British Visa For Russian Citizens
A visa application to Britain is a confusing process and it’s no surprise that many Russians fail the visa interview at the British Embassy. There are reasons why Russians struggle to get a British visa but these can be avoided through better preparation. This article will give you all the steps required to make an application for British Visa with complete confidence.
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HOW MANY RUSSIAN CITIZENS GET THE UK VISITOR VISA?
During 2018, 120,448 Russian nationals get the UK visitor visa i.e. 109,396 main and 11,052 dependant applicants. Moreover, 16,274 and 245 Russian nationals also get the short-term study and transit visa in 2018, respectively.
UK STANDARD VISITOR VISA FEES REQUIREMENTS FOR RUSSIAN CITIZENS
Russian citizens can apply for 6 months, 2, 5 and 10 years standard visitor visa. The most common and popular application for tourism, family and business visits is for 6 months standard visitor visa. In fact, usually, a fresh applicant applies for the 6 months multi-entry visa for tourism or family visit. Accordingly, the 6 months tourist or visitor visa fees from Russia is ₽7,865 ($124). Moreover, at times applicants also refer the UK 6 months visa as England or London visit visa from Russia. A repeat visitor can also apply for a long-term visitor visa for tourism and family purpose. Accordingly, the UK tourist visa fees from Russia for 2, 5 and 10 years visa application is ₽29,835, ₽54,080, and ₽67,925, respectively. Moreover, the UK visa price for infants under 5 and children under 18 are same as that for adults.
Furthermore, the additional charges for priority service from Russia are ₽18,200 ($286). Therefore, the priority visitor visa fees from Russia for 6 months, 2, 5 and 10 years applications are ₽26,065, ₽48,035, ₽72,280, and ₽86,125, respectively.
WHAT IS THE UK VISITOR VISA PROCESSING TIME FROM RUSSIA?
All the short and long-term UK visitor visa applications from Russia usually process within 10-30 working days i.e. 2 to 6 weeks. Here it is important to note that service standard is to process all (100%) of the visitor visa applications within 12 weeks or sixty working days. Therefore, if an applicant intends to apply for UK visa from Russia, then may expect a decision within 1 week with priority service or 2-3 weeks with standard service. An applicant can fast track a UK visitor visa application from Russia by purchasing the priority service. In fact, the cost of the priority service is ₽18,200 (US$286). The UKVI’s service standard for priority non-settlement visa applications is 5 working days or 1 week for applications submitted from TLS Contact in Moscow, St. Petersburg, Ekaterinburg, Novosibirsk, and Rostov-on-Don