We are pleased to present you with detailed instructions on processing your visa application with us. Within this information pack you will find:

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1 Dear Client, We are pleased to present you with detailed instructions on processing your visa application with us. Within this information pack you will find: A list of the required documents for your application Advisory processing times Embassy visa fees Return delivery services we offer Application form Other important information Once you have completed the forms please send all the documents required to our London office. We will send you a confirmation when we have received your application. If you have any questions, our Visa Consultants are available by visas@diversitytravel.co.uk or telephone Monday Friday 8.45am 5.30pm. For full terms and conditions on using our visa service please visit Thank you for choosing Diversity Travel to process your visa applications. Sincerely, Diversity Travel Visa Department

2 Visa Application Requirements You Have Requested: Country: Congo Democratic Republic of Type of Visa: Tourist Documents Required: 1. Passport The passport must be valid for 6 months from the date the application is submitted at the embassy and have at least two blank pages. 2. Two Passport Photos 3. Proof of Funds The photos must: o Be a standard sized passport photo o Have a white background o Have been taken within the last 6 months This should be a copy of the applicant s latest bank statement 4. Hotel Confirmation/Invitation Letter 5. Proof of Funds Either a hotel confirmation or a letter of invitation from your host o This must be certified by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs This should be a copy of the applicant s latest bank statement 6. Hotel Confirmation/Invitation Letter 7. Proof of Address Either a hotel confirmation or a letter of invitation from your host o This must be certified by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs This should be a copy of the applicant s latest bank statement or utility bill for a UK address 8. Copy of Yellow Fever Certificate 9. Evidence of Good Moral Character ( CRB, DBS, Certificate, Affidavit or Referral Letter)

3 Visa Application Requirements 10. Proof of Travel Arrangements If the applicant is flying into DRC o The flights must be booked for a destination in DRC o The flights must be confirmed and the tickets issued o It must also be for an airport close to the applicant s intended destination. For example if the applicant is travelling to Eastern DRC the airport should be Goma or Bukavu OR If the applicant is travelling overland into DRC a certified letter will need to be obtained via the applicants contact in DRC. It must: o Be certified by the local Direction Generale de Migration and the local Agence National de Reseignement o It needs to give details of the date that the applicant will be collected o Where they will cross the border o The registration details of the vehicle You will need to fill out: 11. Application Form One fully completed application form Please provide a photocopy of the completed application form 12. Visa Booking Form One fully completed visa booking form Non UK Passport Holders: Applicants must be a resident in the UK, Ireland, Norway, Australia or New Zealand Processing Times and Fees Normal Service - from 15 Working Days Visa Type Validity ( ) Embassy Fee 1 Month Single Entry 2 Months Months Months Month Multiple Entry 2 Months Months Months Diversity Travel Processing Fees Please contact us if you require details of our processing fees.

4 Visa Application Requirements Dispatch and Delivery Methods To Diversity Travel We recommend that items be sent to us by Royal Mail Special Delivery service or other secure and traceable delivery services. Our opening hours to receive applications are between 8.45am 5.30pm Monday Friday. From Diversity Travel We can return the passport to you by Royal Mail Special Delivery, DHL or UPS. There is no consequential loss coverage for next day couriers (Special Deliver, DHL and UPS). We also have a same day bike service or it is possible to collect from our office. For urgent applications or if there would be a significant financial loss should the passport be delayed we recommend using the same day bike service or collecting from our office. The fees for returning your passport are listed below. Please clearly indicate your preferred return delivery method on the Visa Booking Form.

5 Visa Application Requirements Please send your documents to our London Office address: Diversity Travel Ground floor 9/10 Staple Inn Holborn London WC1V 7QH Once we have received your application we will send you a confirmation with a quote and breakdown of the costs. Your application will be submitted, at the Embassy, on the next available day. To have your application submitted on the same day we receive it in our office, please contact us. If we have any questions or if we need additional information we will contact you directly

6 VISA BOOKING FORM Please complete this form and send it with your visa application. The form will provide us with important information about your application such as who we need to contact and the urgency of your application. Please send all applications to: Diversity Travel Ground Floor 9/10 Staple Inn Holborn London WC1V 7QH Contact Details: Telephone: Website: Opening hours: Monday Friday, 8.45am 5.30pm Applicant details and visas required: Name of applicant(s) Please list the countries that you require visa(s) for Which organisation are you travelling with and who should we contact about the application? Name of the organisation that the applicant is travelling with Contact name Telephone Flight details/deadline: Diversity Travel flight reference Date of travel Date that the passport must be in your possession * Express Service *We will use this date to determine whether it is necessary to place the application on an express service. Our visa pack will detail whether an express service is available for the respective embassy. Please view the visa pack and then detail the speed of service you require. Please note: The decision on whether or not a visa is issued is at the discretion of the respective embassy. We strongly recommend that you do no commit to any non refundable costs for your trip until your visa and passport are in your possession. For full terms and conditions please view 1 P age

