申請倫敦奧運簽證需要哪些材料

2012年倫敦奧運會已經(jīng)進入了籌備的最后時期，這次盛會是有史以來主辦過的最大的一場賽事，屆時會有來自全球各地的大量游客到訪英國。倫敦奧運會開始接受申請，相信國內(nèi)的很多朋友也都有赴英國看奧運的想法，相關(guān)的倫敦奧運會簽證申請工作自然是必不可少的了。

從2012年1月1日開始，英國使館工作人員已經(jīng)開始受理倫敦奧運會期間的簽證申請了(關(guān)于申請奧運簽證的詳細要求請見下文)。

對于符合條件的倫敦奧運會簽證申請人，獲得的簽證一般可以允許在英國停留最長6個月的，足以涵蓋奧運會及殘奧會的比賽時間。

對于想要去的學生，由于奧運期間正好也是學生的簽證高峰期7月份，屆時使館的工作人員將會非常忙碌，簽證的受理周期也可能會有所延長。

所以，提醒各位即將留英學子，一定要盡早準備好自己的簽證材料，并盡早提交簽證申請，以免耽誤開學!

【申請倫敦奧運簽證你需要提供以下材料，且所有材料必須為原件】:

a signed invitation letter from the London Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (LOCOG), confirming that it has invited you and you are eligible to apply;

a valid passport (which must be valid for at least the length of your stay in the UK) or travel document;

1 original passport-size colour photograph (45mm high x 35mm wide), taken within the past 6 months, which meets the requirements of our photograph guidance - you can download this guidance from the right side of this page;

the appropriate fee, which you can pay in local currency;

if you do not live in the country in which you are applying, evidence of your permission to be in that country - for example, a residence permit, visa, or green card;

if you will pay for your trip yourself, evidence (bank statements) of how you will do it; and

if your expenses will be paid for you while you are in the UK, written confirmation of who will fund you and how - for example, a letter from the relevant organiion confirming it will fund your stay in the UK.