Visa application / entry requirements: Great Britain


Please inform yourself about the current entry situatio, entry requirements may change at short notice. Click here for information of the Federal Foreign Office


Germans and some other nationals do not require a visa to enter the United Kingdom. However, all travellers who can travel visa-free must apply for an ETA on a staggered basis (for travel from 02.04.25 at the latest).

European citizens who can travel to the United Kingdom without a visa must apply for an ETA for journeys from 02.04.25 onwards. This is possible from 05/03/25. Other nationals who can travel visa-free must apply for an ETA for travel from 08/01/25.

To find out if you need a visa or ETA, click here

APPLYING FOR AN ETA VIA SERVISUM

 

We will be happy to assist you with your ETA application. Please send us the following documents by email:

  • completed application form with questionnaire please click here
  • Scan of your passport
    Double page with personal data (Bio Data Page), valid for at least 6 months (as PDF)
  • biom. Passport photo
    not older than 3 months (JPG)

Fees per person:
10 GBP ETA fee
+ 60,00 € (SERVISUM fee, plus VAT) plus administration fee (4,50 €, incl. VAT) per order

VISA



If a visa is required, a personal application (personal interview, fingerprints, etc.) must be submitted to an Application Center in Berlin, Dusseldorf or Munich. Expect a lead time of 1 to 2 weeks to get an appointment for an interview.

To complete the application for a Standard Visitor Visa and start the application process with the UK Department click here. This is required BEFORE making an appointment.

APPLYING FOR A VISUM WITH SERVISUM


We'll help you making an appointment for your STANDARD VISITOR VISA application (for business). Please find the order form in the black box on the right side.

Please note: We can only guarantee that your order will be processed on the same day if we receive the complete documents by 2 p.m. at the latest. We are unable to meet any deadline requests for the next day or the day after the application is received.

For visa of OTHER CATEGORIES (like work, study, volunteer, family permit as the spouse of an EU citizen or EEA citizen living in the UK, etc..) we can not help you.

After scheduling the appointment you will receive an email with a confirmation of the appointment, payment receipts for the fees and a checklist with a list of all documents that are necessary for your application. 

We strongly recommend to submit the following documents (possibly all in English) at the date of the appointment:

  • company letter
    from employer in Germany, with details of the traveller and the purpose of the trip (name, position in the company, planned travel dates, planned activity on site; sample)

  • letter of invitation 
    from the company/organisation in Great Britain

  • booking documents 
    of hotel and flight, Reservation are okay

  • current account statement
    sufficient funds must be available to match the information in the application

  • payslip

  • copy of rental agreement/land register entry 
    this should proof that the main residence is in Germany

    non-German applicants
  • current residence registration (Meldebescheinigung) (if EU citizen) or
  • valid residence permit for Germany (if not EU citizen)

PLEASE NOTE:

When submitting the documents (especially the letter of the german company and the letter of invitation), please make sure that the details on salary, financial support (planned expenses in GB), planned dates of stay in GB, etc. match the details you provided in your visa application!
 
The application procedure for Great Britain is very extensive and requires a lot of working time. Usually orders received by us after 3 p.m. can only be checked and processed the next working day.

HANDLING TIME (nlow)
standard: 3 to 4 calendar weeks from date of appointment 
express/priority: 7 to 10 days from date of appointment


Website of embassy: https://www.gov.uk/world/organisations/british-embassy-berlin


Return to list of all visa applications


Please attach the SERVISUM-Order Form to your assignment for regular visa.

 
You'll need the Adobe Reader to display PDF files. You can download the latest Version here.

Appointment for UK visa

We'll help you to arrange an appointment for your visa application for a standard visitor visa (for tourists and business travelers) at a UK Visa Application Center in Berlin, Dusseldorf or Munich.

Please fill out the following form and send us all documents by e-mail to gb-visum@servisum.de zu.

  • Form GB2024
    it is attached to the form below
  • scan of passport
    first page with personal data
  • copy of residence permit 
    for Germany
  • reservation
    of flilght and hotel

    additional for business
  • company letter of employer in Germany (sample)
  • letter of invitation from UK

Fees per applicant:
visa fee + UKVI mandatory fee + possibly application center fee +
220,00 € (SERVISUM fee, plus VAT)
plus administration fee (4,50 €, incl. VAT, per order)

The additional visa fee depend on the visa validity (see application form page 7/8). Any accrued application center fees depend on the type of appointment (early morning or midday appointments will be charged) and on the processing time.

Please save the PDF file on your computer before completing.

appointment order form