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Learn More: Standard Visitor Visa

THE UNITED KINGDOM IS OPEN- The UK fully re-opened for tourism on 1 November.

We recommend you submit your application at least 8 weeks before your estimated arrival date to the United Kingdom.

All you have to do is fill out our streamlined application form and we will schedule your appointment for a visa at the nearest UK embassy or consulate.

Please bear in mind that you will be charged with an additional fee for the interview, as per UK visa services. This additional fee depends on the country from which you are applying (your residence country). It goes from USD 25 to USD 410. As soon as we process your application, you will be informed via email of the additional fee that UK charges to your country.

In 90% of the cases, the UK immigration authorities take no longer than 15 business days to decide on your UK Visitor Visa application. Yes, it's that simple.

Let iVisa take care of arranging your interview for the UK Standard Visitor Visa!

Here's how it works:

  1. You fill out our simple online form, upload your documents and pay.
  2. With the information you provide, iVisa will submit the application form on your behalf to the UK immigration authorities.
  3. iVisa schedules your interview appointment at your chosen UK Application Center, considering your Interview Time Preferences (provided in our online form). Please consider that the arranged interview date & time cannot be changed.
  4. You attend your interview, and remember to bring all the supporting documents stated in the 'Document Checklist' (that iVisa will provide). You will leave your passport with the UK immigration authorities to issue the visa.
  5. You collect your passport with your UK Standard Visitor Visa in it.

Before your interview, we will send you a 'Document Checklist' (official document from the UK immigration authorities). This document is a list of documents you should bring along with you on the day of the interview. After your interview, the UK immigration authorities will keep hold of your passport to place the visa sticker in it.

Required Documents to Apply

  • Scan of your biometric passport.

  • Accommodation information in the UK (it's OK if you don't have an exact address).

  • A credit/debit card or a PayPal account.

  • Depending on your marital status, you may be asked to present information about your spouse.

  • Information on dependents, if any.

  • Information about your employer and monthly/yearly income.

  • Details of your travel history in the past 10 years.

  • Details of any criminal, civil or immigration offences you have committed.

Important Instructions

  • You can apply for a Visitor Visa if you want to visit the UK for leisure, business, or purposes such as seeking medical treatment.

  • The UK Visitor Visa has replaced the following visas: Family Visitor Visa, General Visitor Visa, Child Visitor Visa, Business Visitor Visa, Sports Visitor Visa, Entertainer Visitor Visa, Prospective Entrepreneur Visa, and the Approved Destination Status Visa.

  • You can use your Visitor Visa for transit purposes and for studying in the UK for a period no greater than 30 days.

  • You cannot do paid or unpaid work or get married while visiting the UK while you are on a Visitor Visa.

  • You can stay in the United Kingdom for a maximum of six months after arrival. However, you may be able to apply for a visa extension if you are visiting for medical or academic purposes.

  • If you plan to visit the UK regularly, you can apply for a Long Term Visitor Visa, which can be made valid for up to ten years and allows visitors multiple entries in the UK during a specific period of time.

  • Applicants for a long-term Visitor Visa are required to be tested for tuberculosis.

  • It’s not required that you book a flight in order to apply for your visa.

  • The processing time for a Visitor Visa is on average three weeks after submitting your application.

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Frequently Asked Questions

The UK Visitor Visa is a travel authorization that allows citizens from eligible countries to enter the UK for temporal purposes such as tourism, business and other temporal purposes that do not involve marriage, working or studying. This visa is a single-entry visa for a maximum stay of 6 months in the UK.

We require the following to submit your application:

  • A current biometric passport that is valid for at least six months upon arrival.

  • Your travel itinerary.

  • Proof that you will be able to support yourself and any dependents traveling with you during your trip.

  • Proof of any business or other activities that are the reason of your visit to the UK.

  • A debit/credit card or PayPal account for payment.

The cost of a standard UK Visitor Visa depends on the 'Visa Request Location', which is the country of application. In most cases, the fee for this visa is USD 130-135.

Additionally, there is a service fee which varies according to the processing speed:

  • Standard processing: USD 40.00, 9 days

  • Rush processing: USD 70.00, 7 days

  • Super Rush processing: USD 90.00, 5 days

The standard UK Visitor Visa has a validity of six months after entry and allows one entry only.

It depends on the method of processing time you chose. We offer three options:

  • Standard Processing Time: 9 days

  • Rush Processing: 7 days

  • Super Rush Processing: 5 days

Please consider that this is the time that iVisa takes to review your application, submit it to the government and schedule your interview. The UK immigration authorities generally take 15 business days from the day of submission of your application to make a decision on it.

For this reason, we recommend to submit your application with us at least 8 weeks in advance from your estimated arrival date to the UK.

