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Address of UK Visa
Application Centre : VFS Services Philippines Private Inc. Unit 2501 –2502
25th
Floor Phil. Axa Building 1286 Sen. Gil Puyat Avenue cor. Tindalo Sts.
Makati
City 1200
British Embassy : 15-17/F LV Locsin Bldg., 6752 Ayala cor Makati Ave. Makati City
Tel. No. : 580-8700
Fax
: 810-2745
Website : www.vfs-uk-ph.com
Email : info@vfs-uk-ph.com
Office days : Monday to Friday
Office hours
: 9:00am to 3:00pm
Phone Enquiries : Monday to Thursday 2:30pm to 4:45pm
Friday
9:00am to 1:00pm
Call Center : Monday to Friday 8:00am to 8:00pm
Saturday
8:00am to 6:00pm
Name of Entry Clearance Manager : ANDY BATTSON & MARK DATE
All applying for a UK visa must
lodge their application through the British
Embassy – Manila’s commercial partner, VFS Philippines Services
Private Inc.
All visa applicants, irrespective of nationality, will have to apply in person
to the Visa Application
Centre (VAC) and have their fingerscans and digital
photograph taken.
The Visa Section of the British Embassy Manila
has a new call centre. For
information and inquiries on visa procedures and requirements you can
contact them with the
numbers listed below.
PLEASE NOTE:
As there is no certainty that a visa can be issued, applicants and sponsors
are
advised not to buy any air ticket if delay or refusal of the visa application
will result in financial loss.
No cell
phones, bags including ladies handbags will be permitted inside
the Visa Section of the British Embassy. These items must
not be brought
inside the Embassy premises and should not be left with 2nd or 15th floor
guards or at the reception
desks. Any person trying to bring these items
will be refused entry to the Embassy. Applicants who need to visit the Visa
Section
should bring some photographic identity other than their passport
or credit cards.
Beware of touts or “fixers”.
They will take your money but no matter what they
promise they cannot guarantee you a visa. All cases involving touts or
illegal
operations will be passed to the Philippine authorities for whatever
action they consider appropriate.
For PLDT/Smart/Touchcard
Subscribers: 1-909-8584727 or 1-909-UKVISAS
For Globe/Innove/Touchmobile Subscribers: 1-900-8584727 or 1-900-UKVISAS
For
Bayantel Subscribers: 1-903-8584727 or 1-903-UKVISAS
For International Callers: 00 632 884 2661
This service is available
nationwide through-NDD enabled telephones. It is
available through a toll charge costing Php32.00 per minute for landline
calls
(excluding VAT and applicable NDD charges for calls made outside
Metro Manila). Additional rates may apply for calls made
through payphones,
prepaid phone cards or mobile phones. Recorded information is available
24 hours a day 7 days a week.
How
to apply?
We strongly recommend you to visit the Application Centre by prior
appointment. This will help you save unnecessary
waiting time. You will
particularly value the appointment facility during the peak season when
long queues may be an
occurrence.
You can make an application in 2 easy steps:
1. Obtain a fee receipt from
any branch of Standard Chartered Bank,
Bank of Philippine Islands,
Banco De Oro and Metro Bank. Please
carry a photocopy of your passport
data page when you go to the
bank to pay the visa fee. Visit our
website to ascertain the amount
of money required.
2.
You can Schedule an appointment on the website one day after
date
of payment at the bank.
Before you visit the UK Visa Application Centre, download the Visa
Application Form for
completion. Also download the appropriate checklist
to confirm which supporting documentation need to be submitted at the
Application
Centre.
The Application Centre is located at the Phil AXA Tower, Units 2501 / 2502,
25th Floor, Sen.
Gil Puyat Avenue, Corner Tindalo Street,
Makati City.
Please arrive at the UK Visa Application Centre 10 minutes before
your
appointment time.
You are welcome to visit the Application Centre without prior appointment.
You will be
assigned to a regular queue. Please note that during peak
periods, the number of persons who can be accommodated in the
regular
queue may need to be restricted for reasons of crowd control / management.
