Standard Visitor visa：Китай → Великобритания
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.
- Срок действия
- 6 months (long-validity 2-, 5- or 10-year Standard Visitor visas are also available)
- Количество въездов
- Multiple entry
- Макс. срок пребывания за визит
- Up to 6 months per visit
Когда начинать
Начните за 30 дн.–2 мес. до даты поездки.
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.
Что понадобится
- Passport / travel document — A passport or travel document valid for the whole of your stay in the UK. ✓ проверено
- 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). ✓ проверено
- 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). ✓ проверено
- Funds for your return journey — Evidence you can pay for your return or onward journey (or that someone is funding it). ✓ проверено
- 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. ✓ проверено
Куда подавать
Куда подавать в США
Подача по вашему округуBecause 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.
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- Места выкладываются партиями без фиксированного публичного расписания — чаще всего рано утром по местному времени, в понедельник утром и около 1-го числа месяца.
- В популярных консульствах (например, Франция, Италия и Испания в крупных городах) свежая партия может разойтись за минуты — зарегистрируйтесь и войдите в аккаунт заранее.
- Отмены освобождают места в течение дня, поэтому проверяйте ежедневно, даже если показано «нет мест».
- Поэтому подавайте как можно раньше — за полгода до поездки. Ожидание до 1–2 месяцев часто означает полное отсутствие мест.
Полезно знать
- 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.