Original Valid passport with at least 6-month validity from the date of travel, having a minimum of one blank back-to-back page.

• Form to be filled online after creating the applicant profile. Shivam Services team does online form filling on behalf of the applicant - please provide details in the Performa given in FORM SECTION of our website).
• Photograph (Fresh ones i.e. NOT used earlier for any visa) (passport size35 mm 45mm 70 percent face area, white background, without border)
• Covering letter addressed to The Visa Officer, British High Commission
• Invitation Letter
• Travel Itinerary (ticket).
• Accommodation Proof in the UK.
• Bank statement for last 3 months.
• Salary Slips for the last 3 months.
• Income tax documents last 3 years.
• Marriage Certificate - only required if husband and wife traveling together and their names are not endorsed in the passport.
• Fees Valid for SGL/DBL/MUL Entry Visas
• Fast Track (Priority) fees : Rs.23023/-
• Super Priority visa service : Rs 100047/-
• VFS Document scanning charges : Rs 1000/-
• Handling charges applicable for Profile creation, onlining, fee payment, appointment scheduling
• Fees payable online through credit card. Other miscellaneous fees are to be paid in cash over the counter at the time of submission.
  For the latest fees please refer website www.vfs-uk.co.in
• Processing Time 6 Weeks.
• Applicant to come personally for submission after taking an appointment from VFS to get the biometrics done.

• The checklist is tentative, as agents are not allowed, so please refer to the updated checklist on VFS website before proceeding.

  Also for all visa applications submitted from Wednesday 10 October 2012, it will no longer be possible for a third party to collect the documents on behalf of an applicant, except in the following cases: a parent collecting for a dependent child; one member of a family group collecting the passports for the whole family; Government Ministry representatives and a Business Express Programme company representative, approved by the company's authorised signatories.

  Applicants who do not wish to collect their documents in person, and whose documents cannot be collected by one of the above, should select return delivery by courier at the time they make their visa application. This procedural change is to ensure the safe and secure return of documents to applicants.