Who needs to submit the application?
The
British Embassy has introduced fingerprinting with effect from 31st
May 2007 wherein every applicant would need to come
in person to the
Application Centre to submit the application and subsequently carry out
their biometric enrolment.
Visa
Fees
Pleased visit our website for the list of Visa Fees.
All fees are applicable for children as well, and are not
refundable under any
circumstances.
Important: If you would be traveling to the UK for the first time for a visit,
please apply only for a Visit Visa valid
for 6-months. Issue of visa is at the
discretion of the assessing Entry Clearance Officer at the British High
Commission/Deputy
High Commission.
Note: For every application form there will be a respective transaction
receipt. For example if there
is a family of Father + Mother + 02 Children -
there will be 04 SEPARATE transactions, one for each member of the family.
Important:
If you would be traveling to the UK for
the first time for a visit,
please apply only for a Visit Visa valid for 6-months. Issue of visa is at the
discretion
of the assessing Entry Clearance Officer at the British Embassy.
How to pay your Visa Fees?
To reduce your waiting
time at the Application Centre, we recommend that
you prepay your visa fees at any branch of Standard Chartered Bank, Bank
of
Philippine Islands, Banco De Oro, or Metro Bank.
This would enable you to take an appointment online at our website
If
you are pre-paying at a bank:
• The bank will accept fees only in cash
•
Please carry a photo copy of the passport data page to the bank
• You can schedule
an appointment one day after date of deposit of
fees at the bank
•
You can also visit the Application Centre without an appointment
on the
next working day. However, waiting times may be longer for
applicants who
have not taken an appointment.
• The bank will levy a transaction fee of PH 50 per
applicant.
• The bank’s fee receipt will be valid for 45 days from date of issue.
Please
turn in your application within that period.
Please note that cash will NOT be accepted at the Visa Application Centre.
Only
Manager’s Cheques (MC) shall be accepted at the Application Centre.
For multiple applications separate MCs are required.
For example if
there is a family of Father + Mother + 02 Children - there will be 04
SEPARATE transactions and 04 SEPARATE
Manager’s Cheques, one for
each member of the family. The Manager’s Cheque should be made in the
favour
of “The British Embassy Manila” and be drawn on Standard Chartered
Bank, Bank of Philippine Islands, Banco
De Oro, Metro Bank only.
If the visa fee has been deposited at any of the following branches of
Standard Chartered Bank,
the applicant will be reimbursed the transaction
fee of PH 50 at the Visa Application Centre (VAC) of VFS.
1.
Makati Branch
Standard
Chartered Bank Head Office
6788
Ayala Avenue, Makati City
2. Alabang
Branch
Ground Floor Ayala Life-FGU Center
Alabang
Zapote Road corner Acacia Avenue
Madrigal Business Park, Muntinlupa
City
3. Caloocan Branch
187 - 195 Rizal Avenue Extension Caloocan City
4. Ortigas Branch
Ground
Floor Orient Square Building
Emerald Avenue, Ortigas Center Pasig
City
5. Quezon
City Branch
1635
Quezon Avenue West Triangle, Quezon City
6.
Cebu Branch
PDI Condominium
Archbishop
Reyes Avenue
Corner Joaquin Panis Street, Banilad Cebu City
Required
Documentation
The following documentation is mandatory in all cases:
1. A SIGNED
visa application form (VAF) which you have filled in
correctly
together with the SIGNED Declaration.
2. Your passport or travel document should be
valid for at least six (6) months.
3. A SIGNED Application Checklist
4.
Supporting documents relevant to your application
5. The visa fee payment receipt
6.
A recent passport-sized (45mm x 35mm) colour photograph of
yourself
(please refer to the photo specification guidelines):
Note : Those applying for settlement (ILE) as parents, grandparents
and
other dependant relatives will be asked to provide a completed
copy of the sponsorship undertaking, (to be completed by
the sponsor).
