Need a dummy ticket from London for your visa application or as proof of onward travel? Generate a free flight reservation PDF with booking reference in 30 seconds.
A dummy ticket from London is a temporary flight reservation PDF used as proof of onward travel or for visa applications. When you fly into or depart from London, immigration may ask for a confirmed exit flight. Instead of buying an expensive non-refundable ticket, you can generate a free dummy ticket with MyJet24.
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United Kingdom Visa & Entry Info
When travelling from London, you must meet United Kingdom's entry requirements. Below are the key facts for your United Kingdom visa application and travel planning from London.
Visa Type
Uk Visa
Stay Limit
6 months
Currency
British Pound (GBP)
Capital
London
Language
English
Region
Europe
United Kingdom Entry Requirements
The UK is not part of Schengen. UK visa applications require a flight itinerary. UKVI accepts dummy ticket reservations. The UK Standard Visitor Visa application asks for travel plans including flights. A professional dummy ticket with booking reference is accepted.
Step by Step
How to Get a Dummy Ticket from London
Generating a dummy ticket departing from London takes under 30 seconds. Follow these four steps to get your free flight reservation PDF for United Kingdom visa applications or airport immigration checks.
1
Choose your airports
Select the nearest airport to London as your departure point and enter your destination. MyJet24 supports all international airports including London Heathrow (LHR).
2
Enter your travel dates
Choose dates that match your United Kingdom visa application period. The stay limit is 6 months — your return date must fall within this window.
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Download your PDF
Your dummy ticket PDF with passenger name, booking reference, and flight details is generated instantly. Use it for embassy submissions or immigration checks.
4
Book your real flight after visa approval
Once your United Kingdom visa is approved, book your actual flight. This way you never risk money on a non-refundable ticket.
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UK ETA Application + Standard Visitor Visa for London — Walkthrough at gov.uk (2026)
Travellers heading to London in 2026 fall into one of two regimes: ETA (Electronic Travel Authorisation) for visa-exempt nationalities (US, EU, Canada, Australia, Japan, etc.) — fully rolled out as of 8 January 2025 for non-Europeans and 2 April 2025 for Europeans — or Standard Visitor Visa for visa-required nationalities (India, China, Pakistan, Nigeria, etc.). Both routes apply via gov.uk and end with a London-area biometric appointment (UKVCAS Croydon, Mount Pleasant, or West End Premium Lounge).
8-Step London-Routed Application Flow
1
Determine your regime: ETA vs Visa
Check your nationality at gov.uk/check-uk-visa. Visa-exempt → ETA (£16, online, ~3 days). Visa-required → Standard Visitor Visa (£127, online + biometrics, 3 weeks). Crown Dependencies (Jersey, Guernsey, IoM) follow the same UK ETA rules from 2026.
2
Create UKVI account at apply.gov.uk
Mandatory for both ETA and visa applications. Email + password + secondary 2FA. Save reference number — needed for biometric booking and decision tracking.
3
Complete the application form
ETA: ~10 fields, biometric upload via UK ETA mobile app, takes 10 min. Standard Visitor: ~60 fields covering travel history, employment, finances, family in UK, prior refusals; takes 60-90 min.
4
Upload passport bio-page + photo
Photo specs: 45×35 mm (UK standard, narrower than Schengen 35×45), light grey or cream background, no glasses, neutral expression, taken within 6 months. ETA: photo via app selfie. Standard Visitor: upload at UKVCAS during biometric appointment.
5
Pay UKVI fee + IHS (if applicable)
ETA: £16. Standard Visitor: £127 (6 months Single/Multi). Long-Term Visitor (2/5/10 yr): £475/£863/£1,083. Immigration Health Surcharge (IHS) £776/year only applies to stays >6 months — visitors are exempt.
6
Book biometric appointment (Standard Visitor only)
Via UKVCAS portal — London has 4 main centres + 3 Premium Lounges. Free standard slots fill 3-6 weeks ahead; Walk-In Same Day costs £400+. ETA applicants skip this step entirely.
7
Attend biometric appointment
Bring: passport, appointment confirmation, supporting docs (bank statements last 6 mo, employment letter, dummy/real flights, hotel proof). Croydon Lunar House serves overflow cases; Premium Lounges fast-track decisions within 5 working days for +£500.
