Success Rate In Getting A UK Visa To Indian Is Very High
15 Jul 2015
Over the past 5 years, on an average about 70,000 business visas have been offered, each year to Indians.
The officials’ state that the issue rate has been higher with almost all Indian who tend to apply for a UK business visa get one.
In 2012, for instance nearing to 67,400 business Visas were offered when 69,600 applications were received, the approval rate was 97%.
The Home office states that the vast majority of the application about 97% of the UK business visit visas and 86% of the visit visas were approved. The UKBA processes 95% of the applications within 15 working days.
Over 300,000 Indians come to the UK every year, British High Commissioner to India, has said recently.
Tourism is a major contributor to the economy of the UK (9% of UK GDP & employment) which in 2012 has attracted over 31 million visitors; it has been the best year for the UK since 2008.
By 2020, Sir James said, that we aim to attract nearing to 40 million visitors a year. Indian tourists are considered to be central to our ambition. As the prosperity of the India grows and people belonging to middle class expand , we tend to find more and more number of Indians are looking to travel abroad. When they tend to get on that aircraft, we are very clear as to where the Indians have to come, that is the UK. But at the same time, we never forget that every individual has a choice. There are about 193 nations in the world, all of them have something to offer and they have to make a choice where to go.
India was the first nation, to which the new single day visa was rolled out.
United Kingdom has always tried to maintain India, as one of its priority nation so far with regards to issuing of visas.
