Vaf1B Form Uk Family Visitor – Fill Out and Use This PDF

FAMILY VISITOR (VAF1B DECEMBER 2012)

This form is for use outside the UK only.

This form is provided free of charge.

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This form must be completed in English. You may use blue or black ink.

Please follow the guidance notes carefully and complete all questions as indicated. If you run out of space, please use Part 9 – Additional Information.

The UK Border Agency may take a decision on your application based on the information contained here without interviewing you. Therefore please ensure you submit all relevant original documents (please see supporting documents guidance).

It is better to explain why you do not have a document than to submit a false document. Your application will be automatically refused and you may be banned from coming to the UK for 10 years if you use a false document, lie or withhold relevant information. You may also be banned if you have breached immigration laws in the UK.

You should only complete this form if your main reason for visiting the UK is to see one of the family members listed below and they are permanently settled in the UK.

•฀ Spouse,฀civil฀partner,฀father,฀mother,฀son,฀daughter,฀brother฀or฀sister;฀

•฀ Grandfather,฀grandmother,฀grandson฀or฀granddaughter;฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀

•฀ Spouse’s฀or฀civil฀partner’s฀father,฀mother,฀brother฀or฀sister;฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀

•฀ Son฀or฀daughter’s฀spouse฀or฀civil฀partner;฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀

•฀ Stepfather,฀stepmother,฀stepson,฀stepdaughter,฀stepbrother฀or฀stepsister;฀or฀

•฀ Unmarried฀partner฀with฀whom฀you฀have฀lived฀as฀a฀couple฀for฀at฀least฀two฀of฀the฀last฀three฀years.฀

If you are visiting any relatives not listed above OR if they are not permanently settled in the UK you must not complete this form.

How long do you want your visa to be valid for? Put a cross (x) in the relevant box

1.8 Country of Birth >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 1.9 Nationality

1.10 Do you hold, or have you ever held, any other nationality or nationalities? Put a cross (x) in the relevant box

Enter details of the passport or travel document that you will use to travel to the UK.

2.7 Please give details of any previous passports, covering the last 10 years, including where these passports are now.

4.21 If yes please provide full details about the child/children

Full Name, Date of Birth, Passport Number, Address, Place of Birth, Nationality, Your Relationship to Child, Your Relationship to their Parents

Please note: If a child is travelling without their parents, he/she should present written notification from the child’s parent or legal guardian that they consent to the child’s visit.

TO BE COMPLETED BY ALL APPLICANTS - Dependent children should enter parents’ details.

5.1 What are your current personal circumstances? Put a cross (x) in the relevant box

5.8Please give details of any additional job(s) or occupation(s) you have

5.9Have you ever worked for any organisation of a type (state or non-state) listed below? Put a cross (x) in the relevant box

If฀you฀have฀ticked฀‘yes’฀to฀any฀of฀the฀above,฀please฀provide฀details฀for฀every฀organisation฀that฀you฀have฀worked฀for฀that฀is฀of฀a฀type฀in฀the฀ list. Include name of organisation, job title or rank and dates (year to year). Please enter details in Part 9, Additional information.

Income and Expenditure

5.10What is your total monthly income from all sources >>>

of employment or occupation after tax?

5.11Do you receive income from any other sources,

including friends or family? Put a cross (x) in the relevant box

5.12Do you have savings, property or other income (for example from stocks and shares)? Put a cross (x) in the relevant box

5.13How much of your total monthly income is given to >>>

your family members and other dependants?

5.14How much do you spend each month on living costs? >

5.15What money is available to you for your trip? >>>>>>>>

5.16Who will pay for your travel to the UK? >>>>>>>>>>>>>

5.17Who will pay for your expenses such as >>>>>>>>>>>>

accommodation and food?

5.18If someone other than yourself is paying for all or >>>>

any part of this visit, how much money will they give you? Please also explain why they are paying for all or part of your visit

5.19What is the cost to you personally of your stay in >>>>>>

the UK?

ONLY TO BE COMPLETED BY APPLICANTS UNDER 18 (or parent/guardian on behalf of applicant)

7.1 Please provide full details about your parent(s)/guardian(s) in your home country

7.3If accompanied, please provide full details of up to two adults who will accompany you, including their passport numbers and your exact relationship to them

7.7 How long will you stay with this person?

PLEASE NOTE: If a child is travelling without their parents, he/she should present written notification from the child’s parent or legal guardian that they consent to the child’s visit.

You can only apply as a Family Visitor if you are visiting a family member listed below and they are permanently settled in the UK.

