Hmmmm. As far as I can see from http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/visas-immigration/visiting/general/requirements/ the general requirement is to prove a number of things, which are listed below.
I am no expert but it seems to me that the "10,000 USD and a house in Iran" is a suggestion of proving that a) you have enough money to sustain you for the 6-month period of a tourist visa b) you have good reasons to return to Iran after Wikimania I would hope that there are other ways to demonstrate these things - .e.g. suggest that with a letter of invitation it would be possible to argue that you only need the funds to live for the week of Wikimania. Though sadly I can't guarantee that the UK Border Agency will be sensible..... Chris - you are 18 or over; - you intend to visit the UK for no more than 6 months (or 12 months if you will be accompanying an academic visitor); - you intend to leave the UK at the end of your visit; - you have enough money to support and accommodate yourself without working or help from public funds, or you and any dependants will be supported and accommodated by relatives or friends; - you can meet the cost of the return or onward journey; and - you are *not* in transit to a country outside the 'Common Travel Area' (Ireland, the UK, the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands). You must also be able to show that, during your visit, you *do not* intend to: - live in the UK for extended periods through frequent or successive visits; - take paid or unpaid employment, produce goods or provide services, including the selling of goods or services directly to members of the public; - do a course of study, as long as this study is not the main reason for your visit (see 'permitted study' below); - marry or register a civil partnership, or give notice of marriage or civil partnership; - carry out the activities of a business visitor<http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/visas-immigration/visiting/business/>, a sports visitor<http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/visas-immigration/visiting/sports/> or an entertainer visitor<http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/visas-immigration/visiting/entertainer/>; or - receive private medical treatment. On Tue, Jan 14, 2014 at 3:50 PM, Muhammad Yahia <[email protected]>wrote: > Hi Chris, > > I just got a reply: > > Several people who applied for a visa from Iran last year got these > 'verbal' requirements from the UAE/Turkey embassies. These are based on the > information here > > > http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/visas-immigration/visiting/general/documents/ > > They were told that these requirements are designed to satisfy the > following clause from the same website: > > "The person who is 'sponsoring' your visit cannot give a guarantee that > you will comply with the terms of your visa, or *that you will leave the > UK at the end of your visit*. > > They can help you with your application and provide you with the relevant > supporting documents listed in our guidance, but you must provide these > documents to us yourself." > > > > > > On Mon, Jan 13, 2014 at 2:45 PM, Muhammad Yahia <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Hey Chris, >> >> That was the information relayed to me, I will ask the person who asked >> the question for the source. It maybe be at the UAE/Turkey embassy >> website. >> >> >> On Monday, January 13, 2014, Chris Keating wrote: >> >>> Hi Muhammad, >>> >>> I was just looking on the UK Border Agency website and could not see any >>> mention of 10,000 USD requirements or property ownership. Do you have any >>> further info? >>> >>> (I appreciate that it will still be difficult for Iranians to get a visa >>> even if that isn't the case...) >>> On 12 Jan 2014 22:08, "Muhammad Yahia" <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> Hi all, >>>> >>>> I received this question about visas for Iranian citizens and am >>>> passing it along: >>>> >>>> As it stands now, UK visa requirements for Iranian citizens is to have >>>> a bank account with (on average) 10000 USD or equivalent in the last six >>>> months, plus proof of ownership of a property in Iran, the documents have >>>> to be translated and notarized. >>>> >>>> Most of the volunteers interested in getting scholarship for WM or >>>> trying to arrange travel on their own are mostly young people who do not >>>> satisfy either conditions, is there something that the UK team can do about >>>> that? can they get confirmation that if they apply these requirements will >>>> be waived or something similar? >>>> >>>> Thanks! >>>> -- >>>> Best Regards, >>>> Muhammad Yahia >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Wikimania-l mailing list >>>> [email protected] >>>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l >>>> >>>> >> >> -- >> Best Regards, >> Muhammad Yahia >> > > > > -- > Best Regards, > Muhammad Yahia > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimania-l mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l > >
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