Questions tagged [uk]
An island country in Western Europe, consisting of Great Britain (England, Wales and Scotland) and Northern Ireland.
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What if a UK visa applicant has visited >30 countries in past 10 years
The application form for a standard UK visitor visa seems to allow the entry of only 30 visits to other countries in the past 10 years. What are you supposed to do if you have had more than 30 visits ...
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Dual nationality citizen registering for EES in Switzerland
I am a dual NZ/UK citizen with both passports current for the purposes of a trip in April 2026.
I will be travelling Wellington->Sydney->Singapore->Dubai->Geneva on the outbound trip, and ...
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Is there any way to get from Manchester Airport to Carlisle via public transport on Saturday evenings?
I have a flight landing in Manchester around 19:30 on Saturday, Jan 31st. I need to get to Carlisle that night. Unfortunately, it seems like there are no trains out of Manchester Airport to Carlisle ...
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Clarification on requirement of transit visa at London Heathrow Airport while having valid Swedish Residence Permit Card [duplicate]
I am currently residing in Sweden, an Indian passport holder with a valid Swedish residence permit. I will be travelling on December 8, 2025 from Sweden to India with a 4 hrs 25 mins layover at London ...
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UK Tourism Visa for a child
I am applying for UK tourism Visa.
My son's passport was made when he was 3 months old and now he is 3 years old, so definitely his look is different.
Should I renew the passport or I can proceed?
The ...
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Can I travel from UK to countries in the Schengen area with just a UK ancestral working visa ? Or do I need a Schengen visa as well?
I have a South African passport (green mamba) and am living and working in London on a UK ancestry visa. I want to travel in Europe, the Schengen area, next summer and am wondering if I need to get a ...
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Phone checks at the port of entry
The case that picked my attention in the recent news was that British folk was arrested on the border when he was crossing the Channel Tunnel for not providing the PIN to his phone to the immigration ...
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Explanation for a large deposit from parent
I'm from a relatively poor European country, and I'm applying for a UK visitor visa. I've been to the UK twice in the past 15 years (1-week visits), a couple of 10-day visits to the USA (still have a ...
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UK visa application status Email Conversation [duplicate]
I am a SWV applicant from Bangladesh. I successfully enrolled my bio-metrics on 21st Aug, 2025. It was for E-Visa application (standard). they returned my passport there within.
After the biometrics, ...
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When applying for a UK ETA, can I say I’m applying from the UK so that I can pay in GBP and avoid getting fleeced on the exchange rate?
When applying for a UK ETA, can I say that I am applying from the UK even though I am not currently there (since I don't yet have an ETA), so that I can pay in GBP and avoid bad exchange rates? I'm ...
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Can I exit and re-enter Peterborough with my Off-Peak Single Day Ticket?
I’m travelling from Bury St Edmunds to Lincoln, changing trains in Peterborough.
My first ticket is valid from Bury To Ely and is an Anytime Day Single, while my second ticket is valid from Ely to ...
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Worried travelling to America once more after long stays in the past
I'm on an ESTA for reference.
In the past I have travelled to America three times, all of those trips have been 80 days or so, never more than the allowed amount in my passport.
The last time I was ...
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UK Visiting Visa Application
Please I need your ideas on how to go about bringing my cousin who just graduated from Uni and awaiting youth service to come visit.
Please what should I avoid writing in the invitation letter and ...
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Travel France to England
Can I visit the UK for one week with a Moldovian passport and a 1 year French resident card?
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Are clarify about ULEZ and AI cameras
So in the Uk it seems new AI cameras have been rolled out including in London and from what I’ve read they can detect if you are speeding, not wearing your seat belt, or using your phone.
I saw a ...
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Will an Undeclared Transit on UK Standard Visitor Visa After Initial Visit Affect Future Visa Applications?
I hold a UK Standard Visitor Visa—my first UK visa. In my application, I stated that I intended to visit the UK solely for tourism.
