Submitted by jamest on Tue, 10/20/2009 - 15:14
Type of visa applied for:
Tourist visa
Cost of visa processing:
£50 for the visa, plus a £25 'service charge'
Processing time:
One week
Price: $0.00
$0.00
Visa application requirements:
- Visa application form, had to print from website of VFS global
- Passport photo
- Tourist invitation (printout of pdf file was fine)
- Bank statements (I think this is only for the self-employed, most applicants won't need this)
Visa processing is now done by a private company, instead of going to the consulate as it used to be. This means the process is more efficient - just! - but also more expensive. At least there's no more queuing outside the consulate from 6am!!