United Kingdom visa for Indians

About the United Kingdom UK Standard Visitor visa

The UK Standard Visitor visa is applied for online; Vistolane completes the form, prepares your file and books your VFS biometrics appointment, which you attend in person. UKVI decides within about 3 weeks of biometrics.

Fees. The United Kingdom government fee is ₹17,185, plus Visa application centre fee ₹2,500 charged with it, and the Vistolane filing fee is ₹1,750: ₹21,435 per traveller with nothing added later. The government fee is paid to the authority when your appointment is booked. gov.uk publishes a processing time of 3 weeks (verified 2026-10-29). Vistolane commits to a slot-request date before you pay and shows the expected decision window on the price card above; the decision itself is the authority's.

Validity and stay. The United Kingdom UK Standard Visitor visa is valid 6 months and allows a stay of up to 6 months; entries: multiple. Routes covered on this page: Standard Visitor, Student, Skilled Worker, Family.

• The visa fee is paid to UKVI when the appointment is booked.
• UKVI publishes 3 weeks for most visitor decisions; priority services are optional extras.

Refusals. The most common United Kingdom refusal reasons are inconsistent bank statements, weak evidence of ties or purpose of travel, and form errors that contradict the passport. Every document you upload to Vistolane is checked against the United Kingdom checklist before your appointment, and the mock interview tool covers the questions case officers raise in follow-up requests.

Not sure which route fits? Run the free United Kingdom eligibility check, compare visa types, browse licensed consultants for United Kingdom, or read the full United Kingdom visa guide with a day-by-day timeline and refusal cases.