8
Wait + receive decision
ETA: 3 working days standard (most arrive same-day to 24h). Standard Visitor: 3 weeks standard, 5 working days Priority (£500), 24h Super Priority (£1,000). Decision sent to UKVI account inbox; visa vignette mailed or collected at UKVCAS.
Onward Ticket at LHR/LGW Check-In:
UK Border Force is among the strictest globally on proof of onward travel at airline check-in. British Airways, Virgin, easyJet, Ryanair, and TUI all routinely deny boarding to passengers who cannot present a confirmed departure from London within their ETA/visa validity. Airlines absorb the £2,000+ deportation fine if they let an undocumented passenger through. Generate a free dummy ticket from LHR in 30 seconds →
Watch: UK ETA + Standard Visitor for London at gov.uk in 60 Seconds
Visual walkthrough of the UK ETA application via gov.uk/eta plus the Standard Visitor Visa flow for London-bound travellers — regime selection (ETA £16 for VWP nationals vs Standard Visitor £127 for visa-required), UKVI account creation at apply.gov.uk, live selfie via UK ETA mobile app, 45×35 mm photo standard with cream/grey background (NOT Schengen 35×45, NOT US 2×2 inch), UKVCAS biometric appointment booking at one of 5 London centres (Mount Pleasant, Croydon, West End Premium, City of London Premium, Stratford). Watch this before applying to avoid the wrong-regime (ETA vs visa) and wrong-photo rejection traps.
London Visa Decision Tree — ETA vs Standard Visitor vs Marriage vs Direct Airside Transit
The UK has 8 distinct entry pathways relevant to London-bound travellers. Picking the wrong category wastes £16-£1,083 in non-refundable fees plus 1-3 weeks of processing. The matrix below maps every realistic profile to the correct pathway.
Visa Type
Validity / Stay
Fee (GBP)
Biometric Required
Best For
UK ETA
2 years, max 6 mo per visit
£16
No (app-only)
US/EU/CA/AU/JP — tourism, business meetings
Standard Visitor (6 mo)
6 months single/multi
£127
Yes (UKVCAS)
India/China/Nigeria — standard tourism/business
Long-Term Visitor (2 yr)
2 years multi-entry
£475
Yes
Frequent business visitors, regular family visits
Long-Term Visitor (5 yr)
5 years multi-entry
£863
Yes
High-frequency travellers
Long-Term Visitor (10 yr)
10 years multi-entry
£1,083
Yes
Long-term business relationships, family ties
Marriage Visitor
6 months
£127
Yes
Marrying in UK without intent to stay
Direct Airside Transit (DATV)
24h, airside only
£35
Yes
Transit nationals — no border crossing
Visitor in Transit
48h, landside OK
£64
Yes
Crossing UK landside between flights, e.g. LHR→LGW
Decision Tree by Traveller Profile
US / EU / Canada / Australia / Japan citizen visiting London
UK ETA £16. Apply via gov.uk/eta or UK ETA mobile app. Valid 2 years, multiple stays up to 6 months each. Approval typically 3 days.
India / China / Nigeria / Pakistan / Philippines citizen
Standard Visitor Visa £127. UKVCAS biometrics required. 6-month validity. Apply 3 weeks ahead OR pay Priority £500 for 5-day processing.
Frequent business visitor (3+ trips/year)
Long-Term Visitor 2-year £475 — pays back after 4 single visits. 5-year £863 / 10-year £1,083 for sustained relationships.
London-only stopover, never crossing border
DATV (Direct Airside Transit Visa) £35 — only valid airside at LHR Terminals 2/3/4/5. T1 closed since 2015.
Crossing UK landside (LHR → LGW, or LHR → St Pancras)
Visitor in Transit £64 — required for landside transfer between London airports OR train to Europe via Eurostar.
Marrying or registering partnership in UK
Marriage Visitor £127 — explicit "no intent to stay/work" route. Different from Family Visa.
Refused before — applying again
Standard Visitor with full disclosure + new evidence addressing prior refusal grounds. Hire OISC/SRA-registered immigration adviser if ECO concerns about credibility.
Visa-exempt but had prior UK refusal/overstay
You no longer qualify for ETA — must apply for Standard Visitor Visa with full disclosure. Past refusal triggers UKVI flag in ETA system.
