UK Visa Information - Where can I pay my visa fee


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Where can I pay my visa fee?

To reduce your waiting time at the visa application centre, we recommend that you prepay your visa fees at any branch of Standard Chartered Bank, Bank of Philippine Islands, and Banco De Oro. Below are the branches of Standard Chartered Bank.

	1.	Makati Branch Standard Chartered Bank Head Office 6788 Ayala Avenue Makati City

	2.	Alabang Branch Ground Floor Ayala Life-FGU Center Alabang Zapote Road corner Acacia Avenue Madrigal Business Park Muntinlupa City.

	3.	Caloocan Branch 187 - 195 Rizal Avenue Extension Caloocan City

	4.	Ortigas Branch Ground Floor Orient Square Building Emerald Avenue, Ortigas Center Pasig City

	5.	Quezon City Branch 1635 Quezon Avenue West Triangle Quezon City

	6.	Cebu Branch PDI Condominium Archbishop Reyes Avenue Corner Joaquin Panis Street, Banilad Cebu City.

How can I pay for my visa fee?

Applicants may choose to pay their visa fees in any of the following manners:

Cash Over the Counter

The bank will accept fees only in cash
Please bring a photocopy of the passport data page to the bank
You can schedule an appointment 1 day after you deposit of fees at the bank
You can also visit the visa application centre without an appointment on the next working day. Waiting times may be longer for applicants who have not made an appointment.
There will be a bank surcharge of PHP 200 for every visa fee payment made by cash over the counter.
The bank's fee receipt will be valid for 10 working days from date of issue. Please submit your visa application within 10 working days of your visa fee payment.

Note: Cash payments will only be accepted at branches of Standard Chartered Bank, Bank of Philippine Islands and Banco De Oro. Cash payments will not be accepted at the visa application centre. For multiple applications (for example, for families) separate cash payments are required for each application.

Manager's Cheque

Managers cheques can be accepted at the visa application centre. For multiple applications separate managers cheques are required. For example if there is a family of of 4, they will need to be 4 seperate transactions and 4 seperate manager's cheques, one for each member of the family. The managers cheque should be made in the favour of "The British Embassy Manila " and be drawn from Standard Chartered Bank, Bank of Philippine Islands and Banco De Oro. Applicants should be aware that the bank where the managers cheque is drawn will charge a transaction fee.

BancNet ATM - UK visa payment process
You may also pay the visa fee through participating BancNet ATM:

•	PBCom
•	RCBC/RCBC Savings
•	PhilTrust Bank
•	Standard Chartered Bank
•	Banco Filipino

	•	There will be a bank surcharge of PHP 50 for every visa fee payment made through Bancnet ATM.
	•	You should keep the ATM transaction print out to serve as proof of visa payment and present the receipt upon submission of your application at the visa application centre.
	•	You can schedule an appointment 1 day after the date of your ATM BancNet visa payment.

Please refer to the guidelines below when using the BancNet ATM - UK Visa payment option:

	Step 1:	Participating Banks Standard Chartered Bank BancNet Member Banks
	Step 2:	On a Bancnet ATM screen, after inputting the ATM PIN, Payer must select "Bills Payment"
	Step 3:	On the next screen select "Other"
	Step 4:	On the next screen select "More"
	Step 5:	On the next screen select "British Embassy"
	Step 6:	Payer must include the following information: In the Subscriber number key in the prefix of 3 ones "111" followed by the passport numbers only. Example: If your passport number is PP87654321 You will need to indicate in the subscriber number: 111 87654321 Enter the correct amount of visa payment. Confirm the payment by selecting OK
	Step 7:	ATM transaction print out will serve as your proof of visa payment.

Note: Online Credit card payments are not accepted.

Online Payments - UK visa payment process

Please refer to the guidelines below when using the BancNet Online - UK Visa payment option:

This visa payment option is free of any bank charges.

How soon after paying my visa fee online can I submit my application at the visa application centre:

a.	If you paid from 12 midnight to 13:00 p.m.: Submission can be made the day after payment
b.	If you paid from 13:00 p.m. to 12 midnight: Submission can be made 2 days after payment is made

Step 1:

Go to BancNet - Online website: www.bancnetonline.com

Step 2:

Select your bank to perform the payment for British UK visa. On the left side of the screen shot, select a Bancnet -member bank (for example Standard Chartered Bank), to transact online.

Step 3:

A separate window will open and you will be redirected to a secure session (HTTPS). Please read or go through the terms and conditions. Click on the button "I Agree" as seen on screen to continue.

Step 4:

The balance inquiry window will appear. From the left side of the screen, click on the "Payment" to proceed with the online payment.

Step 5:

You will then be redirected to payment window. Select Biller/Institution from the drop down.

Step 6:

Select British Embassy

Step 7:

Input your passport number (exclude the alpha characters, numbers only for example 11124567890)

Step 8:

Enter ATM card number

Step 9:

ATM Pin by using the key pad on screen.

Step 10:

Key in the amount to be paid.

Step 11:

Click Submit button to proceed with payment.

Step 12:

A confirmation message will appear to acknowledge your payment. You can take note of the trace number for references or print a copy of the message. See sample confirmation message below.

Your	Bills Payment
in amount of	5,000.00
for	British Embassy
Subscriber Number	11124567890
made on	01/10/2008
has been completed with
Trace Number	282828

You may click on the Transaction Log to view the last 10 transactions you made for the past 2 months over BancNet Online Thank you for using BancNet Online 1