•฀ Spouse,฀civil฀partner,฀father,฀mother,฀son,฀daughter,฀brother฀or฀sister;฀

•฀ Grandfather,฀grandmother,฀grandson฀or฀granddaughter;฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀

•฀ Spouse’s฀or฀civil฀partner’s฀father,฀mother,฀brother฀or฀sister;฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀

•฀ Son฀or฀daughter’s฀spouse฀or฀civil฀partner;฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀

•฀ Stepfather,฀stepmother,฀stepson,฀stepdaughter,฀stepbrother฀or฀stepsister;฀or฀

•฀ Unmarried฀partner฀with฀whom฀you฀have฀lived฀as฀a฀couple฀for฀at฀least฀two฀of฀the฀last฀three฀years.฀

8.1If you are not a national of the country in which you are applying, what permission do you have to stay in that country?

8.2Are you travelling with anyone? Put a cross (x) in the relevant box

8.3 Do they already have a visa for the UK? >>>>>>>>>>>>>

No

They฀don’t฀need฀one

8.4Please name the qualifying family member you will visit, explain exactly how you are related and detail their permission to be in the UK.

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2

3

4

If you will visit more than 4 qualifying family members in the UK please provide their full name, describe your exact relationship and indicate their permission to be in the UK in Part 9 – Additional Information.

You should submit documentary evidence of your family member/s immigration status in the UK with your application.

Further guidance can be found on the UKBA website.

8.5Please provide your family members full address (including postal code), contact telephone numbers (including country and area codes) and personal email address.

Telephone Number

Email Address

Postcode:

Telephone Number

Email Address

Postcode:

Telephone Number

Email Address

Postcode:

Telephone Number

Email Address

Postcode:

8.7 what does the family member/s you are staying with do in the UK? Please give details of employment, study etc.

8.8 In the last two years has your family member/s that you >

No

If฀‘Yes’฀please฀give฀details

8.9 When and where did you last see this family member?>>>

8.10 Do you intend to visit any other relatives, that you have >

No

8.11 Please provide the following details of all other relatives in the UK:

If you will visit more than 4 other relative/s in the UK please provide their full name, describe your exact relationship and indicate their permission to be in the UK in Part 9 – Additional Information.

8.12Please provide your other relative/s full address (including postal code), contact telephone numbers (including country and area codes) and personal email address.

Telephone Number

Email Address

Postcode:

Telephone Number

Email Address

Postcode:

Telephone Number

Email Address

Postcode:

Telephone Number

Email Address

Postcode:

9.1 Is there any other information you wish to be considered as part of your application?

If you run out of space please use additional sheets of paper to provide us with all the relevant information required as part of your application.

Telephone number:

I hereby apply for a visa/entry clearance to the United Kingdom. The information I have given is complete and true to the best of my knowledge. I also declare that the photograph submitted with this form is a true likeness of me. I confirm that if, before this application is decided, there is a material change in my circumstances or new information relevant to this application becomes available, I will inform the United Kingdom Diplomatic Mission handling my application.

I฀am฀aware฀that฀it฀is฀an฀offence฀under฀the฀Immigration฀Act฀1971฀(as฀amended)฀to฀make฀a฀statement฀which฀I฀know฀to฀be฀false,฀or฀not฀believe฀to฀be฀true,฀in฀ order฀to฀obtain฀a฀visa/entry฀clearance฀to฀the฀UK.฀I฀am฀also฀aware฀that฀my฀application฀will฀be฀automatically฀refused฀and฀I฀may฀be฀banned฀from฀going฀to฀the฀

UK for 10 years if I use a false document, lie or withhold relevant information. I may also be banned if I have breached immigration laws in the UK. I am further aware that should I use a false document, lie or withhold relevant information my details may be passed to law enforcement agencies.

I declare that the documents that I have supplied with this application are genuine and the statements I have made with this application are truthful. I understand that UK Border Agency (or a trusted third party) may make reasonable checks to confirm the accuracy and authenticity of evidence I have provided and documents I have submitted with this application. I further understand that UK Border Agency (or a trusted third party) may also make reasonable checks on any sponsors to my application to verify statements contained in the application and establish that I will comply or have complied with the terms of any visa granted.

I understand that I may be required to provide a record of my fingerprints and a photograph of my face (“biometric data”) as part of my application. If I refuse

to฀do฀so,฀my฀application฀may฀be฀treated฀as฀invalid฀and,฀if฀so,฀will฀not฀be฀considered฀further.฀(See฀Statutory฀Instrument฀2006฀No฀1743฀-฀The฀Immigration฀ (Provision฀of฀Physical฀Data)฀Regulations฀2006,฀Regulation฀7(1)).

