Spouse, Fiancé, Dependent family member visa for EU (European Union) citizens
You are obligated to apply for Spouse, Fiancé, Dependent family member visa for EU (European Union) citizens since January 1, 2021, if you would like to join your family member in the UK.
Visitor visa for EU (European Union) citizens
Since January 1, 2021, all EU citizens may need to apply for a UK visa depending on duration and purpose of their trip. Even if after checking you don't need to apply for a UK visa, you need to prepare necessary documents and take them with you. You may be asked these documents at the boarder in the UK.
What to do if you stay in the UK during the Covid-19
In case you stay in the UK during the Covid-19, and your visa expires within the period from January 24, 2020 to July 31, 2020, you can request an extension for your visa until July 31, 2020. This rule was introduced due to travel restrictions and self-isolation.
What to do if your 30 day visa to work, study or join family has expired
When your 30 day visa to travel to the UK for work, study or to join family has expired, or is about to expire, it is possible to request a replacement of this 30 days visa with new dates for free until the end of 2020.
Since July 2019 you can no longer apply for UK Tier 1 Graduate Entrepreneur visa.
Since the 6th July 2019 you can no longer apply for UK Tier 1 Graduate Entrepreneur visa. It was replaced by UK Start-up visa. The main similarity in obtaining both two visas is that the applicant must have a unique idea for starting a business in the UK.
New process for submitting documents for fiance/spouse/unmarried partner/child of a settled person UK visas.
In June 2019 TLS Contact UK visa centre and Immigration Office have made some changes in submitting supporting documents for fiance, spouse, unmarried partner, child of a settled person UK visas.
Attention, important information about TLS Contact UK website
Visa applicants, who submitted their UK visa application before January 31, 2019, will not be able to use the web-site of the TLS Contact UK visa centre to check the status of their visa application.
United Kingdom has terminated the issuance of British Tier 1 Investor visas.
The UK has suspended the issuance of Tier 1 "golden visas" scheme to wealthy foreign investors until 2019. The UK government made this decision on Friday, 7 December.
Changes in submission of documents at the UK Visa Application Center
On November 14, 2018, the UK Visa Application Center introduced a trial electronic document loading system. This option is valid for applicants who apply for a UK visa in Moscow, St. Petersburg, Rostov-on-Don, Yekaterinburg and Novosibirsk.