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Visit Visa Applications for UK Will Now be Processed in 15 Days


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Processing time for UK Visit visas

Do you intend to travel to the UK? A UK visit visa can now be obtained within 15 days of applying.

A visit visa to the UK will take 15 days to process, while priority visas will just take 5 days. After the pandemic, there was an upsurge in travel, which caused a backlog in immigration. As a result, travelers such as employees, visitors, and students must make new travel arrangements.

DURATION: UK VISIT VISA

Visa processing in the UK will now take 15 days. Slots for students will also be made available in January 2023.

In the fiscal year 2021–2022, according to UK Immigration Statistics statistics, about 118,000 Indian citizens received student visas to study in the UK.

Visitor visas were issued to 258,000 Indians, a 630 percent increase from the previous year.

Indian citizens also received about 103,000 work visas, along with invites for seasonal and skilled employees. The number of invitations for work visas increased by 148%.

Do I Need a Visa to Visit the UK?

Even for brief visits, citizens of the following nations and territories require a visa to enter the UK:

Afghanistan Albania
Algeria Angola
Armenia Azerbaijan
Bahrain Bangladesh
Belarus Benin
Bhutan Bolivia
Bosnia and Herzegovina Burkina Faso
Burundi Cambodia
Cameroon Cape Verde
Central African Republic Chad
China Colombia
Comoros Congo
Congo Dem. Republic Cuba
Cyprus Djibouti
The Dominican Republic Ecuador
Egypt El Salvador
Equatorial Guinea Eritrea
Eswatini (Swaziland) Ethiopia
Fiji Gabon
Gambia Georgia
Ghana Guinea
Guinea-Bissau Guyana
Haiti India
Indonesia Iran
Iraq Ivory Coast
Jamaica Jordan
Kazakhstan Kenya
Korea (Dem. People’s Republic) Kosovo
Kuwait Kyrgyzstan
Laos Lebanon
Lesotho Liberia
Libya Madagascar
Malawi Mali
Mauritania Moldova
Mongolia Montenegro
Morocco Mozambique
Myanmar (Burma) Nepal
Niger Nigeria
North Macedonia Oman
Pakistan Palestinian Territories
Peru Philippines
Qatar Russia
Rwanda Sao Tome e Principe
Saudi Arabia Senegal
Serbia  Sierra Leone
Somalia South Africa
South Sudan Sri Lanka
Sudan Surinam
Syria Taiwan
Tajikistan Tanzania
Thailand Togo
Tunisia Turkey
Turkmenistan Uganda
Uganda Ukraine
United Arab Emirates Uzbekistan
Venezuela (non-biometric) Vietnam
Yemen Zambia
Zimbabwe

 

However, Visas are not necessary for transit, tourist visits, or official visits for those who have diplomatic or special passports.

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