Those wishing to enter the United Kingdom for tourism, family visits, business (including participation in any event, sporting events, etc.), or for any other purpose for less than 6 months may apply for a Standard Visitor Visa.
2. Valid Travel Document
3. Previous Travel Documents/Passports
4. Financial Documents Showing That You Have Sufficient Funds Available
5. Confirmation of Legal Residence
6. Details of Employment or Studies
7. If Self-employed:
8. Business Activities
9. Under 18s
It is strongly recommended you to submit the following information; otherwise, it may delay consideration of your applications:
*Additional documents can be required by the embassy
UK Standard Visitor visa costs 95 GBP.
The fee for a long-term Standard Visitor visa depends on its length:
2 years - 361 GBP
5 years - 655 GBP
10 years - 822 GBP
You should get a decision on your UK Standard Visitor Visa within 3 weeks when you apply from outside the UK.
The earliest you can apply for a UK visa is 3 months before you travel. For example, you can apply from 16 March if you plan to travel on 15 June.
You can usually stay in the UK for up to 6 months. You might be able to stay for longer if:
A Standard Visitor visa does not allow you to do paid or unpaid work, to live in the UK for long periods of time through frequent visits, to get public funds and to marry or register a civil partnership, or give notice of marriage or civil partnership.
You might be able to get a visit visa for up to 30 days if you’re a Chinese citizen visiting under the Approved Destination Status (ADS) Agreement.
You can apply for this visa if you are:
2. Valid Travel Document
3. Previous Travel Documents/Passports
4. Financial Documents Showing That You Have Sufficient Funds Available
5. Confirmation of Legal Residence
6. Details of Employment or Studies
7. If Self-employed:
8. If You Have Been Married or in A Civil Partnership Before:
9. Any Documents Proving the Intention of Marriage or Civil Partnership
*Additional documents can be required by the embassy
UK Marriage Visitor visa costs 95 GBP.
You should get a decision on your UK Marriage Visitor visa within 3 weeks when you apply from outside the UK.
The earliest you can apply for a UK visa is 3 months before you travel. For example, you can apply from 16 March if you plan to travel on 15 June.
A marriage visitor visa does not allow you to get public funds, to bring in family members (‘dependants’) as they must apply separately, to live in the UK for extended periods through frequent visits, to extend your visa, or switch to another visa, to work (except for permitted activities related to your work or business overseas, such as attending meetings), to study for more than 30 days as studying cannot be the main reason for your visit.
If you are invited to the United Kingdom as an expert in your field, you can apply for a Permitted Paid Engagement visa.
To be eligible for a Permitted Paid Engagement visa, you must meet the following conditions:
2. Valid Travel Document
3. Previous Travel Documents/Passports
4. Financial Documents Showing That You Have Sufficient Funds Available
5. Confirmation of Legal Residence
6. Details of Employment or Studies
7. If Self-employed:
8. Business Activities
9. A Formal Invitation from the UK-based Organization or Authority You’ll Be Paid by
10. Proof That the Paid Engagement Relates to Your Expertise, Qualifications, and Main Job in Your Home Country
*Additional documents can be required by the embassy
The UK Permitted Paid Engagement visa costs 95 GBP.
You should get a decision on your UK Permitted Paid Engagement Visa within 3 weeks when you apply from outside the UK.
The earliest you can apply for a UK Permitted Paid Engagement Visa is 3 months before you travel. For example, you can apply from 16 March if you plan to travel on 15 June.
Permitted Paid Engagement visa does not allow you to do specific paid work unrelated to your main job or area of expertise at home or sell merchandise, other than what’s allowed by your visa, to extend this visa or switch to another visa, to live in the UK for extended periods, to get public funds, to study for more than 30 days as studying cannot be the main reason for your visit, to marry or register a civil partnership, or give notice of marriage or civil partnership, to bring family members (‘dependants’) with you on your application as they must apply separately.
The Parent of a Tier 4 Child Student visa is for non-EEA parents of children who are in the UK with valid leave and studying at an independent fee-paying day school under Tier 4 of the points-based system.
In order to be eligible for a Parent of a Tier 4 Child Visa, you must meet the following conditions:
2. Valid Travel Document
3. Previous Travel Documents/Passports
4. Financial Documents Showing That You Have Sufficient Funds Available
5. Confirmation of Legal Residence
6. Details of Employment or Studies
7. If Self-employed:
8. Business Activities
9. Tuberculosis (TB) Test Results
10. Proof of Your Permanent Home Outside the UK
11. Proof That You were not Last Admitted to the UK under the Approved Destination Status Agreement with China
12. Copy Of the Main Page of the Passport of Your Child that is Going to Study in the UK
13. Documents Proving That Your Child is Going to Study in the UK
*Additional documents can be required by the embassy
A Parent of a Tier 4 child visa costs 516 GBP.
You should get a decision on your UK Parent of Tier 4 Child Visa within 3 weeks when you apply from outside the UK.
The earliest you can apply for a UK visa is 3 months before you travel. For example, you can apply from 16 March if you plan to travel on 15 June.
This visa type does not allow you to switch into a different immigration category from a ‘Parent of a Tier 4 child visa’ when it expires, to get public funds, to make your main home in the UK, to take paid work, to study, to bring other family members (‘dependants’) with you on your application as they must apply separately.
You can apply to extend your stay for as long as you and your child continue to meet the eligibility requirements mentioned above. You must apply while you are still in the UK and at least 4 weeks before your original visa expires. You can apply to extend your stay for 12 months at a time. The fees for extending your visa is as follows:
The appointment is made at UK Visa and Citizenship Application Services (UKVCAS). Working days are Monday to Friday, not including bank holidays. Once you’ve got your decision letter, your biometric residence permit will take up to 10 working days to arrive.
