NetDoctor » 12 май 2010, 23:58
zerokol прав. Хотя в руководстве визового офицера есть расплывчатая фраза, что при отсутствии причин для невыдачи визы, офицер должен выдать ту визу, которую запросил аппликант, в свое время, когда документы подавались еще напрямую в визовый отдел Посольства я пару раз общался с офицером по поводу длинных виз. Так вот, офицер всегда говорил одно и то же, как минимум 2-3 визы полугодовых, а далее подавай спокойно на длинную. Но тогда и цена на визы была одинаковая. А сейчас на 5 лет стоит чуть ли не 20.000 тысяч стоит. Подумайте хорошенько, стоит ли сразу подаваться на 5 лет? Я свою визу на 5 лет получил после 2-х летней.
А вот, что пишет UK Border Agency по этому поводу:
There is no requirement for a person to have held a short term visit visa before being issued with a visit visa which has a longer validity. For example, an applicant does not need to have been issued with a standard six months visit visa before being issued with a five year visit visa. Unless there are grounds for not issuing a long term visit visa, the ECO should issue the visa applied for.
Applications for long term visit visas will be considered in the light of :
Credible ongoing reason to visit. A successful applicant must demonstrate a frequent and sustained need to come to the UK, such as family links or an established business connection.
Stability of personal circumstances. As far as possible applicants ‘status should be unlikely to change significantly during the validity of the visa. The better able the applicant is to demonstrate stability over the long term the more it will support an application for a longer period of validity.
Successful applicants will also need to demonstrate that they are able to support themselves in the UK without recourse to public funds, and demonstrate that they would intend to leave the UK at the end of each visit.
Previous travel history as evidenced in a current valid passport, which might include travel to Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, Schengen countries, Switzerland, or the USA in the same category as the application to the UK, for example, as a visitor. Holding a valid visa for any of the aforementioned countries, evidence they complied with conditions of entry, that applications for these countries were not refused nor were they removed from a country on their last trip, would all help to support the application.
Care should be taken when considering long term visa applications from child visitors. They should only be granted a visa which is valid to six months past their 18th birthday. For instance, a 14 year old applying for a five or ten year long term visit visa, the visa expiry date should be limited to the date that is six months after the applicant’s 18th birthday.
In all instances, if an ECO decides that a shorter validity of visit visa is more appropriate than the one applied for, the ECM should approve it and notes should be added to Proviso. In such cases, no refund (full or partial) is available. The ECO should ensure that clear explanatory information for the decision is provided in a covering letter when the passport is returned.
