Guys n gals, this is definitely going to save your time and effort @ the Visa Application Centre...
***APPOINTMENT**********************************************
#1. Please , Please , Please... Book an appointment before you visit the VFS Visa application centre.. Just drop a mail one\two weeks prior to your application date to
appointmentsouth@vfs-uk-in.com
Give them three time slots( Date & Time).. And get a printed copy of your appointment letter, and show it to the security
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#2. Be a wolf rather than a sheep(
Or else the VFS guys are going to inject fear into your mind)
they might ask for some docs , which might be irrelevant for a Tier1 aplication.. The More junk docs you give, tougher would be the Integra screening and processing and guess what, you have a confusedECO officer too..
I have mentioned the list of docs required below..
******VISA FEES)*********************************************
#3. After you take your latest statement(maintenance) , please apply for a Demand Draft from nationalized banks, to pay visa fee.. Forget paying at the counter in VFS centre.. queue is(horrible).
If your application is from the south zone, then your Demand Draft should favour
" BRITISH DEPUTY HIGH COMMISSION" and
PAYABLE at CHENNAI...
Another tip, any amount in excess of 49000 INR, requires you to submit a CHEQUE leaf (favouring yourself).. So, keep a cheque handy when gettinga DD of 51000.. This is a new IT rule, applicable to all Banks..
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#4. PHOTOS, if you have travelled you UK before, the standard size of photo's used to be 5 x 5.. this is CHANGED. No more "SQUARISH" type photos.. Please visit VFS-UK-IN.com and check the photo specification and keep two photos ready.. Alternatively, if you reach the VAC centre an hour earlier then an instant photo studio is avaible inside.. 100 bucks for four photos
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#5. XEROX required... I have attached the exact list
check list..
VAF9 + AppendixForm,
Last 3months salary slip(Submitted for Previous earning),
all Bank Statements (previous earning + Maintenance),
Points Calculator Form ( this form is Online Self-assesment Tool on UK BIA website.. It generates a PDF print),
PBS (Integra Screening- This is available at the Counter),
Education ( Master Degree Certificate)
PAssport Copies( all pages including Blank pages)
Plus, additional XEROX of the first page of your Passport (p1 & p2)
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