Vaf1a-Visitor Short-Term Study Parent of t4 Child Student
Vaf1a-Visitor Short-Term Study Parent of t4 Child Student
Vaf1a-Visitor Short-Term Study Parent of t4 Child Student
Visit friend(s)
How long do you want your visa to be valid for? Put a cross (x) in the relevant box
1 month (for permitted
paid engagements)
11 months (for private medical treatment
12 months (for academics doing research on sabbatical
and English language study only)
leave and their accompanying child, spouse or partner).
What is the main purpose of your visit to the UK? >>>>>>>>>
How long do you intend to stay in the UK?
6 months
2 years
5 years
10 years
Travel Dates
On which date do you wish to travel to the UK? >>>>>>>>>>>
M M
D D
Part 1
Y Y Y Y
M M
D D
Y Y Y Y
1.3 Other names (including any other names you are known >>>>
by and/or any other names that you have been known by)
Male
M M
Female
Single
Unmarried Partner
Divorced/Dissolved Partnership
Separated
D D
Y Y Y Y
1.9 Nationality
1.10 Do you hold, or have you ever held, any other nationality or nationalities? Put a cross (x) in the relevant box
Yes
No
Part 2
Enter details of the passport or travel document that you will use to travel to the UK.
2.1 Current passport or travel document number >>>>>>>>>>
D D
2.5 Date of Expiry >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
D D
M M
M M
Y Y Y Y
2.6 Is this your first passport? Put a cross (x) in the relevant box
Yes
Y Y Y Y
No
If Yes go to Part 3
2.7 Please give details of any previous passports, covering the last 10 years, including where these passports are now.
Part 3
Part 4
D D
M M
Y Y Y Y
D D
M M
Y Y Y Y
D D
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M M
Y Y Y Y
GENERAL VISITOR (VAF1A APRIL 2015)
4.14 Does your spouse/partner currently live with you at the >>>>
address given in Question 3.1? Put a cross (x) in the relevant box
Yes
No
Yes
No
4.16 Do you have any children? Put a cross (x) in the relevant box
Yes
No
4.18 Do all your children currently live with you at the address
given in Question 3.1? Put a cross (x) in the relevant box
Date of Birth
Yes
No
No
If Yes go to 4.21
If No go to Part 5.
Please note: If a child is travelling without their parents, he/she should present written notification from the childs parent
or legal guardian that they consent to the childs visit.
Part 5
D D
M M
Y Y Y Y
GENERAL VISITOR (VAF1A APRIL 2015)
5.8 Please give details of any additional job(s) or occupation(s) you have
5.9 Have you ever worked for any organisation of a type (state or non-state) listed below? Put a cross (x) in the relevant box
Armed forces (including national service)
Yes
No
Media
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Judiciary
No
No
No
Part 6
Destination
Yes
Purpose
No
Duration
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Destination
Yes
Country
Yes
No
Yes
No
Purpose
Duration
Yes
No
Reference number
Reason
Reason
Duration
6.4 Have you been granted any UK visas in the last 10 years?
Put a cross (x) in the relevant box
Date
No
Purpose
6.3 Have you ever been refused a visa for any country,
including the UK? Put a cross (x) in the relevant box
Date
Country
Yes
No
Reference number
Reason
Yes
No
Date
Reason for Application
Yes
Country
Yes
Country
No
No
Offence
Sentence
6.10 Have you been arrested and charged with any offence
and are awaiting, or currently on, trial?
Put a cross (x) in the relevant box
Date
Granted/Refused
Yes
No
Offence
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6.11 Have you been arrested and charged with any >>>>>>>
offence and are awaiting, or currently on, trial?
Put a cross (x) in the relevant box
Yes
No
6.12 Have you had any UK court judgment against you for >>
non-payment of a debt, or received a civil penalty under the
UK Immigration Acts?
