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
15 July 2025 — 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) or visa application centre (VAC)
  • posting your application form

Updates to this page

Published 10 April 2014
Last updated 15 July 2025 show all updates

  1. Added information for the period between 15 July and 1 August when biometric appointments can take place at a VAC or an ASC.

  2. Added information that from 15 July 2025, you can only make biometrics appointments at a Visa Application Centre.

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

  4. Address updated.

  5. Updated email service details to contact UKVI.

  6. Updated travel information.

  7. Updated information on COVID-19.

  8. Mailing address updated.

  9. Updating mailing address.

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

  11. Change of postal address for applications.

  12. Updated guidance.

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

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

  15. Updated telephone number.

  16. Updated guidance.

  17. Updated guidance.

  18. Updated guidance.

  19. Updated guidance.

  20. Updated fees for the priority visa service.

  21. Updated guidance on settlement applications

  22. Updated changes.

  23. New super priority visa service.

  24. First published.

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