Where to apply for a UK visa UK visa materials list

You definitely need to apply for a visa when going to the UK. Below, the editor will introduce to you some relevant matters about the UK visa. In fact, many people will encounter a lot of things when traveling abroad, and sometimes they will be very busy, but they still need to apply for a visa. Apply on the official website, not any other website

In fact, it is very simple to apply for a tourist visa, so it is best not to find an agent. I saw an elder brother at the German Embassy before and his family of three was denied visas on the spot because the information provided by the travel agency was wrong. Therefore, we can only be confident if we provide the information ourselves. What information is needed to apply for a tourist visa? The official website of the embassy is very detailed and updated in a timely manner. You may have read a lot of guides from a few years ago. The policies between that time and now may have changed a lot. After all, China As a developing country, we can also look at visas from a development perspective. Materials required for UK visa preparation can be found on the following website (no explanation is given below, all are official websites)

Here you can see the materials required to apply for a general visitor visa. Pay special attention to the fact that all tourist visas currently processed in China are It is valid for 2 years - Chinese citizens who apply for a standard visitor visa in mainland China starting from January 11, 2016 are eligible to receive a visa valid for 2 years. Please note here - the following materials are not required by applicants. These materials really do not need to be provided. I will list them here temporarily, but if time passes, the official website may change. It is better for you to check the official website.

The following materials we do not require from the applicant:

Notarial certificate

Copy of my passport (you still need to show your passport when picking up your passport at the visa center) Copy)

Business card

Hotel reservation information

Flight reservation information

Itinerary

Copy of ID card

Copy of bank card

Credit card transaction record

Translated copy of bank deposit certificate

Related certificates for leisure activities

Photos of house/car/unit

Motor vehicle ownership certificate

Real estate certificate (unless you earn income from leasing)

Travel insurance

The guarantor’s water and electricity bills

The guarantor’s house tax (counciltax) tax bill preparation materials

We are a family of three, two adults and one child. The materials prepared are as follows , for your reference (Beijing Consular District)

1. Employment certificates of two adults (Chinese and English, no special format requirements)

2. Children's school attendance certificates (Chinese and English , no special format requirements)

3. A Chinese copy and English translation of the child’s birth certificate. The original is not required. You can translate it yourself (the English template can be found in the BAIDU library).

4. The detailed salary list of both spouses. Note that it is for both spouses, that is, 2 copies. Just print the salary details for each 6 months. There is no need for the entire salary card slip. The bank's teller machine has this function. You can directly choose to print the salary list. The printed list will be stamped with a red stamp. If the bank does not have a teller machine, Just go to the bank teller and ask the bank teller to print it out. A red stamp is required. 6 months, one piece of A4 paper is enough. Here you need to ensure that the current deposit amount of you and your spouse is 5W+, and try not to make sudden transfers within 1 month before printing. You must give the visa officer a feeling that your funds are sufficient. And not to cope with visa inspection.

5. English translation of the salary details of both spouses (I list them here separately to prevent everyone from forgetting that the materials prepared for going to the UK must be in Chinese and English, and the BAIDU library has templates for translations).

6. A copy of the household registration book and its English translation. If both husband and wife are in the same household registration book, then just make a copy of the entire household registration book; like my family, my spouse and children are in the same household registration book. In another household registration book, we need to copy it twice separately, and both household registration books must be translated into English. The English translation template can also be found in BAIDU library.

7. Two copies of the marriage certificate (one for each spouse) and an English translation. The English templates are available in the BAIDU library.

8. Original passports for a family of three (this is required, so before submitting the passport, you need to copy the first page of the passport. This is for obtaining the passport)

For British visas All translations must be accompanied by additional confirmations: a correct translation of the original material, the date of translation, the translator's full name and signature, and the translator's contact information.

Iconfirmthatthisisanaccuratetranslationoftheoriginaldocument.

Thedateofthetranslation:Apr,24,2018

Thetranslator'sfullnameandsignature:(own name)

Thetranslator'scontactdetails: Tel: XXXXXXXXXXX, Email: XXXX@XXXX.