I understand that UK entry clearance applications may be handled by British Missions in other locations, including outside the country in which I have applied for entry clearance and that this may involve the transferring of my application and supporting documents to and from another Mission. I understand that the UK Border Agency will be responsible for transferring my application and supporting documents safely. I understand in these circumstances my application will still be handled in line with UK Border Agency published customer service standards.

I understand that the fee payable is for an application processing and entry clearance decision-making service, not for the guaranteed delivery of a visa,

therefore฀I฀will฀not฀be฀entitled฀to฀a฀refund฀should฀my฀application฀for฀entry฀to฀the฀UK฀or฀Commonwealth฀and฀Overseas฀Territories฀be฀refused฀or฀granted฀for฀

a shorter time period than I applied for. I also understand that my visa application fee will be refunded only if the application is withdrawn in writing within

3฀months฀and฀7฀days฀of฀the฀original฀date฀of฀application฀and฀prior฀to฀the฀submission฀of฀biometric฀data฀or฀any฀processing฀taking฀place.฀

I am aware that I may be billed for any medical treatment undertaken in the UK and that I do not have recourse to public funds during my stay in the UK.

I฀understand฀that฀all฀information฀provided฀by฀me฀will฀be฀processed฀by฀the฀UK฀Border฀Agency฀in฀accordance฀with฀the฀Data฀Protection฀Act฀1998.฀I฀am฀aware฀

that the UK Border Agency is the data controller in relation to the information provided by me in this application form. I am aware that the information I provide, including biometric data, will be treated in confidence, but it may be disclosed to other government departments, agencies, local authorities, foreign governments, and other bodies, to enable the UK Border Agency or those bodies to perform their functions. Any disclosures will be in accordance

with฀the฀Data฀Protection฀Act฀1998.฀I฀also฀understand฀that฀the฀information฀provided฀by฀me฀may฀also฀be฀used฀for฀staff฀training฀purposes.

I also understand that the information provided by me, or information made available to UK Border Agency during the processing of my application, may be

shared฀with฀my฀sponsor(s)฀or฀any฀person(s)฀acting฀on฀their฀behalf฀or฀any฀applicant฀linked฀to฀my฀application฀(for฀example฀to฀my฀spouse฀/฀partner฀if฀we฀apply฀

for visas for a trip together) for the sole purpose of considering my application. I am aware that if there is any information I do not want you to disclose to them I will tell you by enclosing a letter with my supporting documentation. If such requests prevent you from making legitimate inquiries, my application may be refused.

I understand that my details may in certain circumstances be passed to fraud prevention agencies to prevent and detect fraud and money laundering. I also understand that such agencies may provide the UK Border Agency with information about me. Further details explaining when information may be passed to or from fraud prevention agencies and how that information may be used can be obtained from the UK Border Agency website. I declare that the information given on this form is correct to the best of my knowledge and belief. I also consent to the processing of information provided by me by the UK Border Agency.

Have you used an agent or representative to complete this application? Put a cross (x) in the relevant box

What language did you communicate in with the >>>>>>>>>>

agent/representative to complete the form?

Part 11 Supporting Documents

Please ensure you submit all the relevant original documents that you want the Entry Clearance Officer to see when considering your application. The UK Immigration Rules make it clear that it is your responsibility to satisfy the Entry Clearance Officer that you are genuinely seeking entry to the UK for the purpose and duration that you have stated. Submission of particular documents does not guarantee that your visa will be issued. It is your decision how you satisfy the Entry Clearance Officer that your intentions are as you state in your application. It is your choice which documents you submit. Further guidance on supporting documents can be found on the UKBA web pages.

Your photograph must be:

•฀Colour

•฀Passport฀style฀and฀size฀(45mm฀high฀x฀35mm฀wide)

•฀A฀recent฀and฀true฀likeness,฀showing฀full฀face,฀with฀no฀hat,฀helmet฀or฀sunglasses,฀although฀you฀can฀wear฀everyday฀glasses

•฀Original฀-฀that฀is฀not฀digitally฀or฀optically฀altered฀(for฀example฀it฀must฀not฀be฀‘photoshopped’฀or฀‘touched-up’)

•฀Taken฀against฀an฀off-white,฀cream฀or฀light฀grey฀background฀so฀that฀your฀features฀are฀clearly฀distinguishable฀against฀the฀background

•฀Printed฀on฀low-gloss,฀plain-white฀photo-quality฀paper฀(with฀no฀watermarks฀or฀embossing)

Photographs that do not conform to these standards will be rejected and may cause a delay in processing your application.

Advisory:

To know your Customs obligations when travelling to the UK, please consult Notice 1, found at www.hmrc.gov.uk.