Heathrow Transit Visa — DATV vs TWOV vs Landside (T2/T3/T4/T5 Airside Routing)
Heathrow (LHR) handles ~25 million transit passengers per year — and Heathrow's transit rules are among Europe's most complex. Three distinct pathways exist (TWOV, DATV, Landside) and choosing wrong means a £2,000 boarding-denial fine to your airline plus a 24h delay. Below: the exact rule-set per nationality and terminal routing.
Three Transit Pathways at LHR
TWOV (Transit Without Visa)
FREE
Passengers from visa-exempt nationalities (US/EU/Canada/Australia/Japan) PLUS specific nationals from the "TWOV concession list" (India, China, Thailand, Vietnam, etc. — with valid US/Canada/EU/Schengen visa). Same-day onward connection within 24h, airside only. No application needed — show at airline check-in.
DATV (Direct Airside Transit Visa)
£35
Visa-required nationals NOT on the TWOV concession list (Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, Pakistan, Somalia, Sri Lanka, etc.). Airside only — no border crossing. Application via gov.uk + UKVCAS biometrics required. Valid 24h.
Visitor in Transit Visa
£64
Anyone crossing landside between London airports (e.g. LHR → LGW via M25 coach) or LHR → St Pancras for Eurostar. Different from DATV — allows border crossing. Required even for some visa-exempt nationals if transit time >24h.
LHR Terminal Inter-Connection Matrix
Inbound Terminal
Outbound Terminal
Connection Type
Min Time
Visa Needed?
T2 (Star Alliance)
T2 (Star Alliance)
Airside (same terminal)
60 min
No (TWOV) or DATV
T2
T3 (oneworld/SkyTeam)
Airside (bus or walk via tunnel)
75 min
No (TWOV) or DATV
T2 / T3
T5 (BA / Iberia / Aer Lingus)
Airside transfer bus
90 min
No (TWOV) or DATV
T4 (SkyTeam/India routes)
T2 / T3 / T5
Heathrow Express + airside bus
120 min
No (TWOV) or DATV
LHR (any)
LGW (Gatwick)
LANDSIDE — coach/train
5 hours
Visitor in Transit £64
LHR (any)
LCY / STN / LTN / SEN
LANDSIDE — Underground/coach
3-6 hours
Visitor in Transit £64
T1 Closed Since 2015
Heathrow Terminal 1 closed permanently in June 2015. Older booking systems still show T1 for some routes — verify with your airline before travelling. Operational terminals at LHR are T2 (The Queen's Terminal), T3, T4, and T5 (BA hub).
London Airports — LHR / LGW / STN / LCY / LTN / SEN Multi-Hub Routing Guide
London is served by 6 commercial airports — more than any other city in the world. Each has distinct visa lane setups, eVisa-gate access, and onward-ticket verification practices. The matrix below maps each airport to its visa-relevant characteristics for 2026.
Airport
Main Carriers
eGates (ETA users)
Transit Hub?
Visa Lane Wait
LHR (Heathrow)
BA, Virgin, AA, Emirates, Qatar
Yes — all 4 terminals
Yes — major intl transit
30-90 min (busiest in Europe)
LGW (Gatwick)
easyJet, BA, TUI, Wizz
Yes — North + South Terminal
Limited (mostly P2P)
20-60 min
STN (Stansted)
Ryanair (dominant), Jet2
Yes
No (intra-Europe P2P)
15-45 min
LCY (London City)
BA Cityflyer, KLM, Lufthansa
Yes (limited)
No (business-only)
10-25 min (fastest)
LTN (Luton)
easyJet, Wizz, Ryanair
Yes
No
15-50 min
SEN (Southend)
EasyJet (seasonal), niche
No (manual desk)
No
5-20 min (smallest)
eGates for ETA Holders — 2026 Rollout
Since 2024, UK eGates have been opened to ETA holders from the US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, Singapore, and South Korea — alongside EU/EEA/Swiss citizens. Children aged 10+ can now use eGates if accompanied by an adult. Standard Visitor Visa holders still queue at manual desks.
