Standard Visitor visa：중국 → 영국
Chinese citizens living in the United States need a UK Standard Visitor visa — apply online on gov.uk and give biometrics at a UK visa application centre in the United States.
Lets you visit the UK for tourism, business, study (courses up to 6 months) and other permitted activities, usually for up to 6 months. No paid work.
- 유효 기간
- 6 months (long-validity 2-, 5- or 10-year Standard Visitor visas are also available)
- 입국 횟수
- Multiple entry
- 1회 최대 체류 기간
- Up to 6 months per visit
준비 시작 시기
출발일 30일–2개월 전에 준비를 시작하십시오.
Check your purpose (tourism, business, short study) is a permitted Standard Visitor activity.
Get your passport, proof of US status, travel/accommodation details, evidence of funds.
Complete the application on gov.uk and pay the £135 fee for a 6-month visa.
As a US resident, apply at your nearest UK Visa Application Centre — there are 30+ across the US. Check its exact location and opening hours on the official directory.
As part of the online application, book your biometrics appointment at your US centre.
If you want a faster decision, buy Priority or Super Priority online via UKVI — not at the centre.
Prove your identity and give your fingerprints and a photo (biometrics) — you upload your supporting documents online beforehand. You’ll get your passport or travel document back on the same day; the centre may keep some other documents while it processes your application.
After booking, upload your supporting documents to the VFS Global website before your appointment — you can submit them online for free.
A standard application is usually decided within about three weeks.
필요 서류
- Passport / travel document — A passport or travel document valid for the whole of your stay in the UK. ✓ 확인됨
- Evidence you'll leave the UK — Documents showing you will leave at the end of your visit (e.g. employment, studies, family or property ties). ✓ 확인됨
- Evidence you can support yourself — Bank statements or payslips showing you can support yourself and any dependants during the trip (or that someone is funding you). ✓ 확인됨
- Funds for your return journey — Evidence you can pay for your return or onward journey (or that someone is funding it). ✓ 확인됨
- Tuberculosis (TB) test certificate — If you’re visiting the UK for more than 6 months, a certificate proving you’ve had a TB test at a clinic approved for UK visa applications. ✓ 확인됨
신청 장소
미국에서의 신청 장소
관할 지역 센터에서 신청Because you live in the USA, you apply at a UK Visa Application Centre in the US — not in your home country. There are UK visa application centres in 30+ US cities (including Los Angeles, San Francisco, Washington DC, Chicago, Houston, Dallas, Miami, Atlanta, Boston, Philadelphia and Seattle). Use the official VFS US centre directory (linked below) to find and book the one nearest you.
예약 슬롯 확보 — 일찍 예약하십시오 · 커뮤니티 제보, 2026-06-13 확인
- 예약 슬롯은 정해진 공개 일정 없이 일괄 공개됩니다. 대부분 현지 이른 아침, 월요일 오전, 매월 1일 전후에 공개됩니다.
- 인기 영사관（대도시의 프랑스, 이탈리아, 스페인 등）은 새 슬롯이 몇 분 안에 마감될 수 있습니다. 사전에 등록하고 로그인한 상태로 확인하십시오.
- 취소로 인해 하루 종일 슬롯이 풀릴 수 있으므로 '예약 불가'로 표시되더라도 매일 확인하십시오.
- 따라서 허용되는 가장 이른 시기에 신청하십시오. 출발 최대 6개월 전부터 가능합니다. 1~2개월 전까지 기다리면 슬롯이 전혀 남아 있지 않은 경우가 많습니다.
알아두면 좋은 정보
- Apply from where you lawfully live: as a Chinese national in the US, you apply through the US visa application centre — not China — and you provide US-based evidence (US status, US address, US bank statements).
- Priority / Super Priority must be bought online via UKVI — you cannot pay for it at the centre.
- Families apply separately: each person must have their own application, pay the fee, and attend their own appointment.