Consideration of applications for a British visa can last from 3 to 24 weeks. Since visa centers are located in only five cities in Russia, most applicants have to repeatedly make long-distance trips. Is it possible to check UK visa availability online in 2017 to plan my trip?
You need to prepare the ground for checking the status of your permit already at the time of submission of the package of documents. When registering on the www.visa4uk.fco.gov.uk website, you provide an email address to which you will then receive a message containing the registration number of the application. Currently, only residents of Moscow can get this number.
On this site, you fill out an application online, and then book a suitable day and time for submitting documents to the EC. Only after that you can pay the cost of the visa.
If necessary, the time can be changed by logging into your Visa4UK account. Receipt of documents must take place no later than 90 days from the date of sending the electronic questionnaire. When submitting documents, you must present a printed questionnaire and confirmation of the appointed time - APPOINTMENT BOOKING CONFIRMATION.
The next step is to register on the official website of the Teleperformance partner company. Her address is www.tpcontact.co.uk. Currently, it is she who handles the processing of documents, and not VFS. 
On the main page of the site, you select the state, then the city and get to the page, from where, by selecting the “Register” icon, you can proceed to filling out the questionnaire to create a personal account.
Checking the status of the application takes place through this site.
How to get a visa decision
After the decision is made, all documents are returned to your visa center. To find out about this in time and pick them up, you need to monitor the status of your visa.
Visa Application Centers have established an efficient procedure for notifying applicants of the issuance of a decision by e-mail.
And yet, many prefer to independently clarify the readiness of a visa to the UK. Currently, such verification can be done online or by phone.
To check online, you enter the Teleperformance website and after choosing the city where you submitted documents, you will be taken to your account through the “Log in” icon, where you can see at which stage your application is.
To get information about whether the passport was received at the EC, you can ask a question in an e-mail. Submit it to visafeedba [email protected]. The letter should include the applicant's details:
- foreign passport number,
- date of birth.
In addition, Muscovites must report the application number, which begins with the GWF mark.
If you applied outside of the capital centre, please use the help desk of the UK Visas and Immigration Service. Its employees can be contacted from 11:00-19:00 (Moscow time) at the phone number: 8 800 707 2948. You will need to pay £1.37 per minute.
Important Reminder
Keep the receipt received at the visa center! It not only contains information that allows you to check the status of a visa to the UK. This receipt must be presented upon receipt of documents.
