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The UK visitor visa, also known as a standard visitor visa or UK tourist visa, allows foreign nationals to visit the UK as a tourist, for business, for study, and for other permitted activities for a short period of up to 6 months.
Before applying, we recommend checking if you require a visiting visa to the UK. Depending on your nationality, you may be able to come to the UK for up to 6 months without a visa.
To secure a UK Visit visa, you must meet certain eligibility requirements, for example, you must genuinely intend to leave the UK at the end of your stay, and you have enough money to cover the duration of your visit.
There are several types of UK Visit Visa catering for a range of purposes, including the Business Visitor Visa, Family Visitor Visa, Marriage Visitor Visa, General Visitor Visa, Permitted Paid Engagement Visa, and the Chinese Tour Group Visa.
As a Visitor Visa holder, you are permitted to carry out the following activities for up to 6 months in the UK:
As a holder of a Visitor Visa UK, you will not be able to:
To make a successful UK Visitor Visa application, applicants must meet the following general eligibility requirements 1:
You may also need to meet other eligibility requirements if you are coming to the UK to study, complete a placement or take an exam, or as an academic, senior doctor or dentist, or for medical treatment. You can contact our travel consultants for a free consultation if you want to apply for a UK visitor visa.
The Home Office will assess your genuine intentions to visit, including your reasons for coming, your prior immigration history, the number and duration of previous visits, your personal and economic ties to your home country, and other factors.
The Home Office does not specify a set amount of money you must have as a visitor to the UK. They will assess the likely cost of your stay (e.g., accommodation, food, travel) and compare this to the amount of funds you have available. They will also consider your existing financial commitments to determine if you are likely to have sufficient funds for your stay here.
The Home Office will want to be assured that you are not using the Visitor Visa route as a way of living in the UK by making successive visits. They will check your travel history, the reason for your visit, the length of your intended stay, the number of visits to the UK over the past 12 months (including the length of stay on each occasion), and the time since your last visit, and whether you have spent more time in the UK than in your home country.
The required documents will depend on the reasons for coming to the UK. You might be asked to provide the below documents:
To apply for a UK Visitor Visa, you will need to complete the following key steps:
In most cases, you can expect to receive a decision on your Visitor Visa application within 3 weeks.
The UK Visitor visa is only intended to allow a short stay, however, it may be possible to extend your Visitor visa if it was issued for less than 6 months up to the maximum of 6 months. It will only be possible to extend your Visitor visa beyond 6 months if you are here for medical reasons, as an academic, or if you are a graduate who needs to retake a Professional and Linguistic Assessment Board (PLAB) test or complete a clinical attachment. The fee to extend a Visitor visa is currently £1,000.
Visitor visas may be refused for many reasons, including if the Home Office believes:
You will not normally have the right to appeal a refusal of a Visitor Visa. In most cases, we recommend preparing a fresh application that addresses the reason for your refusal.
Our travel consultants can assist with your new application and ensure it meets the criteria for a successful outcome.
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