Today in Russia there are five visa centers in the Kingdom of England - in Moscow, St. Petersburg, Yekaterinburg, Rostov-on-Don and Novosibirsk. Briefly analyze the general and excellent points in the work of these organizations.
Obtaining an English visa
Citizens of the Russian Federation are entitled to apply for a visa at any of the submitted visa centers, regardless of the place of their permanent registration. Entrance is possible only by appointment to submit documentation, which is carried out after payment of the necessary fees and filling out the application form.
It is worth remembering that the UK visa centers do not advise visitors on the correctness of entering information into the questionnaire, the availability of certain documents. They only accept a ready-made package of necessary documentation. To obtain a visa, you must bring with you both the originals and copies on A4 sheets of all necessary documents.
Before applying to the UK Visa Application Center in Moscow and other cities, you must prepare the following:
- visa application form, copy of its first page, photo (no need to stick);
- valid and inactive passports (if the latter are indicated on the application form), photocopies of all their pages, including blank pages;
- documentation confirming the information in the questionnaire (job certificates, bank statements, property documents) translated into English, as well as photocopies of each page;
- the applicant’s consent to the processing of his personal data.
As for the cost, the approximate prices of the visa fee for tourist visas for 2017 are as follows:
- 6 months - $ 119;
- 2 years - $ 452;
- 5 years - $ 820;
- 10 years - $ 1028.
Addresses of visa centers
The UK Visa Application Center in Moscow is located at: Second Syromyatnichesky per., Ow. 11/16. The easiest way to get here is by metro - you will need to get off at the Kurskaya station (roundabout) or at the Chkalovskaya station (use the signs for Exit to Kursky Station signs). The road to the center will take about five minutes. The reference point for you will serve as a noticeable glass rounded building "Delta Plaza".
The UK Visa Application Center in St. Petersburg can be found on Liteiny pr., D. 26. In Novosibirsk, the organization is located at: st. Siberian, d. 57, in Rostov-on-Don - on the street Suvorov, 93, in Yekaterinburg - on the street. Bolshakova, d. 70.
Schedule of Visa Application Centers
All UK visa centers operate according to the same schedule: Monday-Friday, 8:30 - 14:30 - acceptance of sets of documents, 8:30 - 16:00 - delivery of ready documentation.
Holidays of the English organization differ from the Russian. Be careful, the center is closed on the following days of 2017:
- 2.01-3.01 - New Year.
- January 9 - Christmas at the Orthodox.
- 8.03 - Women's holiday.
- 04/14 - Good Friday.
- 1.05 - Day of Spring and Labor.
- May 9 - Victory in the Great Patriotic War.
- May 29 - Bank holiday.
- 12.06 - Independence Day of the Russian Federation.
- 08.28 - Banking day in England.
- 6.11 - Day of National Unity in the Russian Federation.
- 12/25 - Holiday of gifts.
- 12/26 - Catholic Christmas.
Additional services of visa centers
UK visa application centers in St. Petersburg, Moscow and other cities also offer a range of convenient optional related services for a fee. You can familiarize yourself with their features and cost in the table below.
| Service | Description | approximate price |
| Change of time of submission of documentation | If your affairs do not allow you to appear with documents at the appointed time, you can postpone your visit to another time. This service is also valid for latecomers by the hour of their visit. | 59 pounds |
| Prime Time Submission | The opportunity to provide a set of documentation in the interval 8: 00-9: 00 or 17: 30-19: 00. While the service is available only in the capitals | 75 pounds |
| Provision of documents without a passport | Examination of the application for a photocopy of the document (only for a two-year visa). The original must be submitted later in order to obtain a visa | 51 pound |
| Premium Service | Separate window for filing a set of documents, no queues, free copier and access to a PC, hot and cold drinks at will, personal attendant | 59 pounds |
| Express delivery | Delivery of ready-made documents to the city, where there is an English visa center. Delivery to a city where there is no such center | 18 pounds 35 pounds |
| Expedited application review | Valid only for short-term (semi-annual), work, transit and student visas. Reduced data processing time from 15 to 5 business days | 184 pounds |
Thus, the UK visa centers in Russian cities, in addition to the main activity, provide a number of related convenient services for travelers. And in order to avoid misunderstandings when contacting these organizations, you should remember the features of their work, the requirements for documents provided by visitors.