Questions tagged [premium-services]

Extra services provided by a visa section that improve processing time or provide conveniences to an applicant.

Visa premium service centres.

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Can you sneak into Premium Economy Class?

People ask whether they can sneak into business or first, it's virtually impossible. But what about sneaking into Premium Economy Class? What if I stand at the end of the boarding line, and just sit in an empty Premium seat (that I know is empty…
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How to upgrade from Normal to Premium Service for UK Visas

As per the recent suspension of biometrics enrolment for UK visas at US Application Support Centres, I wanted to upgrade from normal to premium service to use the New York Premium Application Centre. Do I have to cancel my current appointment to do…
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Wife applying for UK visa after husband got the decision?

I've applied for a UK standard visitor(priority) visa this week to visit my daughter who has ILR. I might get the decision in the next few days, but now my daughter wants her mum(my wife) to join me in the UK trip. Can I apply for my wife's standard…
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Duplicate documents if 2 people are travelling UK standard visitor visa?

I'm applying for a UK standard visitor visa along with my wife who is a home maker and financially dependent on me for day to day expenses, should i upload my set of documents in with her application also or just mentioning her passport no in my…
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Is the UK planning to charge fees for application status checks?

People who have a pending application with UKVI can experience stress, impatience, worry, or even "post-submission anxiety". So status checking has become a popular outlet. Internally, UKVI only has about three or four status indicators, so…
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Name change UK visitor visa application

I'm filling out the form for a standard visitor visa for the UK, they have a question Are you now or have you ever been known by another name? I have changed my name years ago and all my documents have my new name and no mention of old names is…
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Can I include bank statements from middle of month in UK visitor visa application?

I'll be applying for UK standard visitor visa in the next few months, I'm going to upload online bank statements with it. My question is does the online bank statements have to start on the 1st date of each month? e.g if I'm applying on 22nd Feb,…
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Proving socio-economic and financial ties when applying for a UK visitor visa

I'm planning to invite my parents to the UK and I'm going to sponsor their entire trip. My father is a self-employed business owner and my mother is a housewife, but to show their socio-economic and financial ties back in India, we are planning to…
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Bronze Service Package for UK visa

I have applied for UK visitor visa from USA. I was forced to buy bronze service package in order to proceed for biometrics appointment. There is no clear instructions as to once the appointment is taken, how having bronze service package will help…
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Information on board (airplane)

What kind of information is important or interesting to get from an Airline before/during/after a flight? There are already things like articles about your destination with suggestions of places to visit, restaurants, hotels, information about the…