Choosing the right visa type: guest or tourist visa to England?

Before you start collecting documents, it is very important to decide what type of visa to England you need. A lot depends on this, so you should clearly imagine how you see your own journey.

Also, it should be noted that having selected one or another type of visa, it is forbidden to correct it. The only way out will be to re-collect all the documents and apply for a new visa, paying the consular fee and going through the whole procedure again.

Most often it is difficult to decide between a tourist and guest visa. If it happens that you are going to England for vacation and maybe want to meet your friends / relatives who are there LEGALLY – then applying for a guest visa is always a plus.

It is especially important to choose the right type of visa if you are going to visit your boyfriend (with whom you may be building a life together). It is important to remember that if you keep silent about the fact that you have someone in Britain, and then it emerges during the next visa application, there may be problems. Especially if you will apply for a wedding visa or a wife’s visa, and previously went to your boyfriend on a tourist visa.

When should you choose a tourist visa type?

If the main purpose of your visit is visiting museums, excursions, monuments, exhibitions, galleries, various shows and concerts, sports events in Great Britain, as well as shopping, walking around the city, then you need a tourist visa to England.

What documents are required for a tourist visa to England:

• Foreign passport.
• Visa application form.
• Documents confirming income in Ukraine (certificate from the place of work, tax declaration, contract for the provision of services, etc.).
• Documents confirming the availability of personal funds for the trip or documents from the sponsor (bank statements and statements, other confirmations of the availability of funds for the trip).< /li>
• Documents for ownership (real estate, cars, land plots, etc.).
• Documents on marital status (marriage certificates, divorce, birth of children).
• Hotel reservation.
• For students (schoolchildren) – certificate from the place of study.
• For minors traveling without parents or with one parent – a notarized exit permit.

Please note that a photograph is no longer required for the British visa application form. You will be photographed directly at the submission of documents at the Visa Center of England.

The above list of documents is not final and may vary depending on your individual situation.

When should you choose a guest visa type?

If the main purpose of your trip to Great Britain is to visit relatives, friends, acquaintances, boyfriend/girlfriend, then you need a guest visa to England, or as it is popularly called, visa to England by invitation, family visa to Great Britain, guest visa to England for Ukrainians.

What documents are required to apply for a visitor visa to Great Britain?

• Foreign passport.
• Visa online application form.
• Income documents.
• Help about the state of the bank account.
• Documents confirming the right to any property.
• Documents on marital status.
• List of documents from the receiving party in England / Great Britain for registration
• British Visa Visitor
• A letter on company letterhead from the receiving party in Great Britain.
• Identity card of the receiving party.
• Confirmation of residence in England.
• Income documents, bank statements of the host party in England.
• Confirmation of relations with the receiving party.

In order to correctly choose the type of visa in each individual situation, we advise you to contact specialists so as not to spoil your personal visa history. Refusal of a visa can affect the receipt of a visa not only for the UK, but also for a visa to the USA, Canada, Australia, etc. But if you have been refused, if you apply on your own, then we can help. Contact us by phone 🙂