However, since I will be traveling to Europe, I now plan to include ...
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How to fill in UK Visa application for a 1.5 year old child when the visa form requires 2 years of addresses? [duplicate]
I am applying for a UK Standard Visitor visa for myself, my wife and my son who is less than 2 years old. I am stuck at this page of the form where it asks for address and how long you have been ...
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Using an airport in European country A to take a coach to European country B - Visa needed for country A?
Person 1 holds a British passport, person 2 (her mother) holds a UK Refugee Travel Document (blue). They want to visit auntie and cousin in Germany (country B). Person 2 has mental health and mobility ...
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How much should be the gap between opening and closing balance of bank statement for the UK visa?
With reference to the second bullet point of the following visa refusal notice, my question is what is the ideal percentage gap between the opening and closing balance of a 6-month bank statement when ...
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Can i get a UK travel visa if I have a conviction from 5 months ago that resulted in community service? [duplicate]
Will I be able to get a travel visa to the UK if I was convicted of misdemeanor theft 3 months ago and received community service and no jail time?
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UK visitor visa application asks how much I earn in a year from my job as a fashion designer. How do I calculate it from my bank statement?
How much I earn from my job as a fashion designer. How do I calculate it from my bank statement
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Compensation in series-of-unfortunate-events airline situation
My relatives were recently supposed to fly on British Airways from the US to Europe via Heathrow. Their US -> London flight sat on the tarmac for 4 hours before being cancelled. BA rerouted them on ...
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Do I need ETA's for my US family members even though I am a British Passport holder?
I have a US wife and son. Do I need to get ETA's for them?
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What should be the residence permit number while applying for Greece Schengen tourism visa from the UK?
The Greece schengen visa application on https://uk-gr-services.gvcworld.eu/ requires the following inputs:
20.2 Residence Permit or Equivalent Description
20.3 Residence Permit Number
20.4 Valid ...
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Is ‘proportionality’ in UK standard visitor visa application based on monthly income or income after expenses?
I understand that ‘proportionality’ is a factor when it comes to applying for a standard visitor visa for the UK.
My question is, which is considered for proportionality - monthly income or monthly ...
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What documents do I need to bring my half sister from Gambia to the uk without her mother [closed]
What documents do I neeed to bring my half sister from Gambia to the uk without her mother
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What would be the best way to document a large expense that only happened once in my UK Standard Visitor visa application?
I am a permanent resident of Canada, employed full-time, and I am planning to visit the UK for a second time. I have previously visited the UK once before on a visitor visa, where my application was ...
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Do I need a Transit visa at LHR coming from India to Ireland? [duplicate]
I'm planning to travel from India to Cork via heathrow on British Airways. Can I show my stamp 4 EU Fam residence card at immigration or would I need a transit visa at Heathrow? I need to change ...
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Accompanied child visa, after reaching adulthood [duplicate]
I was issued a visa with an escort, a week before turning 18. The visa is for children with the escort of my mother. While in the UK, I have already turned 18. Can I leave the UK on my own (without a ...
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how to prove strong ties to country of temporary residence
I would like to ask how I can prove strong ties to country of residence. I am an African living and working in Poland and my last UK application was denied because the Immigration Officer felt my job ...
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Proof of Funds, bank statement and employment letter [duplicate]
I am currently applying for a UK visit visa for my husbands graduation ceremony, and I earn N100,000.00 (Nigerian naira) (monthly) from my place of employment, how much is supposed to be in my savings ...
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Flying with dual US/UK citizenship - which passport number for ticket booking? [duplicate]
Which passport number should you use to book a round-trip ticket eg. from Washington DC to London
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Will the expiration date of my UK visa negatively affect the possible validity duration of a Norwegian Schengen Visa?
I am a Chinese citizen living in the UK. I have a Post Study Work Visa for the UK which will expire in December 2025.
I want to visit my girlfriend in Norway. I will be handing in my Schengen visa ...