Put a cross (x) in the relevant box
Yes
No
Yes
No
6.14 Have you engaged in any other activities that might >>>
indicate that you may not be considered a person of good
character? Put a cross (x) in the relevant box
Yes
No
Part 7
Address
Telephone Number
Yes
Email Address
No
Relationship
7.3 If accompanied, please provide full details of up to two adults who will accompany you, including their passport numbers and
your exact relationship to them
1)
2)
Yes
7.5 Please provide full details about the person you >>>>>>>
will be staying with
Name
Address
No
If No go to Part 8
Nationality Relationship
PLEASE NOTE: If a child is travelling without their parents, he/she should present written notification from the childs parent or
legal guardian that they consent to the childs visit.
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Part 8
8.1 If you are not a national of the country in which you are >>>
applying, what permission do you have to stay in that country?
8.2 Are you travelling with anyone? >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Put a cross (x) in the relevant box
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Nationality
Address
Yes
No
Telephone Number
1 Full Name
Nationality
Relationship To You
Permission to be in the UK
2 Full Name
Nationality
Relationship To You
Permission to be in the UK
3 Full Name
Nationality
Relationship To You
Permission to be in the UK
4 Full Name
Nationality
Relationship To You
Permission to be in the UK
If you will visit more than 4 relatives in the UK please provide their full name, describe your exact relationship and indicate their
permission to be in the UK in Part 9 Additional Information.
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8.10 Do you intend to visit any of these relatives? Put a cross (x) in the relevant box
Yes
No
Yes please provide your relatives full address (including postal code), contact telephone numbers (including country and area codes)
and personal email address.
If you intend to visit a qualifying family member/s you should complete VAF1B. The definition of a qualifying family member
can be found in the guidance note at the end of this form.
1 Name
Address
Telephone Number
Email Address
Postcode:
2 Name
Address
Telephone Number
Email Address
Postcode:
3 Name
Address
Telephone Number
Email Address
Postcode:
4 Name
Address
Telephone Number
Email Address
Postcode:
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Part 9
9.1 Is there any other information you wish to be considered as part of your application?
If you run out of space please use additional sheets of paper to provide us with all the relevant information required as part of your application.
9.2 Have you ever received medical treatment in the UK? >>
Put a cross (x) in the relevant box
Yes
No
Yes
No
Telephone number:
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Part 10
Declaration
I declare:
That the information given on this form whether input by myself, input on my behalf by a third party or automatically pre-populated is complete and correct to the best
of my knowledge and belief.
The photograph submitted with this form is a true likeness of me.
The documents supplied with this application are genuine and the statements I have made with this application are truthful.
I understand:
I must inform the UK diplomatic mission if there is a material change to my circumstances, or any new information to my application becomes available.
The Home Office (or a trusted third party) may make reasonable checks to confirm the accuracy and authenticity of evidence I have provided and documents I have
submitted with this application.
The Home Office (or a trusted third party) may also make reasonable checks on any sponsors to my application to verify statements contained in the application and
establish that I will comply with or have complied with the terms of any visa granted.
All information provided by me will be processed by the Home Office in accordance with the Data Protection Act (DPA) 1998.
The Home Office is the data controller in relation to the information provided by me in this application form.
The information I provide, including biometric data, will be treated in confidence, but it may be disclosed to other government departments, agencies, local authorities,
foreign governments, and other bodies, to enable the Home Office or those bodies to perform their functions.
Providing biometric information as part of an application is confirmation of consent to having biometric information checked at the UK border to verify identity.
Any disclosures will be in accordance with the DPA 1998
The information provided by me may be also used for staff training purposes.
UK entry clearance applications may be handled by British missions in other locations, including outside of the country in which I have applied and that this may
involve the transfer of my application and supporting documents to and from another mission. The Home Office will be responsible for transferring my application and
supporting documents safely. In these circumstances my application will still be handled in line with Home Office published customer service standards.
The fee payable is for an application processing and entry clearance decision-making service, not the guaranteed delivery of a visa, therefore I will not be entitled to a
refund should my application for entry to the UK or Commonwealth and Overseas Territories be refused or granted for a shorter period than I applied for.
