Category "uk"

Is there a way to find out if I need a transit visa for a layover in the UK?

Is there a website or some other way to find out if I need a transit visa for a short stop in the UK on my way somewhere else? Ideally this should give me the a

UK Border Landing Card lower case [closed]

What happens if you fill the landing card with lowercase letters as normal but neatly? Is it a problem because it says BLOCK letters. In one

UK Business Visa Query [closed]

I'm a freelance journalist based in Pakistan. I'm a working student. Having won a journalism award recently, I had to apply for a UK visa to r

UK Marriage Visitor Visa (MVV) refusal and subsequent fresh application

I just want to ask some questions regarding my visa application for civil partnership visit visa but it was refused. The decision and The onus is on an appli

UK student visa refusal [closed]

I was recently refused twice for a Tier 4 student visa. In the first application, my step-father had provided all the required documents for p

Is it mandatory to show the boarding pass at a duty free shop in the UK?

Recently, I was buying a phone charger at a duty free shop in an UK airport. At the till, I was asked to show my boarding pass. A passenger who was waiting behi

UK visitor visa refused due to length of prior stay

I was issued a 6-months UK visa in 2014 and I stayed for 3 months. When I applied again for a visa to the UK, it was refused based on the fact that I stayed for

Filipino on Schengen visa requesting UK tourist visa

A Filipino national being in Schengen area with valid tourist visa (visa C) can request a tourist visa to visit UK (standard UK visa) from a Schengen country wi

US Citizen overstayed visit to UK, left voluntarily, does she have a 1 year ban?

Please see this question for full history, but in short: my mother-in law who is a US citizen overstayed her visit to the UK and was asked to leave. She left vo

Save pitcher filters, what filters chemicals and metals from water, for separated British taps without space around it?

For their long-term travel in the UK, my grandparents are staying in older hotels where staff have warned them to boil and filter tap water before drinking. T

Where can you buy a portable Distiller or a Reverse Osmosis water filter in London? [closed]

Can you do this in person in London? Are there department stores that may carry it? My grandparents prefer this so that they can try and see t

When/how to apply for UK extended tourist visa from US

I'm a US citizen/passport holder. I'm planning to go to London to visit beginning November. The UK Standard Visitor Visa website seems to indicate that I don'

EEA Family permit vs. tourist visa for a short-term visit to the UK [closed]

I'm thinking of applying for family permit in UK in order to visit my girlfriend, she is studying there as an EU national. I have a permanent

I am in the UK, my family is in India, where do we apply for a Schengen visa if we want to visit together? [closed]

I am a student in UK but my wife and son are in India. They are visiting me shortly in the UK on a visit visa and I plan to take them to a few

Chinese national with a UK residence permit traveling back to China for a short stay

I am asking this question on behalf of a friend and his wife. My friend holds a full UK passport and his wife (Chinese National) holds a residence permit with l

Is there a way to find out if I need a transit visa for a layover in the UK?

Is there a website or some other way to find out if I need a transit visa for a short stop in the UK on my way somewhere else? Ideally this should give me the a

Planning to attend a summit in UK from 17-18th of October from India

I have gotten an invitation e-mail from Google to attend a summit, but there is no invitation letter provided by them. Please suggest the best way to obtain a v

Luggage in multi-connection intercontinental air travel

I will be flying from Brussels (BRU) -- via London (LHR) and Calgary (YYC) -- to Saskatoon (YXE). And then back the same way. On the way to Canada, I have a 2.5

Are there any Postbuses left in the UK?

For a number of years, Royal Mail operated Postbus services, in rural areas of the UK. These delivered the mail, as well as carrying passengers. In many places

UK standard visa inquiry

I'm an Egyptian citizen applying for the UK standard visa this October and I'd like to know few things before I apply. I'm visiting my girlfriend this Christ