英国境内疫情下签证应对政策更新
分类:签证信息2021-02-02

根据移民局官网文件,持有英国签证但面临到期的申请人,有两个选项:采用合法途径按时离开英国境内,或提交保留合法逗留身份的申请。
不过,根据目前英国疫情趋势和航空管制,留在英国的外籍人士想离境可以说难上加难。
也就是说如果现有英签面临到期,最佳办法就是递交申请。
疫情稳定后计划离开英国
若当前持有签证将于2020年12月1日至2021年1月31日之间到期,但因疫情影响无法按时离境的申请人,需要向移民局提交“特殊保证(Exceptional Assurance)”申请。
提交方式:由申请人主动给移民局发邮件,官方邮箱地址
cihassuranceteam@homeoffice.gov.uk
邮件标题:“Request for an assurance”,该处必须标明
邮件内容:必须提供以下信息
· 全名
· 生日
· 国籍
· 内政部、GWF或其它签证申请时的相关编码
· 持有签证类型
· 签证到期日期
· 申请理由
· 证明材料(没有航班、出行管制、新冠感染等导致你无法离开的证据)
If you’re in the UK
You are expected to take all reasonable steps to leave the UK where it is possible to do so or apply to regularise your stay in the UK. You are allowed to access Visa and Immigration services as these are considered an essential public service and will continue to operate safely under local and national restrictions.
If you intend to leave the UK but have not been able to do so and you have a visa or leave that expires between 1 January 2021 and 28 February 2021 you may request additional time to stay, known as ‘exceptional assurance’.
Please submit your request for an exceptional assurance by emailing cihassuranceteam@homeoffice.gov.uk with the following details:
· full name
· date of birth
· nationality
· Home Office, GWF or any other reference number
· type of visa
· expiry date of visa
· reason for request
· evidence of flight or evidence showing reason you can’t leave
The subject header of your email should read “Request for an assurance”.
值得一提的是,移民局明确表示,在发送邮件申请后的等待回复期间被视为合法逗留期间,也就是说即便申请人签证有效期在移民局回复前已经过期,也不被视作非法逾期逗留,不会被当做不良记录在案影响后续签证申请。
仍需签证留在英国
对于那些计划继续留在英国但急需更新当前签证有效期的申请人来说,移民局对此公布了临时的优惠政策,即以前不允许在英国境内递交续/转签的申请,现在可以在英国境内进行,无需离境。
温馨提醒:以上政策仅针对已经在英国但因疫情影响无法回原国籍地递交申请的人。
If you intend to stay in the UK
If you decide to stay in the UK, you should apply for the necessary permission to stay to regularise your stay. You’ll be able to submit an application form from within the UK, whereas you would usually need to apply for a visa from your home country.
You’ll need to meet the requirements of the route you’re applying for and pay the UK application fee.
The terms of your permission will remain the same until your application is decided. If you are switching into work or study routes you may be able to commence work or study whilst your application is under consideration, depending on the terms of your current permission.
You are also able to apply for leave to remain to regularise your stay if you have been issued with ‘exceptional assurance’. You must submit your application before the expiry of your ‘exceptional assurance’.
因此大家不要图“方便”在国内申请短期访问,到英国后直接在境内转签其他原来要在原国籍递交的申请,因为该种情况并不是在“受疫情影响无法执行原有政策”前提下进行的。
事实上,部分申请人对英国签证的申请仍然存在一定误解,从心理上认为“在英国递交英国签证申请的通过率要高;或者材料更简单”。但现实是所有英国签证的申请无论你是在哪个国家递交,都经当地签证中心收集整理材料,交由英国移民局审批,履行同一套标准。因此,只要材料按照要求准备妥当,在哪儿递签是不会影响结果的。