Wait time saving: 20-60 min faster than manual desk at LHR
Onward ticket check: NOT performed at eGates (algorithmic risk-flag only) — but airlines still verify at check-in pre-boarding
Refusal handling: If eGate fails (algorithm flag, ETA-mismatch), redirected to manual desk — no penalty, just delay
UKVCAS London Premium Centres + Sopra Steria Croydon — Where to Submit Biometrics
UKVCAS (UK Visa and Citizenship Application Services), operated by Sopra Steria, runs all in-country biometric appointments for visa applicants in the UK — both extension applications from existing residents and new-route applications routed through London-based consulates. Out-of-country applicants in London use TLScontact (covered in Section 6) for non-UK destination visas.
UKVCAS London Service Centres (2026)
Centre
Location
Standard Slot Fee
Premium Lounge
Mount Pleasant
142 Rosebery Avenue, Clerkenwell EC1R
Free (with main fee)
No
Croydon (Lunar House overflow)
Lunar House, 40 Wellesley Road CR9 2BY
Free
No (Home Office HQ)
West End Premium Lounge
169 Euston Road NW1
£400-500 premium
Yes
City of London Premium Lounge
7-12 Tabernacle Street EC2A
£400-500 premium
Yes
Stratford
2 Stratford Place, Montfichet Road E20
Free
No
Service Levels Available at UKVCAS
Standard Service
Free with visa fee — 3-week processing. Free slot booked via UKVCAS portal; books out 3-6 weeks ahead in busy London centres.
Priority Service
+£500 — decision within 5 working days. Documents reviewed within priority lane; slot still booked through normal UKVCAS portal.
Super Priority Service
+£1,000 — decision by end of next working day. Slot available at Premium Lounges (West End / City of London). Best for time-critical applications.
Walk-In Same-Day
+£400-500 — biometric without prior booking at Premium Lounge. Decision can still take standard 3 weeks unless combined with Priority/Super Priority.
Document Scanning Assist
£40-100 per session — Sopra Steria staff scans your supporting docs (passport, payslips, etc.) on-site instead of self-upload. Recommended for elderly applicants.
Document Translation
£70-200 — for foreign-language documents requiring certified English translation; varies by language and word count.
TLScontact London — Applying for Foreign Visas FROM London (Schengen, India, China, etc.)
London is one of the most visa-application-friendly cities in the world — hosting 180+ foreign embassies and consulates plus dedicated visa-application-service partners (TLScontact, VFS Global, BLS) covering every Schengen state, India, China, Russia, Brazil, and more. If you live in London or are a London-based traveller heading to a third country, this section maps the application channels.
Destination Country
Application Channel
London Location
Service Fee (GBP)
France / Belgium / Switzerland (Schengen)
TLScontact
23 Carlton House Terrace SW1Y
~£35 + visa €90
Germany / Austria / Netherlands (Schengen)
VFS Global
6 Lloyds Avenue EC3N
~£28 + visa €90
Italy / Spain / Portugal (Schengen)
VFS Global
66 Wilson Street EC2A
~£25 + visa €90
India (Standard / e-Visa)
VFS Global India
Hayward's Heath (postal) + drop-off at 66 Wilson St
~£28 + visa £55-110
China (L Tourist / Z Work)
Chinese Visa Application Service Centre (CVASC)
12 Old Jewry EC2R
~£66 + visa £85-151
Russia
VFS Global Russia
15-27 Gee Street EC1V
~£42 + visa £80+
Brazil / Saudi Arabia / Kuwait
Embassy direct submission
Various — Belgravia / Mayfair
Embassy fees only
USA (B1/B2)
CGI Federal — US Embassy
33 Nine Elms Lane SW11
USD 185 (no extra)
Booking Tips for London-Based Foreign Visa Applications
Schengen via TLScontact / VFS: Book 4-8 weeks ahead — London slots fill fastest in March-June. Premium service +£80-150 for next-day appointment.
India: Use e-Visa (indianvisaonline.gov.in) for short visits — bypasses VFS entirely. Saves £28 service fee.
China: 2024 visa-free for UK passport holders for 30 days (extended to end-2025) — no application needed for tourism. Confirm at gov.cn.
USA: Wait times for B1/B2 interview slots in London: 4-12 weeks. Use ESTA if eligible (visa-waiver passport).
UK Visa Documents + 45×35 mm Photo Specs + Sponsor Income Matrix (2026)
The UKVI Standard Visitor refusal rate hit 14.5% in 2024 — and "insufficient evidence of ties to home country" + "incorrect photo specs" caused ~55% of those refusals. The matrix below maps every London-relevant visa type to its required document set.
