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► Visit visas for your family
Inviting members of your family to visit you
whilst you are in the
Family members must apply for a visitor’s visa which is normally given for 6 months even if they plan to be staying with you for only a few weeks. Some visa application centres will only accept online applications. To find out if they must apply online please see Visa4UK.
The application forms are on the UK Visas website at http://www.ukvisas.gov.uk/en/howtoapply/vafs/
They need to complete Application Form VAF1B as a family visitor and read the VAF Guidance notes. There is helpful information on line if you click here
It is theoretically possible for your visitors to apply for a General Visitor visa using a VAF1A form but if they are refused, there is no right of appeal. Family visitors using VAF1B forms do have the right of appeal although was expected to cease by the end of 2009 when family visit visa applications would need UK based sponsors who have settled status. However, this change seems to have been delayed.
How can my visitor come to the
An entry clearance officer must be satisfied that your visitor meets the requirements of the Immigration Rules, which are that:
he or she is seeking entry as a visitor for no more than six months and
he or she intends to leave the
he or she has enough money to maintain and accommodate himself or herself without working, or help from Public funds (income support, housing benefit, etc.)
What supporting documents should my visitor include with their application?
bank statements, payslips, or some other evidence to show that they can pay for the trip and that they have enough money to support themselves and any dependants without working or getting any help from public funds, and
evidence that they intend to leave the
Because they are visiting you whilst you are a student they will also need:
a letter from you inviting them and explaining the purpose of their visit. The Advice & Representation Centre staff in the Students' Guild can help you write this letter
a copy of your student visa or of your UK Identity card which contains your visa, your passport main page and your police registration certificate.
a status letter from the University confirming your student status at
if you have plans (an itinerary) for their visit then write it down and give it to your visitors. For example Day 1 Collect from
Students often think they have to sponsor their visitors. This is rarely the case but it you are supporting your visitors financially they will also need your bank statements, or some other evidence to show that you have enough money to support them whilst they are in the
All applicants are required to supply 10 digit finger scans and a digital photograph as part of the applicant process for a
Advice & Representation Centre
Aston Students’ Guild.
January 2010
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