Guidance

USA: apply for a UK visa

Guidance if you are in the USA and you need to find out how to apply for a UK visa.

• From: UK Visas and Immigration
• Published: 10 April 2014
• Last updated: 24 April 2023 — See all updates

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Apply for a UK visa in the USA

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It gives you information on:

• applying for your application online
• paying fees
• booking and attending your appointment at an application support centre (ASC)
• posting your application form
• entering the UK
• contacting us

Published 10 April 2014

Last updated 24 April 2023 + show all updates

1. 24 April 2023

   Added guidance about processing times only beginning once documents have been received.

2. 5 August 2022

   Address updated.

3. 27 April 2021

   Updated email service details to contact UKVI.

4. 3 July 2020

   Updated travel information.

5. 23 March 2020

   Updated information on COVID-19.

6. 23 August 2019

   Mailing address updated.

7. 8 January 2019

   Updating mailing address.

8. 14 September 2018

   Additional immigration routes for customers and their dependents added: Tier 1 (Exceptional Talent) and Settlement in the UK (Immigration Rules Appendix FM: family members).

9. 10 September 2018

   Change of postal address for applications.

10. 15 June 2017

    Updated guidance.

11. 22 February 2017

    Super priority service now available for Houston, San Francisco and Boston.

12. 7 October 2016

    The super premium service centre is now available in Miami and Chicago.

13. 19 September 2016

    Updated telephone number.

14. 4 May 2016

    Updated guidance.

15. 22 December 2015

    Updated guidance.

16. 15 September 2015

    Updated guidance.

17. 24 June 2015

    Updated guidance.

18. 29 May 2015

    Updated fees for the priority visa service.

19. 30 April 2015

    Updated guidance on settlement applications

20. 27 March 2015

    Updated changes.

21. 5 March 2015

    New super priority visa service.

22. 10 April 2014

    First published.