7 Delivery Method For clients based outside of London we normally send the passport back on a next day delivery with Royal Mail Special Delivery. For clients based within London it can be cost effective to have the passports returned using a same day bike courier. For full details of the associated delivery charges and Royal Mail consequential loss coverage please view Next day delivery within the United Kingdom: Other delivery options : Royal Mail Special Delivery 9am Same day bike courier Royal Mail Special Delivery 1pm International delivery - DHL Royal Mail Consequential Loss Coverage ( 1K, 2,5K, 5K, 7.5K 10K)* DHL I will come to collect the passport from your office Please contact me once the visa issued to confirm the delivery method *Royal Mail offer coverage on items that are sent using their Special Delivery service. Please view the information on and detail your required coverage in the box. This coverage is subject to Royal Mail s terms and conditions. Delivery address: Name: Company: Address: Address: Address: Postcode: Telephone number at delivery address: Payment details : Please tick : We hold a credit account with Diversity please invoice If applicable please provide payment codes/purchase order Please call me I will pay by debit/credit card If you hold a credit account with Diversity Travel and your organisation requires payment codes (purchase order numbers, costs centres etc.) we will require this before returning the passport A surcharge of 2% is added to credit card transactions and 3% for American Express. There is no surcharge for debit cards. Please enter any additional instructions here: 2 P age

8 République Démocratique du Congo Ministère des Affaires Etrangères et de la Coopération Internationale FORMULAIRE DE DEMANDE DE VISA AMBA RDC / Londres A. JOINDRE AU PRESENT FORMULAIRE 1. Passeport en cours de validité (plus de six mois) [valid passport/travel document (valid for at least 6 months)] 2. Photo d identité [photograph] B. RENSEIGNEMENTS A COMMUNIQUER 3. Nom [Name]: Nom de jeune fille [Maiden name] : 4. Postnom(s) [Middle Name(s)] : 5. Prénom(s) [First Name(s)] : 6. Lieu de Naissance [Place of birth (city)] : Pays [Country of birth] : 7. Date de Naissance [Date of birth] : 8. Nationalité à la naissance [Nat. at birth] : Nationalité actuelle [Current Nat.] : 9. Sexe [Sex] : Feminin Masculin 10. Etat civil [Marital status] : Célibataire [Single] Marié [Married] Divorcé [Divorced] Veuf [Widow] Autre Nom du conjoint [Spouse s name] 11. Votre Profession [Your profession] : 12. Résidence Principale [Residence address] : Résidence dans un pays autre que celui de la demande : Téléphone personnel : Adresse [ ] : 13. Noms du Père [Father] : Nationalité [nationality] : Noms de la Mère [Mother]: Nationalité [nationality] : 14. Type de passeport [Type of passport] : Pass. Ordinaire [ordinary] Pass. Diplomatique Pass. Service Autre 15. Numéro du Titre de voyage [ Travel document number] Date de délivrance [valid from] : Date d expiration [valid until] : Délivré par [issued by] : 16. Numéro de l autorisation de séjour ou l équivalent [residence permit number] : Date d expiration [valid until] : 17. Motif du voyage [Purpose of travel] : Visite familiale Mission de service Mission officielle Tourisme Affaires [Business] Etudes Scientifique/Culturel/Sportif Membre ONG Journaliste Membre Conf. Religieuse Reference du document justifiant le voyage [Ticket reference] : Délivré par [Ticket issued by] : 18. Lieu de la mission [Destination in DR Congo] : 19. Accès au territoire congolais [First point of entry in DRC] Transit a) Aller du [from] : au [to] : b) Retour du [from] : au [to] : c) Visa de voyage N : Une seule entrée (point d accès) du [from] : au [to] : Deux entrées (point d accès) du [from] : au [to] : du [from] : au [to] : Multiple entrées du [from] : au [to] : du [from] : au [to] : 20. Dernier visa congolais obtenu [Last DRC visa obtained] Numéro : Date de delivrance : Durée de validité : 21. Nom, Postnom et Prénom de la personne qui prend en charge l invité (morale ou physique) [Host/Sponsor details] Noms : Adresse : Telephone : 22. Garantie de la prise en charge 23. Preuves des moyens de subsistance pour la durée du séjour en RDC pour les touristes, operateurs économiques, les élèves et étudiants, ceux qui ne sont pas pris en charge par une personne morale ou physique :. 24. La durée d attente du visa est de : Je reconnais que les renseignements communiqués ci-dessus sont exacts et véridiques. Et j accepte qu en cas de refus de visa pour une raison quelconque, les frais payés ne sont pas remboursables. ATTACHEZ PHOTO PASSEPORT Fait à.., le. /./.. Signature RESERVE A L USAGE OFFICIEL FOR OFFICIAL USE N de la demande de visa 13246/./. Annotation de l agent de la Chancellerie :..