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How to Provide Proof of Accommodation for UK's GAE Visa when Staying with a Friend? [duplicate]
Does anyone know how to write a letter that meets all the requirements to act as Proof of Accommodation? I'm staying in London over the summer with a family friend for my GAE visa, so I have no hotel ...
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Hotel charging card after 1 year
My wife was charged around £100 for something that she didn't even request.
We were on holiday abroad 1 year ago in Germany and everything was fully payed absolutely no issues. 1 year after the same ...
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I have applied for a standard UK visitor visa for business purpose to attend a conference. May I roam around London after conference is over?
My UK conference is for 3 days. But I have booked a 10 day trip thinking that I can roam around a little bit after my conference.
Now my doubt is should I apply for UK standard visitor visa for ...
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Reprint UK rail ticket for historical trip
I recently traveled via Crosscountry train and I need all my paper tickets to claim back expenses. Unfortunately, one ticket was taken by the machine at a train station. Is it possible for the ...
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My cousin’s husband is sponsor for Uk trip while filling application as standard visitor should apply as Relative or friend.?
My female cousins husband (British national) is sponsoring my trip to UK. I will be staying at my cousin’s home. I will be paying for my fight tickets. While filing visa application, form has question ...
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Missing hyphen in my bank account name
There’s a hyphen in my name and my bank statement doesn’t show the hyphen as per my passport. I will be applying for a UK visa and I want to know if it’s going to be a problem
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UK Visa Refusal - How to show family ties? [duplicate]
I was recently refused a UK Visa. I was supposed to travel to visit my friends there for a 9 day vacation. I was refused on, I assume, financial grounds and the ties to home country bit. I had ...
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Is visiting the UK on a French "carte de résident permanent" possible without a visa?
Is it possible for a Thai citizen living in France with a "carte de résident permanent" to visit family in the UK without applying for a visitor's visa?
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I visit Cyprus every 2/3 months for around 3 wks at a time. How do i work out my 90 day period? [duplicate]
I visit Cyprus every 2/3 month from anywhere between a week to 4 weeks. How do I work out my 90 days.
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is it legal to take shark(?) teeth i found at a beach in Ireland to the UK?
I found some cool stuff at the beach today which I assume to be shark teeth or perhaps some other sort of marine animal teeth. There's quite a few of them. and I'm flying back to Birmingham tomorrow. ...
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UK transit from Ireland to Cyprus as a non-EU student [duplicate]
I am a Russian student in Ireland (IRP in order), willing to visit my sister who lives in Cyprus. Is it possible for me to transit through UK without transit visa if I do not change the airport, do ...
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I want to travel to the UK on a one way ticket. I only have a US passport but I also have a British birth certificate will this be an issue?
I was born in England, brought to the USA as a child. Me and my two siblings came to the USA in 1984 on one passport, with all three of our names and pictures on it. My sister used the passport to ...
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What is the reason for a marriage visitor visa? [closed]
This is not a question about when it is required to get a marriage visitor visa, nor comparing it to a spouse visa. I simply can't seem to find information about WHY the UK government requires a ...
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Joint Bank Account Statement For Visit Visa
Is it a good sign of having joint account ( Husband & Wife ) and apply for a visit visa of any Schengen or Uk country from UAE. Can i apply on a joint bank statement. Or can it increase the signs ...
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Changing UK Visa intended arrival date to 1 week earlier
I am an Indonesian national but live and work in Singapore. I have recently submitted and paid my UK Visitor Visa application ahead of my business trip for a company event in May. I put my intended ...
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Need for visa to pass through UK or USA
I am an Indian working in the Cayman Islands.
Can I go to India via UK or USA without a visa?
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British citizen with Dual nationality - can I get an ETA without a British passport?
I am a British citizen with dual nationality and I now travel with a Danish passport. My British passport expired in 2020 and I understand that it cannot be renewed for around £85. It seems that I ...
