UK Visitor Visa
You can apply for a Standard Visitor visa if you want to visit the UK for leisure, e.g. on holiday or to see your family and friends, for business, or to take part in sports or creative event and for another reason, such as to receive private medical treatment.
Within this visa you can do the following subject to the visitor rules and immigration rules and guidelines:
• take part in any of the business-related activities mentioned in the Visitor Rules
• study for up to 30 days, as long as it’s not the main reason for your visit
• take part in an exchange programme or educational visit (if you’re under 18)
• convert your civil partnership into a marriage
To take part in an exchange programme or educational visit (if you’re under 18) to convert your civil partnership into a marriage
You cannot:
• do paid or unpaid work
• live in the UK for long periods of time through frequent visits o get public funds
Length of Stay
You can usually stay in the UK for up to 6 months.
You might be able to stay for longer if:
• you’re coming to the UK for private medical treatment - up to 11 months
• you’re an academic on sabbatical and coming to the UK for research - you, your spouse or civil partner may be able to stay for up to 12 months
• you are staying in the UK for the above and it will be longer than 6 months, then you must apply for a biometric residence permit
Long-term Visit Visas
If you can prove you need to visit the UK regularly over a longer period, you can apply for a visa that lasts 2, 5 or 10 years. You can stay for a maximum of 6 months on each visit. If you’re under 18 years old when you apply, your long-term visit visa will only be valid for up to 6 months after you turn 18.
What we can do for you;
- Take Detailed Instructions from you and advise you about the relevant immigration laws and procedures as a General Visitor
- Discuss your immigration case in detail with you and advise you about the weaknesses and strengths of your entry clearance application
- Advise you about the documentary evidence to be submitted in support of your application for UK Visit Visa
- Consider contents of the documentary evidence to be submitted in support of the application and discuss the same with you and/or your sponsor
- Protect your interests while your application is pending with the UK Border Agency and keep you informed of the progress on your immigration matter
- All follow up work until decision is reached on your application
- Advise you about the implications of the Home Office decision on your application