Simplified Visa Apllications

[Willy The Londoner]

This week, during the Prime Minister of China's visit to London it was announced that the 8 - 15 page visa application has been reduced to just one page.  This was previously available to Chinese Nationals who booked a trip to the UK with a Tour Company. Now it is being made available to every Chinese National to encourage more visitors to the UK.

This is for trips lasting up to 30 days so it looks like if you intend to visit the UK for up to six months then the full 8 - 15 page application form will still apply.

Willy

[Willy The Londoner]

Just went to the UK Visa Application center in Guangzhou.  They said the process has been streamlined.
Well believe me it has.

We walked in the main door at 11am and out again at 11.20. The result - the speediest visa application ever for my wife to go on a trip with me to UK.
Willy

[Robertt S]

Just went to the UK Visa Application center in Guangzhou.  They said the process has been streamlined.
Well believe me it has.

We walked in the main door at 11am and out again at 11.20. The result - the speediest visa application ever for my wife to go on a trip with me to UK.
Willy

Congrats Willy, Hope you and her have a very pleasant visit to the UK. If you have a chance how about getting a business card from your consulate and dropping it off at the American consulate so they can call someone who actually knows how to speed a process up. I sometimes think that the people who are supposedly in charge of our (US) immigration system are as lost as last year's Easter eggs.

[Willy The Londoner]

Well I have to say that it has been simplified. 

As I said we went in and applied on Tuesday then during Thursday evening an email was sent to say Visa issued and passport being returned by Courier.

Willy