Multiple France entry visa process

The French embassy decides on the type of visa to be issued according to various factors ranging from the travel insurance taken out; previous travel history; the length of resident Leave remaining on the passport; quality of supporting documentation etc. The visa period issued is entirely at the discretion of the French Embassy's visa section and the ultimate decision to issue a visa at all rests with them.

However, there are some things that you can do to improve your chances of getting a longer term visa for France:

1. Submit good recent original documentation

2. Ensure that you have at least 6 months medical/travel insurance that includes repatriation (1yr is preferable)  provide the policy documentation

3. Sign the French Embassy issued Assurance form to assure the French Consulate that you will have travel insurance the next time that you travel to France or any of the other Schengen countries.

Supporting documents for the france visa

The French Consulate serve the requirements of France's entry clearance protocols and where visa nationals are concerned, the Embassy must ascertain:

Who is entering France;
Their reasons for entering France;
Their means of entry;
Their means of financial support whilst in France;
Where they intend to stay;
That they are covered by medical/travel insurance;
That they have good reason to return to the UK or country or origin on completion of their trip.
The document requirements listings shown below are the criteria as laid out by French Embassy for applications being lodged by registered agents.

The presentation of these documents in their original form will not guarantee the success of an application as the Embassy has the discretion to request additional documents.

New visa to uk special casses

LONDON: Britain has announced a new visa category to facilitate the immigration for exceptionally talented people from India and other non-EU countries in the fields of science, humanities, engineering and the arts. The new Tier 1 (exceptional talent) category will open on 9 August 2011, and will have 1000 places in the first year of operation, official sources here said. The new category will facilitate not only those who have already been recognised but also those with the potential to be recognised as leaders in their respective fields, the sources added. There will be 500 places available between the August 9 and November 30 and a further 500 places available from the December 1 to March 31, 2012. The number of places will be reviewed at the end of March 2012. The immigration category will be overseen by four 'competent bodies', which will advise the UK border agency on these 'exceptionally talented' migrants to ensure that they are the brightest and best in their field. The bodies are: the Royal Society, a fellowship of the world's most eminent scientists, will be able to nominate up to 300 places; the Arts Council England, the national development agency for the arts, will also be able to nominate up to 300 places; the Royal Academy of Engineering, Britain's national academy for engineering, will have up to 200 places to nominate; and the British Academy, the national academy for the humanities and social sciences will be able to nominate up to 200 places.Immigration minister Damian Green said: "The UK is a global leader in science, humanities and engineering and we are a cultural centre for the arts: we will continue to welcome those who have the most to offer and contribute to our society and economy". Migrants seeking entry to the UK under this category will not need to be sponsored by an employer, but will need to be recommended by one of the competent bodies. While the government has allotted a number of places to each body, it will be open to the bodies to transfer additional places to those with more demand if this becomes necessary, the sources added. Those admitted under the category will initially be granted permission to stay for 3 years and 4 months. They will then be able to extend their stay for a further 2 years, and settlement may be available after 5 years' residence in the UK. Alan Davey, chief executive of arts council England, said: "We welcome the launch of this special visa scheme, which will enable the very best artists of international standing to live and work in the UK". It will be for each competent body to select those who will qualify for recommendation, and we have also published the criteria for their endorsement. The president of the British Academy, Sir Adam Roberts, said: "The Humanities and Social Sciences are flourishing in the UK and attract many excellent scholars from overseas. The British Academy is ready to play its part in identifying those outstanding scholars for whom Tier 1 is the appropriate visa category." -times of India

New Tier 4 rules 04 july

04 July 2011

On 31 March 2011 the UK Government issued a ‘statement of intent’ setting out how Tier 4 of the points-based system will operate following the changes to the student visa policy. The first set of changes was introduced on 21 April. The next set of changes have come into effect today (4 July). 

The changes to Tier 4 that take effect from 4 July are:

• Restricting work entitlements by only allowing those sponsored by higher education institutions (HEIs) and publicly funded further education colleges to work part-time during term time and full time during vacations.
• Restricting sponsorship of dependants to those of students sponsored by HEIs on post-graduate courses lasting 12 months or longer and of government-sponsored students on courses lasting longer than 6 months.
• Requiring institutions to confirm that any new courses represent genuine academic progression from the previous course studied in the UK.
• A streamlined application process for low risk nationals sponsored by Highly Trusted Sponsors.

Further changes to Tier 4 (General) will come into effect in 2011 and in April 2012.
 
Please see our Tier 4 visa application guide for further details.