一定要尽早准备好自己的签证材料，并尽早提交签证申请

　    2013年伦敦奥运会已经进入了筹备的最后时期，这次盛会是英国有史以来主办过的最大的一场赛事，届时会有来自全球各地的大量游客到访英国。相信国内的很多朋友也都有赴英国看奥运的想法，相关的签证申请工作自然是必不可少的了。

　　从2013年1月1日开始，英国使馆工作人员已经开始受理伦敦奥运会期间的签证申请了(关于申请奥运签证的详细要求请见下文)。

　　对于符合条件的申请人，获得的签证一般可以允许在英国停留最长6个月的时间，足以涵盖奥运会及残奥会的比赛时间。

　　对于想要去英国留学的学生，由于奥运期间正好也是学生的签证高峰期7月份，届时使馆的工作人员将会非常忙碌，签证的受理周期也可能会有所延长。

　　所以，一定要尽早准备好自己的签证材料，并尽早提交签证申请，以免耽误开学!

　　【申请奥运签证你需要提供以下材料，且所有材料必须为原件】:

　　a signed invitation letter from the London Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (LOCOG), confirming that it has invited you and you are eligible to apply;

　　a valid passport (which must be valid for at least the length of your stay in the UK) or travel document;

　　1 original passport-size colour photograph (45mm high x 35mm wide), taken within the past 6 months, which meets the requirements of our photograph guidance - you can download this guidance from the right side of this page;

　　the appropriate fee, which you can pay in local currency;

　　if you do not live in the country in which you are applying, evidence of your permission to be in that country - for example, a residence permit, visa, or green card;

　　if you will pay for your trip yourself, evidence (bank statements) of how you will do it; and

　　if your expenses will be paid for you while you are in the UK, written confirmation of who will fund you and how - for example, a letter from the relevant organisation confirming it will fund your stay in the UK.