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asylee25

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Please, could anybody advise me of visa process for UK on RTD?
How long does it usually take?

Please, it is kinda urgent.

any response is greatly appreciated.
 
thanks for your quick post, Sessanga Charlesa.

i tried that website but cant find anything about US RTDs.
I was wondering if anybody had an actual practical experience applying for UK visa with his RTD.

thank you
 
Hi..I went to the UK a couple of years ago on my RTD. Everything was fine. I received the visa on the same day of application. These days, they are even more efficient, as the whole application process can be done online.
Good Luck.
 
asylee25 said:
Please, could anybody advise me of visa process for UK on RTD?
How long does it usually take?

Please, it is kinda urgent.

any response is greatly appreciated.
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Asylee25,

You do need a visa to travel to UK. If you apply in person, you can get your UK visa the same day.

I have applied UK visa twice in the past two years. The first time I applied in-person, I received it the same day. The second time I applied by mail, it took 5 business days excluding mailing time. I would strongly suggest that you apply in-person if you need to travel very soon. I don't know where you live, if you apply in New York, you would need to make an appointment online.

The process is pretty simple. Please refer to the British Consulate Web site for the required docements for your visa application. In general, you do not need to have your actual air ticket when you apply, you just need to have a reservation. American Airline website (aa.com) allows you to put your reservation on hold for a day.
 
uk visa on rtd

i got uk visa on my rtd twice..6 months multiple..
make sure some times consuler may ask you
about your immigration history in the usa..they asked me this in second time.and they put in teir system.
 
Expect to be photographed and finger printed when you get to the UK. Some new law in the UK to prevent you from seeking asylum in the UK (thus being a burden on them) Standard procedure now.

The last time I passed through Heathrow, I went through the fast track line (as I could use it, travelling in business class) but alas I had to be escorted to the regular area/offices to go through the finger printing, etc.

Needless to say, I had some explaining to do to my boss who was with me on this business trip, who thought I was "wanted".
 
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meLIBERTY2! Thats funny what your boss thought. So you mean that they only fingerprint Asylees? not USC. I thought Britain was doing it as a retaliation for USA.
And how can they stop giving Asylum. I think according to some international treaty, they cannot do that. I mean they can give you hard time giving asylum and all that but they cannot just say that from today onwards, nobody can ever get asylum. Thats just my opinion.
 
That's not the point. It's policy. (no dice)

I will never forget the time when the customs officer at Heathow almost didn't let me in the country (before I applied for asylum, travelling on home country passport, no visa needed) because was honest and told them that I had

- $200 in cash (but I had international ATM cards and credit cards to cover my 1 week stay (work related).

I told them that I work for a major investment bank, to no avail. The officer eventually budged after I showed them my return ticket.

I was very nicely dressed and had a confirmed reservation at a very nice hotel. They don't care.

Ironically, a friend of mine (US citizen) who is a grad student with no job, flew to London with less than $50 cash on her, walked pass the UK immigation with her US passport and got stamped, no questions asked. How dumb is that?

However : Be thankful that you do have to get a visa, because in a way, I was told that it is VERY difficult for the immigration officers in the UK to refuse you entry once you have a visa to enter the country. If you are a good person with no criminal history, they will let you in.
 
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There is an ongoing serious public debate in the UK about asylum fraud. And the fingerprint policy is one policy response to this. There were people who were granted asylum in another country, entered the UK on a refugee travel document and then applied for English asylum under another name.

I visit England almost every month for work reasons and I think English immigration officers are among the best in the world (at least when you are carrying a US-issued document; it is a different story if you are using a passport from a third world, asylee-generating country).
 
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