United Kingdom visa
Sticker · Valid 6 months · Decision in 3 weeks · Standard visitor, Student and Skilled Worker routes
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United Kingdom · partner-filed visas
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What are you travelling to United Kingdom for?
Tourist and student files stay in-house. Everything else goes to a partner we have vetted.
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The right specialist for a work visa to United Kingdom. Chosen by fit, not by ad spend.
These files live or die on niche expertise, so we don't file them ourselves. Every partner below is licensed, reviewed and re-vetted each quarter. Your case, timeline and guarantee stay inside vistolane; the partner does the paperwork.
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Best-fit agencies · Work · United Kingdom
Indicative funds requirement $5,239 · 4 partners · sorted best fit first
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Lion City Advisors
Immigration agency · Singapore
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Budget
4.9 · 205 reviews · 95.8% success
Employment Pass · Student Pass
Southern Cross Migration
Immigration agency · Australia
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Budget
4.9 · 98 reviews · 95.2% success
189/190 · Subclass 482
NorthStar Study Abroad
Study consultancy · Canada
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Budget
4.8 · 175 reviews · 94.8% success
Study Permit · Express Entry
Liberty Visa Partners
Immigration agency · United States
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4.6 · 140 reviews · 93.7% success
H-1B · F-1
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About the United Kingdom visa
The UK runs one of the most structured visa systems in the world, from Standard Visitor visas to the points-based Skilled Worker route and Student visas tied to a licensed sponsor.
United Kingdom issues a sticker visa: the application is filed online or on paper, you attend a short biometrics appointment at a visa application centre, and your passport is held until the visa is printed and returned. vistolane handles the filing and passport custody so the process is done from home.
Fees. The United Kingdom government fee is $180 and the vistolane filing fee is $59, an all-in price of $239 per traveller with no surcharge at the consulate. The published processing time is 3 weeks (15 working days). vistolane commits to a decision date before you pay and shows the 21-day window on the price card above.
Validity and stay. A United Kingdom sticker visa is valid for 6 months and allows a stay of up to 6 months on a multiple-entry basis. Routes covered on this page: Standard Visitor, Student, Skilled Worker, Family.
Proof of funds for United Kingdom, by visa category
Indicative minimums in your currency. Consulates read three to six months of statements and compare the balance with your itinerary, tuition or salary.
| Tourist / visitor | $2,500 |
| Student | $45,000 |
| Work / sponsored | $5,000 |
| Family / partner | $37,000 |
| Business / investor | $63,000 |
| Permanent residence | $3,900 |
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 filing, 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.
