UK visa from Mumbai.

GBP 135 for a Standard Visitor visa valid up to six months; long-term visitor visas valid two, five or ten years cost GBP 506, GBP 903 and GBP 1,128, as published by UK Visas and Immigration; confirmed in writing when you apply. Each visit is still limited to six months. Arika Visa quotes its own service fee separately, in writing, before you pay.

A standard decision usually takes about three weeks after the biometrics appointment, as published by UK Visas and Immigration; confirmed in writing when you apply. Priority and super-priority services, where offered, aim for about five working days and the next working day, at extra cost. Arika Visa in Goregaon East, Mumbai, tells you honestly if your travel date is tight.

An eVisa is a digital record of your permission to visit the UK, held in your UK Visas and Immigration account and linked to your passport, instead of a sticker in it. After the decision email you link the eVisa to the passport you will travel on. If you get a new passport, it must be added to the account before you travel. Arika Visa walks you through it.

Yes. Every applicant attends the visa application centre to confirm identity and give fingerprints and a photo; children under five give a photo only, and under-16s attend with an adult. Your passport comes back at the end of the appointment. Arika Visa books the slot and prepares the file in Goregaon East, Mumbai; you attend in person.

The six-month visa suits one trip or occasional visits. Two-, five- and ten-year visas suit people who visit regularly, but each visit is still limited to six months and UK Visas and Immigration may grant a shorter visa than the one applied for, without a refund of the difference. Arika Visa looks at your travel pattern and advises honestly which option fits.

No. No agent can guarantee a visa; UK Visas and Immigration decides. Arika Visa makes sure your application and documents are complete and consistent, declares any earlier refusal as the form requires, and gives you an honest view of your case before you pay. If a visa is not granted, your case owner reviews the decision letter with you before any new application.