My visa application fee will be refunded only if the application is withdrawn in writing within 3 months and 7 days of the original date of application and prior to the
submission of biometric data or any processing taking place
The information provided by me, or information made available to the Home Office during the processing of my application, may be shared with my sponsor(s) or any
person(s) acting on their behalf or any applicant linked to my application (for example to my spouse/partner if we apply for visas for a trip together) for the sole purpose
of considering my application. I am aware that if there is any information I do not want the Home Office to disclose I will tell you by enclosing a letter with my supporting
documentation. If such requests prevent you from making legitimate inquires, my application may be refused.
My application will be automatically refused and I may be banned from going to the UK for 10 years if I use a false document, lie or withhold relevant information. I
may also be banned if I have breached immigration laws in the UK. Should I use a false document, lie or withhold relevant information my details may be passed to
law enforcement agencies.
I may be required to provide a record of my fingerprints and a photograph of my face (biometric data) as part of my application. If I refuse to do so, my application
may be treated as invalid and, if so will not be considered further. (see Statutory Instrument 2006 No 1743 The immigration (Provision of Physical Data) regulations
2006, Regulation 7(1)).
I understand that providing biometric information as part of an application is confirmation of consent to having biometric information checked at the UK border to verify
identity.
I do not have recourse to public funds during my stay in the UK.
I am not entitled to receive treatment free of charge on the National Health Service (NHS), unless an exemption from charge applies in law, and therefore may be billed
for any NHS treatment undertaken in the UK.
If I fail to pay NHS debts incurred by me this could adversely affect future entry clearance or leave to remain applications I make.
I am not entitled to receive state-funded education whilst in the UK.
My details may, in certain circumstances, be passed to fraud prevention agencies to prevent and detect fraud and money laundering. I also understand that such
agencies may provide the Home Office with information about me. Further details explaining when information may be passed to or from fraud prevention agencies
and how that information may be used can be obtained via the visas and immigration pages on the gov.uk website.
It is an offence under the Immigration Act 1971 (as amended) to make a statement which I know to be false, or not believe to be true, in order to obtain a visa/entry
clearance to the UK
I confirm:
that, where I have a sponsor, I have informed my sponsor of the information set out below and my sponsor has confirmed that they consent to me providing the
information about them which is set out in this application.
That, I understand and agree with the above declarations and hereby apply for a visa/entry clearance to the United Kingdom.
Information for sponsors
Personal information which is provided about a person acting in support of an application, including any documentary evidence provided by or about them, will be
processed in accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998 by the Home Office, which is the data controller in relation to the information provided.
The Home Office will use this information to make decisions about the application and to prevent and detect fraud. We may share this information with other government
departments or agencies, local and public authorities, foreign governments, companies (including financial and utility companies), employers or other bodies in order to
make reasonable checks to verify the information provided in the application and confirm that sponsors have or will comply with the terms of any visa which may be or
have been granted. Any information received by the Home Office about a sponsor may be used in reaching a decision on the application. Full details of the way in which
the data may be processed can be found on the visas and immigration pages on the gov.uk website at http://www.gov.uk
Applicants signature
Date
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M M
Y Y Y Y
No
Part 11
Supporting Documents
Please ensure you submit all the relevant original documents that you want the Entry Clearance Officer to see when considering
your application. The UK Immigration Rules make it clear that it is your responsibility to satisfy the Entry Clearance Officer that
you are genuinely seeking entry to the UK for the purpose and duration that you have stated. Submission of particular documents
does not guarantee that your visa will be issued. It is your decision how you satisfy the Entry Clearance Officer that your intentions
are as you state in your application. It is your choice which documents you submit. Further guidance on supporting documents
can be found on the UKBA web pages.
Your photograph must be:
Colour
Passport style and size (45mm high x 35mm wide)
A recent and true likeness, showing full face, with no hat, helmet or sunglasses, although you can wear everyday glasses
Original - that is not digitally or optically altered (for example it must not be photoshopped or touched-up)
Taken against an off-white, cream or light grey background so that your features are clearly distinguishable against the background
Printed on low-gloss, plain-white photo-quality paper (with no watermarks or embossing)
Photographs that do not conform to these standards will be rejected and may cause a delay in processing your application.
Advisory:
To know your Customs obligations when travelling to the UK, please consult Notice 1, found at www.hmrc.gov.uk.
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