Want to check out the best tourist spots in the UK? Well, you need to get a UK Tourist Visa first. For this blog post, we’ll teach you how to acquire your own General Visit UK Visa for Philippine Passports.
To begin with, you can apply for a General Visit UK Visa if you:
♦ Want to visit the UK for leisure
♦ Are from outside the European Economic Area (EEA) or Switzerland
♦ Are visiting friends or family members who are not UK permanent residents
You have to take note, however, that visitors 18 years old and below need to apply for a Child Visit Visa.
As for the required documents, here they are:
- Printed and signed copy of online visa application form
- Current passport (valid up to 6 months)
- Original Supporting Documents with photocopies (and translations, if the documents are not in English)
- Printed copy of Supporting Documents checklist
- Payment (or proof of payment) of Visa application fee
- 1 recent photograph (not more than 6 months old)
Although they will not guarantee visa approval, Supporting Documents can be helpful as well.
Supporting documents may include:
- Previous passports and visas
- Evidence of marital status (if married, divorced or widowed)
- Certificate of Employment for employees (should include salary, length of employment and whether or not you’ll have paid or unpaid leave)
- School ID and proof of enrollment for students
- Evidence of permission to be in the country you’re applying from if you are a foreigner
- Bank certificates
- Bank statements (up to 6 months)
- Pay slips (past six months)
- Evidence of income from land or property (if any)
- Details of accommodation and return travel bookings
- Your planned itinerary (including confirmation of tours and excursions)
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Usually, the application process only takes up around 3 weeks but you can already apply at least around 3 months before your planned travel.
For more information about UK visa and immigration, you can check out https://www.visa4uk.fco.gov.uk.