GWF-number: what is it like to get a visa yourself, tips

It is believed that obtaining an English visa is one of the most difficult problems of all that can only arise before a Russian tourist. Beginners faced with the need to obtain an English visa often do not know how to do it correctly. One of the most common questions: "What is GWF-number?"

Indeed, the list of documents to be obtained, as well as the list of items in the questionnaire to be filled, are quite extensive. But for the sake of justice it should be noted that they are completely consistent and logical.

In addition to the issue of GWF-number (what is it, where it can meet and how it is used), tourists and students traveling to England for the first time ask a question about the visa itself to this country. "What are its features and can I get this document myself?" - many are interested. This article explains the GWF-number. What does this abbreviation mean, it will not be possible to decipher, since this information is not provided for use. But briefly outlines the necessary information about obtaining an English visa.

Why is it needed?

Anyway, everyone who starts to issue a visa, face the term GWF-number. "What is the receipt of a visa - ask to explain the departing, - why do you need it?"

You need a visa to the UK. Without it you will not be allowed into the country. With this document, tourists can visit England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales. And this means that you can see not only the classical Edinburgh, London, Manchester - before you will open Brighton with its promenade and oysters, Dublin with its famous beer. You will be enchanted by the famous white rocks of Eastbourne, the beautiful scowling Scottish hills. You can visit the famous football matches of local clubs, visit the celebration of St. Mark's Day. Patrick or Christmas in the legendary Hyde Park.

In general, everyone who is interested in what a GWF-number is and how to get a visa to the UK, you should know that this country represents a separate, very interesting world. All those who visited it are convinced: it's worth it. For beginners who have encountered difficulties in determining the terminology and doubting the success (what is the GWF-number, whether it is possible to obtain a visa on their own)? The only answer is that to travel to the UK, it is definitely worth spending your time on arranging entry documents, as well as studying all Necessary rules and norms.

Nuances

One should only not mistake the English and Schengen visas and understand that you will not be allowed to enter the Schengen countries with a UK visa.

The main task in preparing documents for obtaining a tourist visa is the conviction of the consulate in the fortress of the relations of the applicant with his native land and his sufficient solvency. Engaging in collecting documents for a visa to England, should be guided by just such a logic.

What is GWF-number? Documents for obtaining

First of all, you need to fill out a questionnaire. Anyone who wants to get an English visa and is interested in the question of what a GWF-number is, tips on completing the questionnaire can be read further in the article. After filling it out, you must register for the paperwork in the visa center and start preparing the necessary documentation package. For those who have already done a Schengen visa, this will not be anything new. "What is GWF-number?" - many are interested. GWF-number is your registration number on the site of the visa center, to which you apply. But first things first.

What is included in the package?

A package of documents for those wishing to obtain a visa consists of:

• Filled out, printed out and signed by the applicant of the questionnaire;
• Two photographs (like a Schengen visa, 4.5 x 3.5), one of which is fastened with a paper clip to the questionnaire;
• Passport with a clean spread;
• Old passports, if they are available (or their copies, in case of loss);
• Marriage certificates;
• Booking an apartment or hotel for the duration of the trip (paying for the reservation is not necessary, but remember to take into account the value of the estimated costs);
• Documents confirming the financial position of the tourist.

How can you confirm the financial situation?

The tourist can prove his / her solvency by providing:

• A certificate from the job (you must specify the position, salary, date of commencement of work).
• Information on the form № 2-NDFL.
• Documents confirming ownership of the car / apartment / land.
• An extract from the bank. And it is important not just to provide a certificate stating that there are funds in the account, as in the case of issuing a Schengen visa, but prepare an extract about their movement in recent months. However, the information that the money is received on a regular basis is confirmed by the fact that there is a certificate No. 2-NDFL, which can sometimes be dispensed with without providing a detailed statement.
• Letter from the sponsor (the person who paid the trip). In addition, the financial viability of the sponsor must also be confirmed (similar to the order given above).

How to make out the documents?

All extracts, certificates and certificates are issued in English. All documents must bear information about the name, contacts of the person who made the transfer, his signature and the date of transfer. If the transfer is made by the person issuing the visa, its data and signature as an interpreter are required. Notarization is not required.

How to get GWF-number?