Tourist or Visit Visa
Please provide photocopies of all the documents you will be submitting:
1.
A completed visa application form: Non-Settlement Form (VAF1 2006)
2. One recent coloured
and unframed passport sized photos taken
with a light background
approximately 45mm X 35mm in size and
glued not stapled onto the
designated space for the picture in the application form.
3. Visa fee in pesos. Payable across
the Bank counter or through
ATM Card, made payable to the British
Embassy Manila.
4. Current passport valid for at least 6 months and any old passports.
A
parent or guardian must sign passports of child applicants.
5. If sponsored: a. An invitation
letter from the UK (if sponsored by a
UK resident) b. Copies of sponsors passport (personal
details page
and all the stamped pages) c. Evidence that sponsor
can support
your trip. We would recommend you supply up-to-date detailed
bank
statements and other savings covering a period of 6 months
prior
to the date of application. d. For parents/grandparents/
brothers/sisters
who have not previously traveled to the UK
evidence
of relationship to sponsor in the UK is
required (e.g.
Birth Certificate Marriage certificate)
6.
If you or your spouse are employed an updated employment letter
stating
position salary and number of leave given for the trip with
specified
dates.
7. Evidence of savings. We would recommend you supply up-todate
detailed
bank statements and bank pass books covering a
period of 6 months
prior to date of application. Plus a bank certificate.
8. Land titles if any.
9.
Business documents if self-employed i.e. Business Registration
Business
Permit DTI or SEC Registration Mayors Permit etc.
10. A signed Visa Application Checklist
is available on our website.
IMPORTANT:
It is recommended that applicants who are traveling to the UK for the first
time start off by applying for a 6 month visa. However, if
first-time travelers
wish to apply for a 1, 2, 5, or 10 year visa, they may do so knowing that the
visa fee is NON-REFUNDABLE
should the British Embassy decide, upon
its’ discretion, to issue only a 6 month visa. Please note that UK Visas
has
issued a worldwide directive that effective immediately and due to the
planned introduction of biometrics in 2007,
the British Embassy will not be
issuing 10 year visas until further notice. Applicants are therefore advised
that henceforth,
and until further notice, the maximum visa duration to be
issued will be 5 years. In the future, and once the biometric
system is fully
in place, it will be possible for applicants to apply for a visa valid for 10 years.
Business Visas
Please
provide photocopies of all the documents you will be submitting:
1. A completed visa application
form: i.e. Non-Settlement Form (VAF1 2006)
2. One recent coloured and unframed passport sized
photos taken
with a light background approximately 45mm X 35mm in
size and
glued not stapled onto the designated space for the picture
in
the application form.
3. Visa
fee in pesos. Payable across the Bank counter or through
ATM Card,
made payable to the British Embassy Manila.
4. Your employers Company registration (DTI SEC or
Mayors permit)
5. Current passport valid for at least 6 months and any old passports.
6.
Evidence that the company can support your trip. We would
recommend
you supply up-to-date detailed bank statements and
other savings
covering a period of 6 months prior to the date of application.
7. Invitation letter from
the United Kingdom Company and/or other correspondence.
8. Evidence of business contract
or previous sales with the UK
Company e.g. receipts contracts etc
if applicable.
9. A letter from your company detailing the reasons for your visit and
expected
duration of stay.
10. A signed Visa Application Checklist is available on our website.
Student
Visa
Please provide photocopies of all the documents you will be submitting:
1.
A completed visa application form: Non-Settlement Form (VAF1 2006)
2. One recent coloured
and unframed passport sized photos taken
with a light background
approximately 45mm X 35mm in size and
glued not stapled onto
the designated space for the picture in
the application form.
3.
Visa fee in pesos. Payable across the Bank counter or through
ATM
Card, made payable to the British Embassy Manila.
4. Current passport valid for at
least 6 months and any old passports.
5. Any secondary university or other qualifications
or certificates you presently hold.
6. A letter of acceptance from the college or university
showing:
a. Cost of course and evidence of any
deposit/fee made.
b. Accommodation available.
c.