Currently, iVisa offers its services for the UK Standard Visitor Visa of single entry, valid for up to 6 months.
You can extend your visa as long as you want to stay in the UK is for academic or medical reasons.
No. The Visitor Visa is just a travel authorization. It’s up to the country’s customs authorities to allow entry to a visitor after procedure checking upon arrival.
Upon arrival in The United Kingdom, you need to present your passport along with your Visitor Visa, your returning flight and documents that specify what you will be doing while in the UK.

Every year, millions of tourists book a flight and get ready to go on their British adventure. Keep in mind that the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is a vast country with one main island and about 6000 other small islands called the British Isles. You have quite a bit of exploration to do if you decide to make the UK your next vacation destination. At the same time, you have to learn a lot of things because you’ll want to follow the rules and customs while there. After all, this is the British we are talking about, and they are quite taken with tradition.

Depending on your nationality, a visa for the UK may not be necessary. Apart from the freedom of movement which all European Union members enjoy, there are many countries whose citizens can travel to the United Kingdom without a visa, thanks to an exemption. If you want to find out more information about the visa policy of the United Kingdom, you should take a look at the visa policy of the Schengen Area, and you will find there everything you need to know.

There is no better time to visit the UK. Yes, the summers may be a bit rainy for most people’s tastes, but that makes winters quite warm in general, so you can travel there whenever you please without experiencing any weather-related discomfort. Besides, it does not rain as much as people like to complain. And it is usually tourists who do the complaining; locals are used to it.

Keep in mind that there is much more to the UK than London. In fact, since the kingdom has 4 nations (England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland), there are 4 capital cities you can go sight-seeing in. Yes, there is London, but there is also Cardiff, Edinburgh, and Belfast. All four of them are amazing cities in which you can explore and experience different cultures.

One of the things you may find difficult on your trip to the United Kingdom is the accents. Sure, you may speak English, but you will come across different dialects of English depending on which region you want to visit. As many other tourists have experienced before, you may have no idea how to understand a Scottish or Irish person. Of course, you get used to it after a while. At the same time, there are multiple other languages spoken in the UK, such as Welsh. That one, in particular, is really difficult to learn, but Welsh people speak English, so you do not have to make an effort to learn Welsh.

While the food in the UK has a reputation for being plain, you will find that British cuisine is quite colorful. Not to mention that you will find fine dining all over the country. Of course, the people in the UK may have a different taste, but you should try their food as a part of the experience. As you can imagine, few other people in the world like their potatoes with vinegar, but British people consider it a national dish. They call it chips, and they can be quite tasty.

One thing worth mentioning here is that if you ever take a trip to the United Kingdom and you are asked at the hotel if you want an English breakfast, do not say yes unless you are prepared to eat a significant meal. The English breakfast includes, among other things, sausages, eggs, toast, and beans. That is a lot to eat in the morning. Many people who try it cannot eat it all because of the portion size. Plus, if you go from your usual bagel and coffee to all that, your stomach may have a thing or two to say about it.

The British know a lot about cheese. Even if you are not a cheese enthusiast, you should at least try some as a part of the experience. Cheese is so well appreciated in the United Kingdom that they even have something called cheese rolling. It is an event that is held on a hill near Gloucester. In that competition, a wheel of cheese that weighs between 3 and 4 kilograms is sent rolling down a hill, and the competitors start running downhill after it. The one that first reaches the bottom of the hill wins the wheel of cheese. It may seem harmless, but that wheel of cheese can reach a speed of 110 kilometers per hour. It has the potential of hurting someone quite severely. That is why recently, the heavy wheel of cheese was replaced with one of foam. Even so, the first participant to cross the finish line wins an actual wheel of cheese, not the one made of foam.

Another activity that you may find fun is bog snorkeling. The way it is played is that a trench is dug through a peat bog, and it is filled with water. The contestants must wear a snorkel mask and flippers and must complete two consecutive lengths of water in the shortest amount of time possible. Typical swimming techniques are not allowed, so you only have the flippers to rely on. One length measures 55 meters, and the new record of 1 minute and 18 seconds was set in August 2018.

One thing that you may not find as fun in the United Kingdom is standing in a queue. A lot of people think that queuing is actually a national sport in the UK. Leaving jokes aside, it is true that British people spend a lot of time standing in a line, which is why it is considered a terrible thing to cut one. You have to wait for your turn, the same as everybody else.

No matter the good or the bad, the British countryside has the most amazing views. A lot of people who want to spend their vacation in the United Kingdom like to rent a small cabin somewhere in the countryside. It is easy to see why. Especially in the summer or even the autumn where the green turns to rust, and everything looks stunning. Castles can also be found in the UK, so you may want to tour a few of them as well.

Needless to say, the United Kingdom has a lot to offer from a tourist standpoint. The castles, the culture, and the countryside alone are reasons to spend a vacation there. Surely, you are going to have a lovely, British-style experience.

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