Document
ETA
Standard Visitor
Marriage Visitor
DATV / Transit
Passport (3+ months beyond stay)
Photo 45×35 mm (UK standard, cream/grey bg)
(app selfie)
(at UKVCAS)
Onward / return flight from London
(at boarding)
(same-day onward)
London accommodation proof
Recommended
— (transit only)
Bank statements (last 6 months)
—
(£1,500+ balance)
—
Employment letter
—
—
Sponsor invitation letter (if applicable)
—
Optional
(UK fiancé)
—
Marriage notice / registrar booking
—
—
—
Travel insurance (UK-valid)
Recommended
Recommended
Recommended
Recommended
UK Photo Specs — 45×35 mm Standard
Size: 45 × 35 mm (UK standard — NOT 35×45 Schengen, NOT 43×55 Dubai, NOT 2×2 inch US)
Background: Plain light grey, cream, or off-white. NOT pure white (auto-rejected by UKVI OCR since 2023)
Face coverage: Face 29-34 mm tall, eyes between 22-30 mm from bottom edge
Expression: Neutral, mouth closed, eyes open and facing camera
No glasses since 2016 (excluded prescription too)
Head covering: Religious reasons only — full face/forehead/chin visible
Recency: Taken within 1 month for ETA, within 6 months for visa applications
ETA photo via app: Live selfie within UK ETA mobile app — algorithmic check immediate
Standard Visitor photo: Taken on-site at UKVCAS (free with appointment) OR self-uploaded JPG (1240×1748 px min, ≤2 MB)
Sponsor Income Thresholds (Family / Spouse Visa from London)
Settlement & ILR from London — SET(M), SET(LR), SET(O) Pathways at UKVCAS
Most settlement / Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) applications by London residents route through UKVCAS biometric centres in Mount Pleasant, Croydon, or the Premium Lounges. The application form depends on your prior immigration route — SET(M) for spouse, SET(LR) for long residence, SET(O) for work-based settlements. London handles ~38% of all UK settlement applications annually.
UK Visa Refusal from London — Administrative Review + Judicial Review at the Upper Tribunal
UKVI refused 14.5% of Standard Visitor applications in 2024 — the highest since 2016. From London, applicants have three sequential recourse options: Administrative Review (limited scope, 28-day deadline), Appeal to First-Tier Tribunal (only Human Rights cases), and Judicial Review at the Upper Tribunal (UTIAC) in Field House, Bream's Buildings EC4.
10 Most Common UK Visit Visa Refusal Reasons
Insufficient Ties to Home Country
Most common (~35%) — ECO believes you will overstay. Counter-evidence: stable employment letter, mortgage/lease, family obligations, prior travel + return history.
Insufficient Funds
Bank statement balance below ~£1,500 OR irregular deposits suggesting borrowed funds. Counter-evidence: 6-month statements, explanation letter for any large deposits, sponsor letter if applicable.
Credibility / Document Authenticity
Discrepancy between application and supporting docs, or doubtful translation. Counter-evidence: re-submit with notarised certified translations, address every flagged discrepancy.
Adverse Immigration History
Prior overstay, refusal, or false statement in any country. Counter-evidence: full disclosure + remorse statement + compelling reasons for this trip.
Marriage Visitor — Genuine Relationship Doubt
For Marriage Visa: ECO doubts relationship genuine-ness. Counter-evidence: chat logs, photos timeline, joint accounts, in-person history dates.
Wrong Visa Category
Applied for visitor when intent was to study/work. Counter-evidence: re-apply for correct category. CAS/CoS for study/work routes.
Failure to Mention Prior Application/Refusal
Auto-refusal trigger. Always declare prior applications even in third countries.
Suspicious Travel Patterns
Frequent short trips to UK, especially with brief gaps. Counter-evidence: explain pattern (business, family events) with corroborating documents.
Missing/Wrong Photo
Glasses, wrong background, wrong size (UK 45×35 not Schengen 35×45). Re-take at UKVCAS (~£10) and reapply.
Visit purpose Not Credible
Stated purpose lacks evidence (e.g., "tourism" but no itinerary, accommodation, or onward ticket). Counter-evidence: detailed day-by-day itinerary, confirmed hotel + onward ticket.
