct

The purpose of your travel described correctly

The visa is valid with effect from the date you plan to travel. (if you do not need to immediately go to Britain, you can request a visa is valid to postpone, but not more than 3 months. )

If you believe that you have received visas have any questions, please contact the visa application centre immediately.

Source: the UK visa application (China) official website

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