Do we need to create separate accounts for our children to apply for a UK visit visa?
My wife, three kids and I want to apply for UK visitor visas.
Do we need to create five different accounts for the online applications or can we all apply from the same account?
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Do we need to create five different accounts?
Yes, each applicant uses a separate account. Parents make them for their children, but only one set of evidence is required for the whole family.
Each and every person in the family pays the full fee. The fee must be paid from the applicant's own account at visa4UK. There is no facility to gang pay for a group unless you are a licensed tour operator.
You didn't ask, but this is a tip: Finish the primary's application first (assume the father) and write down the GWF number.
Then the secondary parent completes the application and puts the primary's GWF number in the remarks section.
Then the applications are completed for each child putting the parents' GWF numbers on their applications.
When all the applications are ready, submit them all in one go. This will maximize the chances of having the same biometrics appointment. If they schedule different biometric appointments for the children, you can come back here and ask a new question about what to do.
Per comments...
- age of the children is irrelevant. Even a newborn babe in arms has to apply with their own passport and pay the full fee. The only dividing attribute is whether they are over 18 or not, and in that case they are 'adults' and 'children' does not apply to applicants over 18.
- nationality of the applicant is irrelevant when using the online system. Yes, there are special carve-outs for Syrian nationals and the like, but these are thought to be transitory and it's only 1 pop-up anyway. Americans who use the online system see exactly the same screens as Indian nationals. Nationality comes in to play at the risk assessment stage (after submission). Some nationalities do not use the online system because they do not require an entry clearance; they simply show up and use their passport, but that's a different story. Some nationalities have fee exemptions owing to treaties, but that's also a different story. Also, more and more Americans/Canadians are applying for entry clearance even though they do not need to (the laser embossing on an entry clearance is more impressive and shinier than the 'leave to enter' stamp used at the airport).
- See also: How should a family with young children apply for UK visas?
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How do I apply for a UK visa for my child?
You can apply for a Child Student visa if you're between 4 and 17 years old and you want to study at an independent school in the UK. You must: have an unconditional offer of a place on a course at an independent school. be able to show you'll have access to enough money to support you in the UK and pay for your course.How do I apply for a visa for my child?
If you are a U.S. citizen, once you file Form I-130, your child is eligible to apply for a nonimmigrant K-4 visa. This will entitle him or her to come to the United States to live and work or go to school while the visa petition is pending. To petition for this benefit, you may file Form I-129F.How much bank balance is required for UK dependent visa?
Financial requirements As part of the visa application dependants must have sufficient funds to cover living costs in the UK. This is \xa3680 for each month the visa will be valid, up to a maximum of 9 months. This is a total of \xa36,120 per dependant if the visa will be granted for 9 months or more (9 x \xa3680).What documents are required for family visa in UK?
Documents Required to Apply for UK Family Visa- Valid passport or another travel ID. The passport should have at least one blank page.
- Proof relationship.
- Old passports.
- Proof of finances.
- Proof of English knowledge.
- Tuberculosis test results (if you are coming from a country for which this test is required).
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