UK visa application

United Kingdom is EU member state, but it is not a part of Schengen Agreement. That is why it is impossible to visit an England using Schengen visa. To visit UK you need to get a British visa. There is the British Embassy Visa Center in Kiev, where it is necessary to submit documents in person. But before this you have to fill in an application on the website of Visa Center.

You can do it yourself or contact the specialists, who will fill in an application form on the website of the Center and will help to prepare the required documents in English, etc.

Of course it is less expensive to apply for UK visa by your own, but there are many nuances that must be considered in order to fill in all the documents for UK visa correctly. Unfortunately, clients who have tried to get British visa on their own and were refused often refer to us. Such a refusal can be appealed in some cases, but this issue is very individual.

It is worth noting that the British Embassy Visa Center can open a permanent or temporary visa. There are some kinds of UK visa that depend on the objectives of the trip:

• tourist visa to England;
• working visa to England;
• guest visa to England;
• student visa to England;
• child visa to England;
• spouse visa or marriage visa to England;
• transit visa to England.

The amount of the consular fee depends on the chosen type of visa. The visa fee is payable in euros and it must be transferred before applying the documents for a British visa.
Required documents for the British visa:

• filled in the online application form;
• a passport with a validity of six months or more, one or more free pages intended for visas;
• Ukrainian passport or other document confirming the right of residence in Ukraine;
• TIN;
• receipt confirming payment of the visa fee;
• 2 photos with 3,5 x 4,5 cm size, made no longer than last 6 months;
• reference from working place showing wage of applicant;
• marriage certificate if the applicant is married;
• bank reference showing the funds on the account;
• documents confirming the availability of the property on the territory of Ukraine;
• hotel booking and two-way travel documents;

All documents must be translated into English.

Terms of consideration of documents and decision making depends on the purpose of the trip and can take from 10 to 21 working days. And in some cases it can take up to 2-3 months, for example when it is groom / bride visa.
OK Capital specialists provide the following types of service to open UK visa:

• consultation regarding the documents to obtain a visa;
• filling an online application form on the website of the British Embassy Visa Centre;
• preparation of required documents, translation of documents into English;
• preparation for the interview with the visa officer.