The visa4UK website will be unavailable from 15:00 hrs to 18:00 hrs BST on Thursday the 28th of August for essential maintenance. Apologies for any inconvenience.
Applicants in China
There is a new service you can use if you are:
+ Applying for a general, child or business visitor visa
+ in mainland China
Apply for a visitor visa in China using the new service, or use the buttons below.
Children under the age of 5
From 7th July 2014, parents must book an appointment at a visa application centre for any children under the age of 5 when applying for a UK visa.
Children must now attend the visa application centre as a facial image (photograph) will be taken of child applicants. Children will not be required to provide any other biometrics information (eg fingerprints).
If you are applying from within the USA, this requirement is not currently in place.