Do you want to visit famous England? Then you need to know everything about the British Consulate

2024 Author: Harold Hamphrey | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 10:06

Great Britain is distinguished not only by its internal mentality, state structure, but also by the requirements for obtaining a visa. If permission to enter any country of the European Union is very easy to obtain, and it does not require much effort and time, then getting into England is much more difficult. It is not enough to fill out the questionnaire and the presence of a passport, it is required to collect a large number of certificates of marital status, work and income. In some cases, you will need letters of recommendation from the place of study. Therefore, let's try to deal with this issue in more detail.

Firstly, you need to familiarize yourself with all the paperwork, find out what documents you need to provide to the British Consulate in order to obtain a visa. The purpose of your visit to this country, knowledge of the English language and lack ofmilitary or judicial debts. Initially, you can go to the official website of the consulate and find out the list of documents required for obtaining a visa. Some personal data can be filled out directly on the Internet and you will receive an answer to your request to your e-mail. After submitting the application, consular employees set the date for the interview, during which personal questions will be asked, completed questionnaires will be viewed. They will also test your English language proficiency. Be sure to provide a certificate of income, family composition.

After collecting all the necessary documents, you should find out everything about the British Consulate. Like all offices in England, the embassy general works only on weekdays, Saturday and Sunday are days off. It is also closed on public holidays (January 1-2, January 7-8, March 8, Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, Holy Easter, May 9, The Queen's Birthday - May 23, Russian Federation Day, National Unity Day on November 4 and Christmas December 25, 26 and 29).

The British Consulate in Moscow is located at Smolenskaya Embankment, 10, postal code - 121099. You can contact the specialists of the capital department by phone (495) 956-7200, fax (495) 956-7201. Information communication via the Internet is carried out on the official website. The British Visa Office is located at 12 Bolshoi Savvinsky Lane. The British Consulate is open on working days, documents are accepted from 9 am to 4 pm, readyvisas from four o'clock in the evening until six.

The British Consulate in St. Petersburg is open for reception from Monday to Thursday from 9 am to 5 pm. It is located at Proletarian Dictatorship Square, 5, zip code - 193124. Contact numbers and fax numbers, where you can contact with any question, are as follows: 320-32-39, 320-32-11 (city code 812). Letters, questionnaires are accepted by e-mail of the General Representation of England in Russia. The British Consulate works with applications from residents of the Leningrad Region, Pskov, Murmansk, Arkhangelsk, the Republic of Karelia, Vologda and Veliky Novgorod, the rest of the citizens apply to the Moscow Center. Assistance in opening visas is provided by the British Visa Application Center, the department is located in Lake Lane, 7, postal code - 191014 (metro station "Vosstaniya Square"). It should not be forgotten that you can apply for a visa in Moscow, and you should receive ready-made documents only in St. Petersburg. Exact information can be found by contact phone (495) 784-71-44 (the call is charged at the rate of 75 rubles per minute), as well as on the Internet portal. All documents must be original, but photocopies should also be made.