1. You must make an appointment in advance to submit an application to the British Visa Application Center. If you submit your application directly to the Visa Application Center without making an appointment in advance, the application center will not accept it.
2. The visa application center needs to collect fingerprints. If you have an injury on your hand, please wait until the injury heals before making an appointment. Please make sure your hands do not have tattoos (or similar) when visiting the visa centre.
3. Accompanying personnel cannot accompany the applicant into the visa center. Applicants under 18 years old, senior citizens over 65 years old, or applicants with physical disabilities can be accompanied by an accompanying person.
4. Honesty is very important. Making false statements or submitting forged documents will result in mandatory visa rejection for the next 10 years.
5. The visa center does not allow any electronic devices including mobile phones and all bags (only plastic bags containing application-related documents are allowed). Therefore, it is recommended that in addition to keys, wallets and visa application packets, Don't bring anything with you.
6. You can apply for a visa within 3 months before the planned departure date. It is recommended not to confirm travel arrangements before receiving the visa result.
Application process
1. Fill out the application form online.
Before making an appointment, you need to fill out an online application form. Visit - apptsystem/appscheduling/appwelcome.aspx
Note: Summer camps and designated destination tour groups should complete online applications, but online reservations should not be made. The group leader should contact the local visa application center to make a group appointment.
3. Visit the Visa Application Center.
Bring all materials including the printed application form, passport and passport photo. Applicants who do not choose to pay online should bring cash to pay the visa fee to the visa application center where the appointment is made.
Biological information is then collected, i.e. taking photos and scanning digital fingerprints. After paying the visa fee, you will receive a tracking ID number, which can be entered at .com to check the progress of your visa application.
When you submit your visa application and biometric information to the Visa Application Center, you may be required to attend a brief interview. The purpose of the interview is to understand the true purpose of coming to the UK. This type of interview is also called an integrity interview.
Note: Applicants under the age of 16 must be accompanied by an adult when registering biometric information. This does not include application center staff.
4. Receive a passport.
After the visa application is processed, you can choose to pick up your passport in person at the Visa Application Center, or pay an additional fee to get your passport back by express delivery.
Required materials
Application materials
(1): Current valid passport (if you have an old passport, provide the original together with it).
(2): Marital status documents. Married persons must provide a copy of their marriage certificate.
(2): A printed, filled-in application form signed by the applicant.
(3): One passport-sized color photo (45 mm high, 35 mm wide). For detailed photo requirements, click the link below and see online instructions: .com to learn about the current processing of ordinary visitor visas time. The expedited service generally returns passports within 5 working days.
British Visa Center Address:
(1) Beijing
Address: Building A, Building 2, Beijing Inn, No. 5 Dongshuijing Hutong, Dongcheng District, Beijing , Area A, 9th Floor, Rooms A901 to 919, 100010
Email: infopek.ukcn@vfshelpline.com
Office hours: 07:30 to 14:30
< p>(2) WuhanAddress 1502, Building A, Arc de Triomphe Square, Xudong Road, Wuhan City, 430063
Emailinfopek.ukcn@vfshelpline.com
Office hours 08:00 To 15:00
(3) Shenyang
Address Room 6, 23rd Floor, Building 7-1, Tuanjie Road, Shenhe District, Shenyang City, Liaoning Province (Building 1 of Huafu Tiandi), 110013
Emailinfopek.ukcn@vfshelpline.com
Office hours 08:00 to 15:00
(4) Jinan
Address Shandong Room 250011, Room B10-15, Qilu International Building, No. 180 Quancheng Road, Jinan City, China
Emailinfopek.ukcn@vfshelpline.com
Office hours 08:00 to 15:00
< p>(5) ChongqingAddress 3U-7, 3rd Floor, J.W Marriott Hotel International Trade Center, No. 77 Qingnian Road, Yuzhong District, Chongqing, China 400010
Emailinfockg.ukcn@vfshelpline.com
p>Office hours 08:00 to 15:00
(6) Chengdu
Address Unit C2, 16th Floor, Guancheng Plaza, No. 308 Shuncheng Street, Qingyang District, Chengdu City, Sichuan Province 610017
Emailinfockg.ukcn@vfshelpline.com
Office hours 08:00 to 15:00
(7) Shanghai
Address 1st Floor, Guangdong Development Bank Building, No. 555 Xujiahui Road, Huangpu District, Shanghai 200023
Emailinfosha.ukcn@vfshelpline.com
Office hours 08:00 to 15:00
(8) Hangzhou
Address Room 503, Tongfang Fortune Building, No. 334 Fengqi Road, Xiacheng District, Hangzhou, China 310003
Emailinfosha.ukcn@vfshelpline.com
Office hours 08:00 to 15:00
(9) Nanjing
Address C4, 11th Floor, Nanjing International Trade Center, No. 18 Zhongshan East Road, Nanjing, 210005
Emailinfosha.ukcn@vfshelpline.com
Office hours 08:00 to 15:00
(10) Guangzhou
Address Tianhe District, Guangzhou City Room 215, Urban Construction Plaza, No. 189 Tiyu West Road, 510620
Emailinfocan.ukcn@vfshelpline.com
Office hours 08:00 to 15:00
(11 ) Shenzhen
Address Room 06-07, 2nd Floor, Building A, International Chamber of Commerce Building, No. 138 Fuhua 1st Road, Futian District, Shenzhen, 518048
Emailinfocan.ukcn@vfshelpline.com
Office hours 08:00 to 15:00
(12) Fuzhou
Address: 20th Floor, Yujingtai, Zhengda Plaza, No. 18 Wuyi Middle Road, Gulou District, Fuzhou City, 350001< /p>
Emailinfocan.ukcn@vfshelpline.com
Office hours 08:00 to 15:00
Charging standards
UK visa fees in 2013 Adjustments were made on April 6, 2012. Click the link below to view the latest fee list:
http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/sitecontent/documents/aboutus/fees-2012.pdf< /p>