| Hi, It is getting easier for Chinese to go to the UK. The fact that you have a British boyfriend will help a lot. The key facts that you need to emphasis are; 1) You have a stable life in China i.e. you have work, a home and friends in China that you will not leave and so will return when you say you will. 2) Ideally you boyfriend should be living in China. If you share a house in China all the better. Hopefully you have being going out with each other for sometime, so get get letters from friends (ideally both Chinese and foriegn) in China to say how long they have known you both. 3) Your boyfriend will need to write a letter to say that he will be responsible for you in the UK and the UK government will not bare any costs from your visit i.e. you have proper health cover and you both have sufficent money cover the trip. He will also have to include details of his salary i.e. pay slips plus copies of 3 months bank statements. 4) If you boyfriend is living in China then ideally in the letter he writes he should include details about his job such as his office address and type of business. 5) You should also include a PROVISIONAL flight schedule. Please do NOT buy tickets until your visa is accepted. 6) You will need a letter from you employer saying that you have booked time off work i.e. vacation. Ideally make sure the letter says how good a worker you are too! 7) My girlfriend and I even included pictures of ourselves from different travels we had been on i.e. Beijing, Shanghai, Fujian etc.. This again just reassures the British government that you are a serious couple. 8)Check out: www.ukvisas.gov.uk Here you will find all the forms you will need to complete. There is also a lot of other information. I am not sure about GZ but in Shanghai the process took about 5 working days. My girlfriend and I also had been to other Asain countries together, so she had a number of visas in her passport which I think also help reassure the authorities that you are genuine. Good luck and when you get to the UK have a great time. Please also make sure that you visit a few places outside London. The UK is NOT London! James www.wanlingteahouse.com If you live in Shanghai please pop in for a cup of tea and a chat. Wan Ling has some lovely Tie Guan Yin (An Xi Oolong), Pu Er and other teas. Wan Ling's tea house is located near Jing An Temple |
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