9 AMBA RDC / Londres République Démocratique du Congo Ministère des Affaires Etrangères et de la Coopération Internationale Le Requérant doit être résident dans un des pays ci-dessous : - Royaume-Uni de Grande-Bretagne et d Irlande du Nord - Royaume de Norvège - République d Irlande - République de Finlande - Australie - Nouvelle Zelande CONDITIONS D OBTENTION DE VISA Applicant must be resident of one of the countries listed below: - United Kingdom - Kingdom of Norway - Republic of Ireland - Republic of Finland - Australia - New Zealand I. CONDITIONS GENERALES MAIN REQUIREMENTS 1) Avoir un passeport ou tout autre titre de voyage en Tenant-Lieu, en cours de validité, celle-ci devant être supérieures a six (6) mois Present a passport or travel document which is valid for at least six (6) months 2) Présenter deux (2) photos passeport Present two (2) recent photos (passport size) 3) Produire un document attestant de la qualité de résident (Carte de Present a residence permit or leave to remain résidence ou permis de résidence) 4) Justifier des moyens de subsistance suffisants et honnêtes durant son séjour en République Démocratique du Congo Provide evidence of sufficient and honest means of subsistence for the duration of the stay envisaged in the Democratic Republic of Congo 5) Justifier d une bonne moralité dans le pays de résidence (Extrait de casier judiciaire ou attestation de bonne vie et mœurs) Provide evidence of good moral character (CRB, DBS, certificate, affidavit or referral letter) 6) Presenter une carte de vaccination en cours de validité Present valid vaccination card/certificate 7) Justifier d une activité économique, professionnelle ou autre, susceptible d apporter un intérêt durant son séjour au pays (*) Provide evidence of economic, professional or other activity that could benefit the Democratic Republic of Congo during your stay (*) 8) Justifier d un motif valable de voyage Justification of a valid purpose of your trip (**) 9) Présenter une prise en charge dûment établie de votre partenaire ou hôte en RD Congo : PRISE EN CHARGE from partner/host in D.R. Congo : - issued by DGM (Direction Générale de Migration) - telle qu exigée par la DGM - soit légalisée uniquement par le Ministère des Affaires Etrangères - an invitation letter legalised by in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Kinshasa). 10) Présenter le billet ALLER-RETOUR ou de continuation de voyage en Present RETURN ticket (for transit: round trip evidence ) cas de transit 11) Ne pas figurer sur une liste alerte Not be included on an alert list II. CONDITIONS SPECIFIQUES SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS 1) INVITE D UNE INSTITUTION INSTITUTION GUEST Présenter une invitation de l organe invitant Present an official invitation letter 2) REQUERANT PRIS EN CHARGE PAR UNE PERSONNE PHYSIQUE GUEST OF PHYSICAL OR MORAL PERSON OU MORALE Présenter un engagement de prise en charge Present ENGAGEMENT DE PRISE EN CHARGE 3) OPERATEUR ECONOMIQUE BUSINESSMAN (*)(**) Présenter un document justifiant de sa qualité (Homme d affaires, investisseur, entrepreneur, commerçant ou autres) Provide evidence of your status as Businessman, Investor, Employer etc. 4) ELEVE, ETUDIANT STUDENT (**) Fournir une preuve d inscription ou d admission dans une institution Present evidence of enrolment or attendance by the education provider d enseignement agréée 5) PERSONNEL SCIENTIFIQUE, OPERATEUR CULTUREL ET RESEARCHER, CULTURAL or SPORT OPERATOR (**) SPORTIF Presenter une invitation dûment établie par l organe qui invite Present an official invitation by the host 6) JOURNALISTE JOURNALIST (**) Présenter : Present : - une carte de presse - press card - l autorisation de reportage ou une invitation du Ministère de la Communication et Médias - press accreditation by the Ministère de la Communication et Médias in Kinshasa 7) MEMBRE D UNE ONG MEMBER of NGOs (*)(**) Présenter un acte d agrément ou d autorisation du Ministère du Plan Present official registration act or autorisation by Ministère du Plan 8) MEMBRE D UNE CONFESSION RELIGIEUSE MINISTER or MEMBER OF RELIGION (*)(**) Presenter : - un ordre de mission - une attestation missionnaire - un engagement de prise en charge légalisé du représentant légal TOUT visa doit être utilisé pour la première fois endéans 3 mois. En cas de MULTIPLE entrées, le visa peut bien être re-utilisé en se référant à la date de la première entrée. Present : - assignment mandate (agreement or description of work) - Letter of guarantee provided religious organization host - ENGAGEMENT DE PRISE EN CHARGE by legal representative in D.R.C. ALL visa has to be used for the FIRST ENTRY within 3 months. In case of MULTIPLE entries, the visa can be re-used in reference to the date of first entry.