The questionnaire should be completed on the website of the British Consulate. First of all, you need to register on it. This is the moment when the applicant finds out what the GWF-number is.

For registration it is recommended to use the e-mail, which is really checked by the owner on a regular basis, since it will be sent to the consulate that the documents are ready. It is necessary to prepare a bank card in advance: after the questionnaire has been filled out, it will be necessary to pay the visa fee. This is done online, which is what the map is for. You can use the card of any bank, you just have to make sure that it is valid and that it has the necessary amount.

What is receiving a GWF-number? This is the result of registration on the site of the visa center, the number of your application form that you just filled out. Be sure to save your GWF-number, because it will come in handy further. After the questionnaire has been filled out and the fee has been paid, a registration form will appear on the site (ie, entries to the reception at the visa center). Registration (your entry under a special number - this is the GWF-number) is a prerequisite for a visit to the visa center. On the site (section Added Value Services), you can order and pay additional services for a visa, for example, using a courier to return documents.

Why go to the visa center?

When you apply for an English visa, you must visit the visa center. Collected documents are required to be given to the employees of the center personally. During the transfer of papers issuing a visa, you must submit biometric data (a snapshot of the retina and fingerprints). This procedure is absolutely painless, standard and very fast. The data is taken from all departing, it takes about a couple of minutes. As the designers of visas note, the procedure in reality looks much easier than in the films about criminals and police.

Choose time for filing documents should be in accordance with their free time, shift visits to the visa center to relatives or friends will not succeed.

In confirmation of the selected date an e-mail will be sent with an indication of the exact time of the visit. Here the address of the visa center and the list of necessary documents will be placed. Every designer can find this information on the consulate website by logging into his account.

How to fill in the questionnaire?

Fill out the questionnaire for an English visa, according to experienced travelers, is also not an easy task.

Firstly, the document is written entirely in English. It should also be filled in English. Recently, the questionnaire has been prompted: the questions are now translated into several languages, including Russian. Experienced tourists do not recommend to succumb to the desire to fill out the questionnaire rely solely on clues: among them, a lot of questions have been noted that are translated incorrectly enough. To better understand the meaning of the questions and the answers to them, they recommend using an online translator.

Secondly, the questionnaire contains rather strange questions specifying who your parents work for and whether you are a terrorist. Such questions should be answered seriously and honestly, because they indicate how principally in the United Kingdom there are for the safety of citizens.

Thirdly, the questionnaire contains a section on the financial part of the undertaken journey. It should disclose the planned spending on living, etc., and also report on monthly incomes and expenses. This arithmetic should be checked several times: the expenses must necessarily correspond to the income of the visa applicant, in addition, there must be funds for the life of the house. It is necessary that the data of this section necessarily coincide with the reference from the bank. The questionnaire must necessarily convince the consulate of the financial solvency of the designer.

On the procedure for issuing visas and deadlines

With the collected package of documents in English and Russian at the appointed time should appear in the visa center. You do not need to think up for yourself the difficulties: you should arrive without delay, exactly at the time chosen at the time of recording.

Employees of the center will be accepted and verified. Minor changes may be made by hand, on the spot. Then fingerprints will be taken and the retina photo will be made, after which he will go home to wait for the visa. The document is produced on average about one and a half months, it depends on the season, as well as on the center in which the documents were accepted. But the law stipulates that the consulate should spend about 12 weeks to make a visa.

On the cost of additional services: up-to-date information

The cost of delivery of documents after consideration in the English visa center since the end of 2015 has changed:

• For residents of Moscow and the Moscow region (within a radius of 50 km from the capital) - Ј15 GBP;
• For other regions - Ј30 GBP.

Applicants should pay attention to the fact that this payment is non-refundable as a direct visa fee, regardless of the outcome of consideration of submitted documents by the staff of the center.

To obtain a visa, the applicant has options: they can be issued documents at home after they are considered (usually within one to three business days), or pick up the documents themselves at the visa center. You can also order SMS notifications. At the end of the examination of documents and their receipt in the visa center, the designer receives an SMS message notifying that the documents can already be collected. If the delivery is formalized, the applicant in the SMS will be notified of the sending of documents by urgent mail. In addition, the status of consideration of documents for a visa to the UK can be handled on special websites on the Internet.