Tips to Get a Uk Visitor's Visa
Obtaining a visitor's visa to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ( the Uk), is a daunting and usually difficult task. I also think it is more difficult to get a visitor's visa to the Uk from some countries than others and therefore for some nationalities than others, although this is not admitted valid Uk government policy.
Tips to Get a Uk Visitor's Visa
Poorer habitancy from poorer countries undoubtedly have a harder time convincing Uk embassy staff to grant a visitor's visa to the Uk. This is not their personal vendetta, but a reflection of government policy, which, in turn, is supposed to be a reflection of the notion of the majority of the habitancy of the Uk. It is a good idea to bear this in mind when dealing with the embassy staff regarding a Uk visa application for yourself or a friend.
It is worth pointing out here that a British (Uk) visitor's visa is valid for six months and complicated entries into the Uk, although in practice, the first visa to be granted will usually be limited by a note pinned into the visitor's passport. For example, if you have applied for a Uk visitor's visa to visit friends for the month of, say, March, you would be granted a complicated entry, 180 day Uk visitor's visa with a letter, signed by yourself, pinned into your passport, which states that you wish to visit the Uk from March 1st to March 31st and that you will not attempt to increase that stay. The visa also precludes you from way to Uk 'public funds' - public security, unemployment benefit, et etcetera.
Most habitancy are refused a Uk visitor's visa the first time because they do not have a strong enough, valid intuit for going to the Uk. If the intuit is to visit a lover, then you have a far better opportunity if you can prove that you have had a 'continuing relationship' for at least six months. At this stage of the proceedings, all your efforts should be directed at validating the intuit for your visit or proving your relationship.
I will concentrate on providing evidence of a continuing relationship. Most applicants for a Uk visitor's visa from poorer countries will need a sponsor. This is usually an employer or a lover. Obviously, immigration stamps in a passport can prove how long it is potential that a concentrate could have known each other, but you will need more evidence than that. A letter from a friend, employer or relative stating when you met can help.
However, you should keep all correspondence, telephone bills, bank statements (recording Atm transactions), cafeteria receipts, theatre tickets, train and bus tickets, even menus and photos. In fact, anyone that can help invent that you are having the connection that you claim you are having and that you have had it for at least six months.
You could then get the application form (Vaf 1,4) either by writing to or visiting the nearest British Embassy or Consulate or downloading it from the Internet. Most Uk embassy sites contribute excellent advice on what is required or recommended to put in the envelope with your Uk visitor's visa application form, but it will include: two colour, passport-size photos; the application fee (about £48) in local currency; the applicant's passport; proof of the applicant's address; proof of a continuing connection of at least six months; the sponsor's letter; proof of the sponsor's means of support; proof of the sponsor's chamber and possibly, the sponsor's passport to prove entry stamps.
The sponsor is, therefore, the key to making a successful (first) attempt at obtaining a Uk visitor's visa. The sponsor has to be ready to act as guarantor for the applicant and the embassy staff will want to be able to check the sponsor's potential to take care of the applicant.
This means that the sponsor has to contribute a letter from his/her employer proving continued, garage employment and/or a bank book, proving that he/she has adequate money to contribute what he/she has pledged on the Uk visa application form; and proof of chamber in the form of paid council tax bills, property deeds or a letter from the mortgage provider. Proof of marital status does not seem to be an issue for the sponsor or the visa applicant, although the examine is asked of the latter.
Some visa applicants are refused for apparently strange reasons such as: 'the applicant has never left the country before' - this is easier for some to remedy than others. 'the applicant has not displayed a strong adequate economic or public bond to the country' - meaning that they do not trust him/her to return to his/her native country. A letter from a relative, proof of children and a letter from the applicant's employer can help, although proof of children is not thought about a compelling public intuit to return! Proof of property rights is useful.
It is better to take your time instead of rushing the Uk visitor's visa application. Make sure you have a valid intuit for wanting to visit the Uk and then make sure you can validate all things you say. Treat the Uk visitor's application as if you were a barrister - back up all things you say with evidence or a letter.
Run straight through your 'story' until the applicant has it word excellent (they will not want to see the sponsor and sometimes, he/she is not even allowed to wait on the Uk embassy compound). The applicant will be required to attend an interview the first time and this can be held in English or the applicant's native tongue. The Uk visitor's visa will usually be available for variety the next day.
Hint: apply for more time than you need as the Uk visitor's visa runs from the day it is granted, but you may not be able to get a flight right away. You will probably also be required to return to the issuing Uk embassy when you arrive back to have the Uk visitor's visa cancelled; after all, it is a complicated entry, 180-day visa that could be used to return to the Uk without the sponsor's knowledge, so try not to arrive back on a Saturday unless you want a holiday in the capital.
And lastly a warning: don't be tempted to lie - it's not worth it!
Ps: Rules and regulations turn frequently, so to keep up to date you should check the Embassy links before doing anything.
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