Hi, I've got admission and funding into a PhD program in the UK beginning on the 1st of October, which would mean I can enter the UK from the 1st of September. However, my family and I have planned a month's getaway in the UK in August. Hence I've been informed that I will need to apply for a UK tra...

Just as an update. I did receive the visa in the mail today. Also, the birth certificate I had faxed in were added to my bundle of documents, so if anyone is in a similar situation, you can definitely fax in documents after submitting your application. Thanks again for the tip, really saved me a lot...

They don't reject out of country applications as invalid or incomplete. If they consider the application and are not satisfied due to the certificate then it will be refused and you will need a new Cas. Oh really? Wow thanks for the information.. I guess I'll have to work towards that possibility a...

Dear Sleuther- I also don’t see it a problem but for your peace of mind here is a suggestion. if you have the translation of the document available please fax it directly to the embassy along with a cover letter admitting and apologising for this genuine mistake. If you don’t have the fax number th...

Applied in India, however the language the Birth Certificate is not the same as the regional language of the state I've applied in (Each different state in India has a different language), so even if a local agent would receive it, odds are he would not be able to decipher it. Thing is, everything o...

G'day I've made an application for a Tier 4 visa, but I messed up one of the required documents (Birth certificate-to prove parent sponsors), however, the document was submitted in my mother tongue, and not English. It is only later I realized I needed it translated. Now I'm freaking out, worrying t...