3-Stage UK Recourse Process
1
Administrative Review (28 days deadline, £80 fee)
In-country: applicant submits via gov.uk reviewing case worker error only — no new evidence accepted. Out-of-country Visit Visa refusals: NO Admin Review available (must reapply). Decision: 28 days. Success rate: ~22%.
2
Appeal to First-Tier Tribunal (FTT-IAC) — Human Rights only
£140 fee. Only available for Article 8 ECHR (family/private life) or asylum-route refusals. Standard Visitor refusals are NOT appealable to FTT. Hearings at Taylor House (88 Rosebery Avenue EC1R) — main London IAC venue. Wait: 6-12 months.
3
Judicial Review at Upper Tribunal (UTIAC) — Field House
Available only when other routes exhausted AND the decision was procedurally flawed. London venue: Field House, 15 Bream's Buildings EC4A. Court fee £154 + permission stage. Solicitor required (OISC level 3+ or SRA). Cost: £5,000-25,000+. Wait: 6-18 months.
Most Cost-Effective Strategy: Reapply with Better Evidence
For Visit Visa refusals, the strongest move is usually to reapply (not appeal) — typically £127 vs £5,000+ for Judicial Review. Address every refusal reason point-by-point in the new cover letter, attach extra evidence (sponsor letter, more bank statements, detailed itinerary, confirmed onward ticket + hotel booking PDF). Success rate for second applications with strong evidence: ~65%. Generate a free dummy ticket as evidence →
London Visa Resources — Tools, Hotel, Onward Ticket Cross-Links
Your London-bound visa or ETA application is complete once you have all 4 supporting elements — dummy ticket from London airport, hotel booking, valid passport photo, and the relevant ETA/UKVCAS appointment confirmation. Use the free MyJet24 tools below.
Frequently Asked Questions — London Visa Application
How do I apply for a UK ETA for London travel in 2026?
Apply online via gov.uk/eta or the official UK ETA mobile app. Cost is £16, valid 2 years for multiple short stays up to 6 months each. You need a valid passport (3+ months beyond stay), a live selfie taken through the app, contact details, and an active credit/debit card for payment. Approval typically arrives within 3 working days but most come through within 24 hours. ETA is only for visa-exempt nationalities — US, EU, Canada, Australia, Japan, Singapore, South Korea, and others on the visa-waiver list. If your nationality requires a visa, apply for a Standard Visitor Visa instead at £127.
What is the UK Standard Visitor Visa fee for London in 2026?
Standard Visitor Visa for 6 months single or multiple entry costs £127 (~USD 165). Long-Term Visitor Visa: 2-year £475, 5-year £863, 10-year £1,083. Priority Service add-on £500 for 5-day processing. Super Priority +£1,000 for 24-hour decision. UKVCAS biometric appointment in London is free with the standard fee, but Premium Lounge appointments cost an extra £400-500. No Immigration Health Surcharge for visitors under 6 months — that only applies to longer-stay routes.
Do I need a Heathrow transit visa for London layover in 2026?
It depends on your nationality and layover type. If you stay airside at LHR (no border crossing) AND have a same-day onward flight, you may qualify for Transit Without Visa (TWOV) — free, no application — but only if your nationality is on the visa-exempt list OR you hold a valid US/Canada/Australia/Schengen/EU visa under the TWOV concession scheme. If you need to clear UK border (e.g., transit between LHR and LGW landside) you need a Visitor in Transit Visa £64. Nationals from Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, Pakistan, Somalia, Sri Lanka, and others must apply for Direct Airside Transit Visa (DATV) £35 even when staying airside.
Where do I submit biometrics for a London-based UK visa application?
Biometrics for in-country UK visa applications are submitted at UKVCAS (operated by Sopra Steria). London has 5 main centres: Mount Pleasant in Clerkenwell (free with appointment), Croydon Lunar House (free, the Home Office HQ), West End Premium Lounge on Euston Road (£400-500 premium), City of London Premium Lounge on Tabernacle Street (£400-500 premium), and Stratford (free). Standard slots book up 3-6 weeks ahead in London — book Premium for faster appointments.
Can I apply for a foreign visa (Schengen, India, China) from London?
Yes, London hosts visa-application centres for over 180 countries. Schengen visas use TLScontact (France, Belgium, Switzerland), VFS Global (Germany, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Netherlands), and direct embassy submissions (Austria, Greece, Nordic countries). Indian visas via VFS Global UK at 66 Wilson Street or e-Visa online. Chinese visas via CVASC at 12 Old Jewry. US B1/B2 interviews at the US Embassy 33 Nine Elms Lane. Book 4-8 weeks ahead — London visa centre slots are the most competitive in Europe.
