英国ビザ取ったるでー（その6)

（English follows Japanese.)
本日はエリザベス女王のセレモニーですね．イギリスも元々祝日でした．Googleがグレイアウトから完全なブラックアウトに．BBCスコットランドでは一日中エリザベス女王に祈りを捧げる列の長さを報道しています．在位70年という長さと彼女のユーモア溢れたお人柄が，この世界中の人々が喪に伏する日作り出したのだと思います．改めてご冥福をお祈りいたします（写真は，エリザベス女王の棺がエジンバラに立ち寄ったときの，街の目貫通りの渋滞のようです．バスが50台ほど完全にスタックしていました）．

さて，次は子供たち（Dependant：経済的に支援し，扶養している家族メンバー)のビザです．今回夫も同じ時期に大学のサバティカルですが，先にCoSが出た方が子供たちのビザを申請しようと話していました．結果的に私の方が先に出たので，子供たちの申請．

こちらもオンライン申請です．「Check if you need a UK visa」のページにいくと，Family in the UKのページ発見．そこから入って申請開始します（と信じていましたが，実はこれは間違いとわかります）．娘と息子分の私自身のビザと同じくらいの量の質問項目に答えます．ビザ申請費は私の倍以上の107,275円/人，IHSは201,678円/人（IHSについてはその5を見てね）．いやー，高い，高すぎる！二人分なので×2です．クレジットカード払いオンリーです．必須の費用なので，悲しみながらお支払い（自己負担でございます）．

そしてこれらを支払ったら，私の時と同様，次はVFSです（VFSについてはその5を見てね）．私と同じ日が取れました．8時30分から15分刻みで3枠予約しました．早朝枠のため，前日銀座のビジネスホテルに泊まってVFSに乗り込むことにしました．

さて，先ほども書きましたが，この子供たちのビザ，間違っていることがVFSで知らされます．次回は「落胆のVFS in Tokyo，UKビザややこしんじゃー，いつになったら返金されるの？」の三本です（サザエさん風に読んでください）．

つづく．

Today is the Queen Elizabeth Ceremony, originally a public holiday in the UK too. Google has gone from greyout to full blackout, and BBC Scotland has been reporting long lines of people praying for Queen Elizabeth throughout the day. I think it was her 70 years on the throne and her humorous personality that made this a day of mourning for people all over the world. Once again, I pray for her soul rest in peace (The photo shows the traffic jam on the main street of the city when Queen Elizabeth's coffin made a stop in Edinburgh. About 50 buses were completely stuck).

Now, the next step is visas for the children (Dependent: family members who financially support and provide for the children). My husband is also going on a sabbatical at the same time, and we were talking about the person who got the CoS first would apply for the children's visas. As it turned out, my CoS was issued first, so I applied for the children's visas.

This is also online application. I went to the "Check if you need a UK visa" page and found the "Family in the UK" page. I believed that I could apply for a UK visa for my daughter and son, but this turned out to be a mistake. I have to answer the same amount of questions as my own visa for my daughter and son. The visa application fee is more than double mine, 107,275 yen/person, and 201,678 yen/person for the IHS (see #5 for the IHS). Wow, too expensive, too expensive! It's for two people, so it's x2. We have to pay by credit card only. It is a necessary expense, so I paid it with sadness (I have to pay it myself).

After paying these fees, you will get VFS as I did (see #5 for more details about VFS). I got the same day as I did, and reserved three slots in 15-minute increments starting at 8:30 a.m. Because it was an early morning slot, I had to go to Ginza on the previous day. Since it was an early morning slot, I decided to stay at a business hotel in Ginza the day before and board the VFS.

Now, as I mentioned earlier, I was informed at VFS that the visas for these children were wrong. Next time: "Disappointing VFS in Tokyo, UK visa is a bit complicated, when will the money be refunded? (Please read them like Sazae-san).

To be continued.

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(完全にAIさんに翻訳頼ってます．文法チェックや細かい直しは面倒なので入れてません）