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- Applying for a Visa
How to apply in Kinshasa
- Applications for a UK visa in DRC must first be completed
on line at www.visa4uk.fco.gov.uk.
All visa applications forms (VAFs) must be completed in English.
- Once you have completed the application form you will need
to book an appointment online to attend the British Embassy
in Kinshasa, you will receive an email confirmation of your
appointment.
PLEASE NOTE: Visa applications can be submitted at the British
Embassy Kinshasa up to a maximum of 3 months before your proposed
date of travel.
- You must attend the British Embassy in person for your allocated
appointment. You should take with you:
- a printed, signed copy of your visa application
form,
- a passport sized photograph
- The correct visa fee payable in US dollars (as detailed
below).
PLEASE NOTE: the visa application fee is for the
processing of the application and is non-refundable,
- all applications must be accompanied by a signed Genuine
Document declaration form and the relevant completed checklist
WARNING - If you submit false documents or make false
representations your visa application will be refused. If
you have broken the UK immigration laws you will be banned
from the UK for up to ten years,
- all relevant documents to support your application - please
refer to the required
documentation page on this website, All documents must
be in English or accompanied by a certified English translation
and each original document you wish to have returned to
you must be accompanied by a copy.
- Whilst at the British Embassy you will also have your biometrics
(fingerprints and photograph) taken and enrolled.
- The visa application is then sent to the British High Commission,
Nairobi, Kenya where it is assessed by a trained Entry Clearance
Officer who will make a decision on it. Visa applications are
assessed "on papers" based on the information and
evidence provided with the visa application form. Only in a
very small number of cases will you be offered an interview
in connection with your visa application.
- Once a decision has been made your passport, and any original
documents, for which you have supplied photocopies, will be
returned to the British Embassy Kinshasa for you to collect.
You will be contacted when your passport and decision is ready
for collection.
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