Today, there are five visa centers of the Kingdom of England in Russia - in Moscow, St. Petersburg, Yekaterinburg, Rostov-on-Don and Novosibirsk. Let's briefly analyze the common and excellent points in the work of these organizations.
Getting an English visa
Citizens of the Russian Federation are en titled to apply for a visa at any of the presented visa centers, regardless of the place of their permanent registration. Entrance is possible only by prior appointment for the submission of documentation, which is carried out after payment of the necessary fees and filling out the questionnaire.
It is also worth remembering that the UK visa centers do not advise visitors on the correctness of entering information into the questionnaires, the availability of certain documents. They only accept a ready-made package of necessary documentation. To obtain a visa, be sure to bring both originals and copies on A4 sheets of all necessary documents with you.
Before contactingUK Visa Application Center in Moscow and other cities, you need to prepare the following:
- visa application form, copy of its first page, photo (no need to stick);
- valid and invalid passports (if the latter are indicated in the application form), photocopies of all their pages, including empty ones;
- documentation confirming the information in the application form (certificates from work, bank statements, property documents), translated into English, as well as photocopies of each of its pages;
- applicant's consent to the processing of his personal data.
As for the cost, the estimated visa fees for tourist visas for 2017 are as follows:
- 6 months - 119$;
- 2 years - $452;
- 5 years - 820$;
- 10 years - $1028.
Addresses of visa centers
The UK Visa Application Center in Moscow is located at Vtoroy Syromyatnichesky Lane, vl. 11/16. The easiest way to get here is by metro - you will need to get off at the station "Kurskaya" (ring) or at the station "Chkalovskaya" (follow the signs "Exit to the Kursk station"). The road to the center will take about five minutes. You will be guided by the conspicuous glass rounded Delta Plaza building.
The UK Visa Application Center in St. Petersburg can be found at Liteiny pr., 26. In Novosibirsk, the organization is located at: st. Sibirskaya, d. 57, in Rostov-on-Don - on the street. Suvorov,93, in Yekaterinburg - on the street. Bolshakova, 70.
Schedule of Visa Application Centers
All UK Visa Application Centers operate on the same schedule: Monday-Friday, 8:30 - 14:30 - acceptance of sets of documents, 8:30 - 16:00 - issuance of finished documentation.
Holidays of the English organization differ from the Russian ones. Please note the center is closed on the following dates in 2017:
- 2.01-3.01 - New Year.
- 9.01 - Orthodox Christmas.
- 8.03 - Women's Day.
- 14.04 - Good Friday.
- 1.05 - Spring and Labor Day.
- 9.05 - Victory in the Great Patriotic War.
- 29.05 - Bank Holiday.
- 12.06 - Russian Independence Day.
- 28.08 - Banking day in England.
- 6.11 - National Unity Day in Russia.
- 25.12 - Holiday gifts.
- 26.12 - Catholic Christmas.
Additional services of visa centers
UK Visa Application Centers in St. Petersburg, Moscow and other cities also provide a number of convenient optional related services for a fee. You can get acquainted with their features and cost in the table below.
| Service | Description | Estimated price |
| Change of filing time | If your business does not allow you to come with documents at the appointed time, you can reschedule your visit to another time. This service is also valid for those who are late to their hour.visit | £59 |
| Prime time submissions | Ability to provide a set of documentation between 8:00-9:00 or 17:30-19:00. While the service is available only in the capitals | 75 GBP |
| Providing documents without a passport | Consideration of the application on a photocopy of the document (only for a two-year visa). The original must be submitted later to obtain a visa | 51 GBP |
| Premium service | Separate filing window, no queues, free photocopy and PC access, hot and cold drinks optional, personal attendant | £59 |
| Express delivery |
Delivery of finished documents to the city where there is an English visa center. Delivery to a city where there is no such center |
18 GBP 35 GBP |
| Expedited Application Review | Valid only for short-term (semi-annual), work, transit and student visas. Reduction of data processing time from 15 to 5 business days | 184 GBP |
Thus, the UK visa centers in Russian cities, in addition to their main activities, provide travelers with a number of related convenient services. And in order to avoid misunderstandings, when contacting these organizations, one should remember the peculiarities of their work, the requirements fordocuments.
