Apply for a UK visa in the Falkland Islands
Updated 12 July 2022
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In line with official guidance in response to coronavirus (COVID-19), a number of UK visa application centres in the Falkland Islands are closed until further notice. For the latest information and to find out if your visa processing centre is affected, contact the Governor’s Office.
To apply for a UK visa in the Falkland Islands you need to:
- apply online
- pay your visa fee
- visit the Governor’s office to provide your biometrics, documents and passport
Important steps to follow when applying online
You must follow the following steps carefully to apply online for a UK visa in the Falkland Islands:
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Return to the ‘Select a country to provide your biometrics ‘page on your visa application form and enter the ‘United States of America’ as the country in which you are making your application and wish to provide your biometrics. This is for processing purposes only; you will not need to travel to the United States of America.
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On the next page, ‘Check available biometric enrolment locations’, confirm that you have checked available biometric enrolment locations and can travel to a location in the ‘My selected country’ field. This is for processing purposes only; you will not need to travel to the United States of America.
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Continue with your application as normal.
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Do not follow the guidance on the ‘Documents’ page about providing your documents with our commercial partner. You must instead follow the steps in the ‘Post your documents’ section below to provide your documents to the Governor’s Office in Stanley.
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On the ‘Choose a service’ page, select ‘Standard service’ (you must not select any other service option). Other service options will not be available to you and will cause a significant delay to your application.
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Check your answers, and then pay for your application if it is correct. You will not be able to change any of your answers after you have paid.
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Do not continue to our commercial partner’s website to provide your documents and biometrics when you land on the ‘Further actions you must complete’ page. This will cause a significant delay to your application. You must instead follow the ‘Provide your biometric information’ section below to provide your documents and biometrics. You can still download your supporting documents checklist, download your application form and cancel your application and get a refund.
Pay your fee
You must pay for your visa online to complete your application.
If you are applying for a long-term visa (more than 6 months) you will need to to pay the immigration health surcharge (IHS) fee when you are applying and will be given a reference number for the payment.
Your application will not be complete if you have not paid your visa application fee.
Provide your biometric information
Once you have completed your application you should contact the Falkland Islands Customs & Immigration in Stanley to arrange a time for you to attend Government House to provide biometric information. This is to have your photo and fingerprints taken by Falkland Islands Customs & Immigration staff.
You will also need to:
- print out and bring the front page of your application form, which is the declaration page that has your barcode on it
- bring your documents checklist
- bring a valid passport and your supporting documents
The Falkland Islands Customs & Immigration office is located at:
3 H Jones Road,
Stanley,
Falkland Islands,
FIQQ 1ZZ
- Email: admin@customs.gov.fk
- Telephone: +500 27340
Opening hours: 8am to 12pm and 1:15pm to 4:30pm (excluding weekends and public holidays).
Post your documents
Once you have visited the Governors House to provide biometric information, you will need to post:
- the front page of your application form which has your barcode on it
- your documents checklist
- your passport and photocopies of your supporting documents
To:
VFS Services USA Inc.
UKVI Scanning Hub
145 West 45th St
Floor 5
New York NY
10036
The above address accepts both non-settlement and settlement applications.
Your passport will not be available to you during the visa application process.
Return shipping
You must provide a fully addressed prepaid electronic international shipping label and appropriate packaging from DHL so that we can return your passport to you. Put your return shipping label and envelope inside the package and keep a copy of the waybill for your records (this is the receipt the courier company will give you).
If you do not provide a shipping waybill and envelope with your application we are unable to return your documents to your address in the Falkland Islands. You are advised to buy a waybill that can be tracked and we recommend you purchase insurance.
Contact us
For any enquiry you can contact our international contact service.
Make a complaint
Letters or emails about decisions to refuse a UK visa will not be treated as complaints. If you do not agree with the decision on your visa application, please use the existing appeals channels.
If you have a complaint about how your visa application has been handled, or the conduct of UK Visas and Immigration staff you should follow the complaints procedure.