UK visa requirements for Algerian citizen in France on French tourist visa wanting to visit UK?
When an Algerian citizen in France on a French tourist visa wishes to visit the UK, entering and leaving by Eurostar, must he apply for a UK tourist visa?
If so, should he apply 3 months before (as if flying from Algeria to the UK) or is the UK tourist visa issued without prior application when he shows his French visa and Algerian passport to the UKVI at the railway station in Paris?
I am wondering whether he would have the option of deciding on the spur of the moment to get a train from Paris to London for a few days, or whether because of UK immigration laws his trip would need to be planned months in advance and at the cost of a second visa.
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There is a super-priority visa service to get a decision within 24 hours (for a – steep – fee), which is as close as it gets to ‘spur of the moment’.
On the other hand, simply showing up at the border is not possible, Algerian citizens need a visa and they need to apply for it in advance, even if it only means the day before. Even Algerians who reside in France (as opposed to simply visit on a Schengen visa) aren't exempt from this.
Formally, the requirements are exactly the same in any case, paying for priority service, living in France or holding a French visa does not make any difference in this respect and you still must provide all the documentation you would have to provide if you were flying directly from Algeria.
As far as I know, the only exception is for spouses of EU citizens, under some conditions.
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As @Gayot has pointed out, you can apply from the British Embassy in Paris, guideline here. From two experiences with the visa processing centre, it can take anything from five to twenty plus days. I am also a third country national resident in France and whether you are resident in France or not does not remove the British visa requirement.
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