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Nigeria · Schengen Visa (Spain)
2 months ago
"The whole concept of requiring a flight reservation before approving a visa is backwards. You are asking me to plan a trip I might not be allowed to take. The airline will not refund me if the visa is refused. The embassy knows this. Everybody knows this. But the requirement exists, so you play the game. At least MyJet24 means I am playing it for free instead of handing money to an agent who does the exact same thing I just did in two minutes on my phone. Lagos consulate interview went fine. Officer could not have cared less about the flight document."
Emeka Nnamdi
Nigeria · US B1/B2 Visa
2 months ago
"B1/B2 interview at the Amman embassy. The officer asked one question about my travel dates. I pointed to the MyJet24 printout. He moved on. Entire interaction around the flight: five seconds. Visa approved. There is nothing complicated about this. You need a document, this gives you one, it is real, it works."
Lina Awad
Jordan · US B1/B2 Visa
2 months ago
"I am the kind of person who reads the entire terms and conditions page before clicking accept. So naturally I spent twenty minutes examining the MyJet24 website before I trusted it enough to enter my passport number. Then I spent another fifteen minutes cross checking the booking reference on the airline website, then on CheckMyTrip, then on a third verification site I found on Reddit. Everything matched everywhere. The Canadian embassy in Ankara processed my visa without asking about the flight. Four stars because my personality will not allow me to give five stars to anything I have not used at least three times."
Burak Yilmaz
Turkey · Canada Tourist Visa
2 months ago
"Schengen visa number seven using MyJet24 reservations. Italy twice, France three times, Spain twice. Never once questioned by any consulate. I stopped thinking about flight reservations as a task somewhere around application number four. It takes less time than making coffee. The fact that I used to block lakhs on refundable tickets and wait weeks for refunds feels genuinely embarrassing in hindsight."
Anil Kapoor
India · Schengen Visa (Italy)
3 months ago
"For context: I travel frequently for work and have been through the US visa process multiple times. The flight reservation has always been the lowest-value, highest-annoyance part of the paperwork. MyJet24 eliminates that friction point entirely. The output is clean, the booking reference validates against the airline system, and the turnaround is measured in minutes, not hours. I have recommended it to several colleagues. Each of them had the same reaction I did: why did nobody tell me about this sooner."
Vik Mehta
United Kingdom · US B1/B2 Visa
3 months ago
"My brother has been in Toronto for six years. Six years. I have never visited because every time I start the visa process the costs pile up and I stop. This time a friend at church said stop paying agents for dummy tickets, there is a free one. I did not believe her. But she was right. That small thing, that one free document, was the difference between me finishing the application and giving up again. I am writing this from Pearson Airport. I made it."
Kwame Asante
Ghana · Canada Tourist Visa
3 months ago
"Everything about the actual ticket was good. My problem is that I generated it at 2am Manila time and then could not sleep because I kept wondering if I had entered my middle name correctly. There is no way to edit or regenerate without starting over completely. I ended up generating a second one just to be safe. Both worked. But a simple edit button or a preview screen before final generation would save people like me a lot of unnecessary 3am anxiety."
Maria Santos
Philippines · Schengen Visa (Spain)
3 months ago
"My husband wanted to book actual flights before the visa was approved. I said that is insane, what if they refuse us and we are stuck with nonrefundable tickets to Paris. He said they offer refundable fares. I said have you seen what refundable fares cost on Air France in July. We argued about it for a week. Then my sister sent me the MyJet24 link and said you are both overthinking this. She was right. Generated two reservations, submitted them, got the visas, then booked the actual flights on a sale fare that was half the price of the refundable ones my husband wanted. I have not let him forget this."
Nour Khoury
Lebanon · Schengen Visa (France)
3 months ago
"Ok so basically every travel agency near the uni wanted like 3000 to 5000 rupees for a dummy ticket and my monthly food budget is already a joke so that was not happening. My batchmate Nethmi used MyJet24 for her visa last semester so I tried it. Colombo to Frankfurt return. Done. The booking reference thing was legit when I checked. Took the printout to the German embassy. Got the visa. Nethmi gets full credit for the recommendation. MyJet24 gets credit for existing. My wallet gets credit for not losing another 5000 rupees."