After preparing the above materials in Chinese and English, fill in the online application form. The official link is as follows

Select Simplified Chinese and follow the prompts. Just fill it out carefully and be sure to be accurate. After filling in, you will be prompted to pay. I paid 832/person with Alipay in May 2018. After the payment is completed, you will receive an appointment confirmation letter to the email address you filled in, which clearly indicates your appointment time and visa center address< /p>

Because I have to take my children with me (they must be taken with me to take pictures and take fingerprints on the spot, and no one else can replace them) to take fingerprints and take pictures, so I chose June 1st so as not to delay my studies. This letter The letter also reminds you of what to do next

You need to print the reservation confirmation letter and the materials list. After you fill out the online application form, there will be a link to download the materials list. At this point, the materials required for your visa are ready in detail. Apply for a visa

Go to the designated visa center at the appointed time. We are in the Beijing consular district. We arrived 1 hour early and were not allowed in. We entered 15 minutes early, so there is no need to arrive at the visa center too early. . The Beijing Visa Center and the South Africa Visa Center are side by side. The staff in the visa center should have an employment contract relationship with the embassy and are not embassy staff. Moreover, they are only responsible for collecting the materials you submit and handing them over to the embassy. Whether they will be approved or not is up to you. It depends on the embassy, ??so don’t be nervous about going to the visa center.

The process is like this

After the security allows entry, give the information to the front desk. After a brief review, the front desk will give you a number slip

Then wait for the computer to call. No., just like bank business, I would like to remind everyone to make an appointment as early as possible for visa application, because there are so many people, and the further you go, the longer the waiting time will be. After we waited for nearly three hours, we started to apply. A family of three could go through the process at the same window. After giving our passports and information to the teller, the teller did a simple sorting and then put our information in a cowhide bag. , and sealed it, handed it back to you, and told you not to open it. I still want to give a thumbs up here. The whole process took no more than ten minutes. We were also reminded not to throw away the previous call sheet because fingerprints and photos were taken. Still the same number. After leaving the teller, you have to keep an eye on the screen to see which fingerprint recording room the number on the call sheet in your hand corresponds to. After waiting for nearly half an hour, it was finally our turn. A family of three had their fingerprints taken and taken a photo. After that, The other party stapled copies of our passports, acceptance receipts, etc. together and returned them to me, and used these materials to collect the passports. One more thing here, you can choose the way to return your passport. One is express delivery, I remember it is 65 yuan for one copy, 195 yuan for three copies; the other is text message reminder, 20 yuan for one copy, 60 yuan for three copies. EMAIL notification is free, we choose Email notification + self-pickup. Collecting the passport

After the application was completed on June 1, I received an email on June 15 saying that the passport had been returned to the visa center. I asked my spouse and children to each write a power of attorney. The format is included in the visa application materials that the visa center gives you. Just copy or copy and sign. A copy of my ID card, a copy of my spouse’s ID card, a copy of my child’s household registration booklet, plus the stapled passport information given by the visa center.

The self-pickup time for passports is from 8:00 am to 9:00 am (Monday to Friday). I thought there would be many people at that time, so I arrived at the visa center in advance on June 20. Unexpectedly, When I arrived, there were only about ten people in front of me. Two staff members reviewed the materials to see if they had written a power of attorney and whether they had brought copies. Fortunately, I had prepared all the materials. I passed it in one go and found out after I got my number plate. , it was still late, there were 105 people in line in front of me, and the self-pickup time for passports might start at 7 o'clock. When I entered, the number was already called in the 30s, so I continued to wait for my number to be called.

When I was called, more than 40 minutes had passed. After checking the information, the staff gave me three yellow leather bags, one for each passport, and stamped the copy of the passport. The passport was picked up and I was asked to sign for confirmation. At this time, I actually didn’t know whether it had been signed or not. I took the bag and left the counter. I quickly opened it and looked at it. All three of them had been signed, and it was a two-year visa. At this point, the visa matter came to an end. Tip: Picking up a passport and submitting a visa application at the Beijing Visa Center are not together. Picking up a passport is at the south gate, and submitting a visa application is at the north gate. To go to both places, you have to go around the building.

To sum up, the total cost of applying for a British visa is 832*3 yuan. The rest is time to prepare the documents. There are very few things required for a British visa and it is very simple. Don’t do it for an agent. It is more practical to apply for it yourself. .