Great Britain is distinguished not only by its internal mentality and state structure, but also by the requirements for obtaining a visa. If permission to enter any country of the European Union is very easy to obtain, and it does not require much effort and time, then getting to England is much more difficult. There is not enough completed questionnaire and the presence of a passport, it is necessary to collect a large number of certificates of marital status, work and income. In some cases, letters of recommendation from the place of study will be needed. Therefore, we will try to deal with this issue in more detail.
First, you need to familiarize yourself with all the paper files, find out what documents you need to submit to the British Consulate in order to get a visa. The goals of your visit to this country, knowledge of the English language and the absence of military or judicial debts are very important. Initially, you can go to the official website of the consulate and find out the list of documents required for applying for a visa. Some personal data can be filled directly on the Internet and receive a response to your request to your e-mail. After filing an application, consulate staff sets the date for the interview, during which personal questions will be asked, and completed questionnaires to be viewed. They will also test English proficiency. Be sure to provide a certificate of income, family composition.
Having collected all the necessary documents, you should find out everything about the British Consulate. Like all offices in England, the general embassy is open only on weekdays, Saturdays and Sundays are public holidays. It is also closed on holidays (January 1-2, January 7-8, March 8, Great Thursday, Good Friday, Holy Easter, May 9, Queen's Birthday - May 23, Russian Federation Day, National Unity Day November 4 and Christmas December 25, 26 and 29).
The British Consulate in Moscow is located at 10 Smolenskaya Embankment, zip code - 121099. You can contact the specialists of the capital department by phone (495) 956-7200, fax (495) 956-7201. Information communication over the Internet is carried out on the official website. The British Visa Section is located at 12. Bolshoy Savvinsky Lane. The British Consulate is open on business days, documents are accepted from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., visa is issued from 4 p.m. to 6 a.m.
The British Consulate in St. Petersburg is open from Monday to Thursday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. It is located on Proletarskaya Diktatura Square, 5, zip code - 193124. The contact numbers and fax numbers for any questions are as follows: 320-32-39, 320-32-11 (area code 812). Letters, questionnaires are accepted by e-mail of the General Representation of England in Russia. The British Consulate is working with applications from residents of the Leningrad Region, Pskov, Murmansk, Arkhangelsk, the Republic of Karelia, Vologda and Veliky Novgorod, the remaining citizens turn to the Moscow Center. Assistance in opening visas is provided by the UK Visa Application Center, the department is located in Ozerny Lane, 7, zip code - 191014 (metro station "Ploshchad Vosstaniya"). Do not forget that you can apply for a visa in Moscow, and you should receive ready-made documents only in St. Petersburg. The exact information can be found on the contact phone number (495) 784-71-44 (the call is charged at the rate of 75 rubles per minute), as well as on the Internet portal. All documents should be in the original, but their photocopies should be done additionally.