Dinusha Perera
Sri Lanka · Schengen Visa (Germany)
4 months ago
"When you work remotely and move countries every few months, visa applications become part of your routine the way grocery shopping is part of other people's routines. You learn which parts actually matter (bank statements, cover letter, insurance) and which parts are just procedural box-ticking (flight reservation). The flight reservation is a box to tick. MyJet24 ticks it. I have used it from Cape Town, Lisbon, and Bangkok at this point. Same result every time. It is not exciting. It is just reliable. And when you are mid-move with seventeen tabs open, reliable is everything."
Lerato Dlamini
South Africa · Schengen Visa (Germany)
4 months ago
"Let me tell you about the agent on Gulshan Avenue. He sits behind a glass counter, types your name into the same kind of website I found in two seconds on Google, clicks a button, prints a page, and charges you 4,500 taka. Four thousand five hundred taka for something that took him forty five seconds. I know because I watched him do it for the person before me in the queue. I walked out, went home, did it myself on MyJet24, and have been angry about almost paying that man ever since. The French embassy in Dhaka approved my visa in twelve days. The agent had nothing to do with it."
Rafiq Hossain
Bangladesh · Schengen Visa (France)
4 months ago
"I sat on my bedroom floor at midnight with my VFS appointment twelve hours away, laptop open, genuinely close to tears because the travel agent had closed for the day and I had no flight reservation. Then I found this site. Three minutes later I had one. I just sat there holding my phone looking at the PDF. That feeling of going from completely stuck to completely sorted in three minutes is something I will not forget for a while."
Priya Sharma
India · Schengen Visa (France)
5 months ago
"Picture it. Jakarta traffic. 8:47am. I am in the back of a Grab car fourteen minutes from the Italian embassy. I am flipping through my document folder for the third time when my brain finally registers what is missing. No flight reservation. It is at home. On my laptop. Which is on my bed. Which is forty minutes away in Kemang. My hands are slightly shaky. I pull up MyJet24 on my phone. Fill in the details. Get the PDF. Email it to myself. Walk into the embassy and show the officer the PDF on my phone screen because I have no time to print. She squints at it, writes something down, hands my folder back. Four days later: approved."
Adi Prasetyo
Indonesia · Schengen Visa (Italy)
5 months ago
"I have tried three different dummy ticket services over the past two years. One charged me $18 and the booking vanished within six hours. Another gave me a PDF that looked like it was made in Microsoft Paint. MyJet24 is the first one where the output actually resembles what you get when you book directly on an airline website. Not identical, but close enough that nobody at VFS Dubai looked at it twice. Four stars because I still think a confirmation with the airline logo would look more polished, but honestly that is me being picky."
Tarek Mansour
Egypt · UK Visitor Visa
5 months ago
"Works. Booking reference is real. Nairobi embassy did not blink. Moving on."
James Odhiambo
Kenya · Schengen Visa (Germany)
6 months ago
"Two adults, two kids, four separate reservations needed for VFS Karachi. I made a spreadsheet to track the application documents for each family member. The flight reservation was the only row that filled itself in under five minutes per person. Every other row on that spreadsheet took hours. All four bookings had their own references, all four checked out. Two weeks later, four visas in four passports. The spreadsheet is now a template for next time."
Bilal Hassan
Pakistan · UK Visitor Visa
6 months ago
"UPDATE: Coming back to change this from four stars to five. When I first wrote this review three weeks ago I was still waiting for the visa and was nervous about the reservation expiring before the embassy looked at my file. It did not. Visa came through yesterday for all four family members. The reservations were long expired by then but that does not matter because the embassy checks them at the time of submission, not weeks later. So if you are worried about the same thing I was: relax. File it and forget it."
Zainab Malik
Pakistan · Schengen Visa (Italy)
6 months ago
"Got my passport back yesterday. Spain visa approved. Seven working days. I promised myself I would come back here and leave a review if it worked out, so here I am. First Schengen application. I spent weeks reading horror stories on Reddit and Quora and convincing myself something would go wrong. Nothing went wrong. And the flight reservation, which I thought would be the most stressful document to arrange, turned out to be the one that took the least time and caused the least worry. Thank you. Genuinely."