How many hours study per week.
d. Dates and duration
of course.
7. Evidence of funds available for the course. We would recommend
you
supply up-to-date detailed bank statements and other savings
covering
a period of 6 months prior to the date of application.
8. If your sponsor is in the
UK a copy of his passport including the
personal
details page and all the stamped pages. If your UK sponsor
is
funding your accommodation course fees and maintaining you
in
the UK we also require evidence of their
income and finances
such as pay slips and bank savings accounts
held.
9. If you have studied English before please provide evidence in the form of
certificates.
10. A completed Student Visa Questionnaire Form.
11.
If you are a student visa dependants.
a.
Evidence that your sponsor can support you financially. We
would
recommend you supply your sponsor’s up-to-date
detailed
bank statements and other savings. You may also
submit
evidence of bank funds held in the Philippines
and
remittance slips
if applicable.
b. If you are joining your
spouse we require your marriage contract
on
National Statistics Office (NSO) security paper.
c.
If you are a child under 18 we require your birth certificate on NSO security paper.
d.
A full copy of your sponsors passport including the personal
details
page blank pages all stamped pages and pages with
UK
visas or Home Office extensions ofstay.
e.
Evidence that your sponsor has adequate accommodation. If
they
live in a rented property written evidence is required
from
the UK landlord or estate agent. This
should detail how
many
people are presently renting the property approval for
you
to live there the number of bedrooms in the property and
how
many rooms are available for the exclusive use of you and
your
sponsor. If your sponsor owns a property in the UK
then
copies of mortgage
documents are required.
12. If you are applying as an unmarried or same sex dependant of
a
student visa holder:
a.
Evidence of any previous cohabitation. We would suggest the
following
as examples: joint commitments (such as joint bank
accounts
investments rent agreements, mortgage etc) or
b. If there
are children of the relationship a record of their birth entry or
c.
correspondence which links you and your sponsor to the same address; or
d.
any official records of you sharing the same address (e.g. Doctors records etc);or
e.
Any other evidence that adequately demonstrates your commitment to each other.
13. If you
are applying at the same time as your sponsor is applying for their student visa.
a.
A full copy of your sponsor’s passport.
b. Evidence
of accommodation in the UK.
c.
However you should provide details of any accommodation arranged in the UK.
14.
A signed Visa Application Checklist is available on our website. Seaman
Please
provide photocopies of all the documents you will be submitting:
1.
Your current and old Seaman’s Book
2. Original
and photocopy of employment contract.
3. Letter of guarantee
from Agent indicating PORT OF ENTRY and
NEXT
PORT OF CALL which must be outside British waters.
4.
Visa fee in pesos. Payable across the Bank counter or through
ATM
Card, made payable to the British Embassy Manila.
5.
If you are to undergo training at the Steiner organization before
joining
one of their ships or you are a senior managerial level
Maritime
Officer (e.g. Captain Chief Engineer Chief Officer or 1st
Assistant
Engineer) going to the UK for training or briefing prior to
joining
your ship in a third country. You will also need to provide
the
following:
a. Letter of guarantee
from Steiner detailing the training to be
undertaken
and when and where you are to join your ship.
b.
You must already hold a visa for the country in which you are
joining
your ship.
6. A signed Visa Application Checklist is
available on our website.
Photo Specifications
Please provide a recent photograph (not more than 6 months old) of
yourself.
The photographs should be in colour and:
1. Taken against a light background so that features
are
distinguishable and contrast against the background (Please avoid
white clothing if possible);
2. Clear and of good quality, and not framed or backed;
3.
Printed on normal photographic paper;
4. Unmounted - 45 mm x 35 mm in size;
5.
Full face and without sunglasses, hat or other head covering unless
the
applicant wears such items because of cultural or religious reasons.
NOTE : PHOTOGRAPHS THAT DO NOT CONFORM TO THESE
STANDARDS
WILL BE REJECTED AND MAY CAUSE A DELAY IN
PROCESSING THE APPLICATION
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