Online Applications Mandatory for Visa Applications in the Philippines

[RickyR]

27 August 2010: Online applications will be mandatory in the Philippines from on 13 September 2010. From 13 September 2010 the UK Border Agency at the British Embassy Manila will only accept visa applications that have been completed online. From this day all applicants will need to complete their visa application using the official online visa application system.

http://www.ukvisas.gov.uk/en/applyonline

[alanp]

thanks for the info I was just about to print off the application form to fill in my part and then send it to my fiance.

[aryM]

thanks for the info Ricky:xxgrinning--00xx3:

[KeithD]

...and for those of you who have no internet access, please do not fill in the forms. :Erm:

[sars_notd_virus]

27 August 2010: Online applications will be mandatory in the Philippines from on 13 September 2010. From 13 September 2010 the UK Border Agency at the British Embassy Manila will only accept visa applications that have been completed online. From this day all applicants will need to complete their visa application using the official online visa application system.

http://www.ukvisas.gov.uk/en/applyonline

This is a good re-organizing solution it will make the work easier for the vfs and the applicants:xxgrinning--00xx3:

[Arthur Little]

...and for those of you who have no internet access, please do not fill in the forms. :Erm:

:gp: ... what THEN? Internet cafe'? :omg: They don't half try to make life difficult! :doh

[Arthur Little]

This is a good re-organizing solution it will make the work easier for the vfs and the applicants:xxgrinning--00xx3:

:sorry-2:, Mari ... don't agree; :olddude: there're STILL some folk who aren't familiar with using computers!!! :NoNo:

[KeithD]

Arthur tried to use online Tesco's the other day and now has 999 tins of prunes :cwm24:

[sars_notd_virus]

:sorry-2:, Mari ... don't agree; :olddude: there're STILL some folk who aren't familiar with using computers!!! :NoNo:

its alright Sir ARt,...but we cannot move backwards:NoNo:..if an applicant can chat over the internet via internet cafe,why not fill out the forms online as well its as easy as that

[Arthur Little]

its alright Sir ARt,...but we cannot move backwards:NoNo:..if an applicant can chat over the internet via internet cafe,why not fill out the forms online as well its as easy as that

:iagree:, we have to move forward ... but whereas internet cafe's are alright for casual chats with friends, filling in something as important as a visa application needs *concentration. And, as you'll know yourself, *that isn't the easiest thing to achieve in places where there's a lot of background noise. Like sitting an exam, you NEED peace & quiet!

[Arthur Little]

Arthur tries to use online Tesco's the other day and now has 999 tins of prunes :cwm24:

:icon_lol: ... you KNOW, of course, what happens when folk eat too many prunes ... they end up :action-smiley-081: themseves.

[sars_notd_virus]

cant comment about the internet cafe sir Art ..i will just :iagree:on folks eating too many prunes:D:icon_lol:

[stevie c]

:sorry-2:, Mari ... don't agree; :olddude: there're STILL some folk who aren't familiar with using computers!!! :NoNo:

good point arthur its going to make applying even more difficult for our mahals :NoNo:

[mistermatty]

So hows this goin to work ....you turn up at the VFS with your supporting documents and give them the unqiue ref number of your online application and its submittied that way ???

[RickyR]

Pretty much, yes. Same as the US Embassy etc. They normally just go through it on the computer to check some details.

[GEORDIE]

Can you start the online application form and partly complete it and then save it and come back to it at a later date i.e. complete it on a piecemeal basis? For example, I'm in the UK and I'm going to The Phils in January to submit my partners settlement application. I know a lot of the details now but not everything so I was thinking to try and start the form now and complete it when we are together.

Internet Cafes in The Phils are notorious for brown outs and being very noisy with people playing video games!

Geordie

[RickyR]

Yes you can, don't be afraid to log in and have a play with it now and put some dummy info in to see what kind of questions it wants. Until you press the submit button, you can do as you wish, and save it so that you log in again.

[katerry]

whAT if i submitted a two applications with the same content? will it affect my application?:Help1:

[sexiimulditah]

yes i read this one a week ago i guess,which is a little bit easier to do but for those who has internet at home only ehhehehe..lucky i have one..wew its getting more and more difficult..:doh:doh

[RickyR]

whAT if i submitted a two applications with the same content? will it affect my application?:Help1:

Submit as many as you want, it doesn't matter. The only thing that matters is what you actually provide the reference number for at VFS! They will only process what you pay for!

[keithAngel]

27 August 2010: Online applications will be mandatory in the Philippines from on 13 September 2010. From 13 September 2010 the UK Border Agency at the British Embassy Manila will only accept visa applications that have been completed online. From this day all applicants will need to complete their visa application using the official online visa application system.

http://www.ukvisas.gov.uk/en/applyonline



Online forms in progress and not saved are deleted after 2 days.
Online forms in progress that are saved are deleted after 7 days. You can return within 7 days and save again for a further 7 days, each time you return.
Online forms are valid for 30 days from the day you submit it. We cannot accept application forms after this 30 day period, as the data expires and is deleted. You will be asked to complete a new application if you try to submit an expired application form to a visa application centre.
If you have booked an appointment through the online application system and have a Visa Appointment Reference (VAR) number your application remains valid until your appointment date.:Erm:

[RickyR]

Thanks Keith, that 30 days isn't really a long time!