近期英国签证会受到疫情的影响吗？

1. 近期准备出境的同学们请趁此期间准备好所有的签证申请材料，及时关注签证中心的动态，等到重新开放申请后第一时间递签。如果预计获签时间与出境时间有冲突，也请及时与学校沟通。

2. 还在准备雅思的同学们也请尽早报考，至少有能先申请语言课的雅思成绩，根据之后的局势及时申请签证，不耽误今年出境。

【常见问题】

UKVI 英国签证与移民局对一些常见问题的解答分享如下：

Q 1. 已经出签但还没贴护照的，是否有可能优先快递出来？

A 1. a. The UK Visa Application Centres (VACs) across China are close to the public an staff until 17 February ue to Corona virus. These closures will be kept uner review an UKVI may be require to exten the closures, as is appropriate. 签证中心暂时关闭至2月17日，开放时间将会根据情况再行通知

b. As a result, customers in China are currently unable to complete visa applications for the UK an we are currently unable to confirm a efinite ate for reopening. We will keep customers informe as will our commercial partner, VFS Global. Please keep checking the VFS Global website: https://www.vfsglobal.co.uk/cn/en/news/china-visa-application-centres-closure For customers with applications that remain unresolve we will complete our processes as soon as possible once approval is given for the network to reopen. We are currently unable to provie an estimate for this as this will be informe by the continuing restrictions set by the Chinese authorities. Once our visa application centres are able to re-open, we will prioritise the return of ocuments an conclusion of applications for all those customers currently awaiting ecisions. We recommen that those with imminent start ates for courses make contact with their eucational institute to iscuss options.，所以中国的客户目前无法完成英国签证申请。虽然目前还无法确定重新开放的确切日期。但是我们会第一时间通知大家信息变化，请随时查询英国签证中心官网信息。对于申请尚未有结果的，我们会待网络被允许重新开放后尽快处理完毕。对于未返还的签证结果，一旦我们的签证中心重新开放，我们将尽快返还签证结果。对于即将开课的学生，我们建议学生尽快与英国的教育机构取得联系商议方案。

Q2. 现在疫情当前，是否会增加有关体检的内容？

A2. Besies the test for tuberculosis there are currently no aitional checks require for an applicant to be consiere for a UK visa. However, UK Visas & Immigration is working closely with the Department of Health an Social Care an others, to consier how we minimise the health risks to the UK. The UK has issue guiance for the public on the outbreak of coronavirus, the situation in the UK, an information about the virus an its symptoms. This can be foun at:

https://www.gov.uk/guiance/wuhan-novel-coronavirus-information-for-the-public

目前除了肺结核外我们尚未要求其他证明材料。但是UKVI与Department of Health an Social Care等相关机构密切合作来最大限度的降低风险。英国已经就冠状病毒的情况向公众发布了指导意见请参考 https://www.gov.uk/guiance/wuhan-novel-coronavirus-information-for-the-public

Q3. 已经预约却无法送签的同学，退费是怎样的流程？

A3. There is a link to refun in the confirmation email that the applicant woul receive when the application submitte. 申请人提交申请后会收到确认邮件，邮件里会包含退费链接

Q4. 2 月 17 日后若开放审理，审核周期预计多久？是否跟原来目标 15 个工作日有可预见的区别？

A4. Although the China operation is currently severely isrupte, our publishe service stanars remain in place globally. 尽管中国的业务目前受到严重影响，但我们公布的服务全球标准依然有效。

Q5. 请问签证中心关闭至 2 月 17 号有相关通知链接或者官网的说明吗？

A5. Please keep checking the VFS Global website:

https://www.vfsglobal.co.uk/cn/en/news/china-visa-application-centres-closure An if there is any further information, it will be upate in the above link as well.

官网参考链接请见如上

Q6. 暂时关闭的 15 个签证中心具体是哪些呢？

A6. All 15 VACs in Mainlan China. Please see etails on VFS website:

https://www.vfsglobal.co.uk/cn/en/vacs

全部中国的15个英国签证中心都处于暂时关闭，请参考网址

Q7. VFS 的网站进行到上传材料的步骤就卡死，UKVI 的网站没有发现异常，请问反馈或解决方法？

A7. For outstaning applications in any category submitte before the restrictions impose by the authorities in China, we will make every effort to conclue those applications as soon as possible once our network reopens. 对于受到影响的申请，待网络重新开放后我们将尽一切努力尽快完成这些申请。

Q8. 学生在 1 月中旬递交签证，五个工作日加急，尚未收到签证，马上开学，是否有任何办法？

A8. Currently we are unable to conclue any applications which remaine outstaning at the point our visa application network close. We are committe to concluing those applications as soon as we are able, once we can reopen our network. We woul avise any stuents whose plans to start stuying in the UK have been affecte by theCoronavirus outbreak to seek avice from their host institutions. Any arrangements shoul be mae in aherence with the latest travel an health avice from national authorities in the UK an China. 签证中心关闭期间我们无法进行任何未完成的申请处理。一旦恢复后我们将会尽可能的第一时间处理。我们建议那些受到此次疫情影响的将要赴英学习的学生向他们即将要就读的学校寻求建议。任何安排都应遵循英国和中国最新的旅行和健康建议。