You will be contacted if your application is complex and will take longer. The reason for this can be your supporting documents that need to be verified, your personal circumstances (for example, you have a criminal conviction), or the necessity of an interview.
Once you have applied, you can stay in the UK until you’ve been given a decision, as long as you applied before your last visa expired.
You can come to the UK for up to 30 days as part of a tour group through the approved destination status agreement (ADS) if you’re a Chinese citizen.
To qualify, you must enter the country as part of your tour group (minimum 5 people) and stay with the group for the whole of your visit.
Your tour must be organized by an ADS licensed Chinese tour operator.
1. Application Form
2. Valid Travel Document
3. Previous Travel Documents/Passports
4. Financial Documents Showing that You Have Sufficient Funds Available
5. Confirmation of Legal Residence
6. Details of Employment or Studies
7. If Self-employed:
8. Business Activities
9. Under 18s
It is strongly recommended you to submit the following information otherwise, it may delay consideration of your applications:
*Additional documents can be required by the embassy
It costs 867 CNY (approximately 125 USD), and you should pay the visa fee directly to your travel agent, who will pay for the whole group.
You should get a decision on your UK Visit the UK in a Chinese Tour Group Visa within 3 weeks when you apply from outside the UK.
ADS agents should attend the visa application center the evening prior to the appointment to submit all of the documentation for the whole group. The group should attend the application center together on the day of the appointment to submit their biometrics – a photograph and digital finger scan. Agents can split groups and apply at different visa application centers.
ADS agents must also provide all of the following documentation:
There are two types of transit visas depending on whether you are going through UK border control when you arrive in the UK:
Your airline can tell you if you’ll go through border control.
A Direct Airside Transit Visa (DATV) is valid for 24 hours and does not allow you to pass through the UK Border Control. But allows you to pass through the transit channels and requires that you depart from the same airport on the same day. Considering that with this visa, you cannot transit airside in the UK to the Republic of Ireland or anywhere within the Common Travel Area (an open borders area that includes the UK, Ireland, the Isle of Man, and the Channel Islands).
A Visitor in Transit Visa is valid for 48 hours and allows you to change terminals and pass through the UK Border Control. The Visitor in Transit visa is designed for travelers who need to re-check their luggage or catch a connecting flight at a different airport. You will only be allowed to stay in the UK for 48 hours, your onward flight must be within 48 hours of your arrival in the UK.
2. Valid Travel Document
3. Previous Travel Documents/Passports
4. Financial Documents Showing That You Have Sufficient Funds Available
5. Confirmation of Legal Residence
6. Details of Employment or Studies
7. If Self-employed
8. Business Activities
9. Under 18s
It is strongly recommended you to submit the following information otherwise, it may delay consideration of your applications:
10. Evidence that You’re Allowed to Enter the Country You’re Travelling to, such as a Residence Permit, Green Card, or Valid Visa.
11. Evidence that Your Onward Journey is Booked or Confirmed
Note that you should bring the documents mentioned in the last 2 paragraphs with you when you travel through the UK.
*Additional documents can be required by the embassy
UK Direct Airside Transit Visa (DATV) - 35 GBP
UK Visitor in Transit visa - 64 GBP
The cost may vary slightly depending on which country you’re in.
You should get a decision on your UK visa within 3 weeks when you apply from outside the UK.
The earliest you can apply for a UK visa is 3 months before you travel. For example, you can apply from 16 March if you plan to travel on 15 June.
There is a Transit Without a Visa (TWOV) concession that currently allows some visa nationals to enter the UK without a UK visa to recheck bags, stay overnight, or change airport.
So, nationals of all countries need a visa to transit landside unless they hold one of the following:
(a) Australia
(b) Canada, issued after 28 June 2002
(c) New Zealand
(d) USA issued after 21 April 1998; or a valid US Immigrant visa endorsed with a US arrival stamp (a wet-ink/ADIT stamp version will NOT be accepted by UK border control); or an expired I-551 Permanent Residence card provided it is accompanied by a valid I-797 letter authorizing extension; or a standalone US Immigration Form 155A/155B (attached to a sealed brown envelope); or
Nationals of Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Angola, Bangladesh, Belarus, Burma (Myanmar), Burundi, Cameroon, China (People’s Republic of), Republic of Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, Cyprus northern part of, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, India, Iran, Iraq, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Kenya, Kosovo, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, North Macedonia, Malawi, Moldova, Mongolia, Nepal, Nigeria, Pakistan, Palestinian Territories, Rwanda, Senegal, Serbia, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Swaziland, Syria, Tanzania, Turkey, Uganda, Venezuela, Vietnam, Yemen, Zimbabwe need a visa to transit airside unless they hold one of the following:
(a) Australia
(b) Canada, issued after 28 June 2002
(c) New Zealand
(d) USA issued after 21 April 1998; or a valid US Immigrant visa endorsed with a US arrival stamp (a wet-ink/ADIT stamp version will NOT be accepted by UK border control); or an expired I-551 Permanent Residence card provided it is accompanied by a valid I-797 letter authorizing extension, or a standalone US Immigration Form 155A/155B (attached to a sealed brown envelope); or
Note that e-visas or e-residence permits are not acceptable for landside transit. They are not acceptable for airside transit either unless the airline is able to verify it with the issuing country.
A short-term study visa on of the options given to non-EEA nationals coming to the UK to study a full-time or part-time course lasting no more than six months, in most cases as a visiting/exchange student. If you want to study an English language program that lasts longer than six months, you can also use this route to remain in the UK for up to 11 months.
2. Valid Travel Document
3. Previous Travel Documents/Passports
4. Financial Documents Showing that You Have Sufficient Funds Available
5. Confirmation of Legal Residence
6. Details of Employment or Studies
7. If Self-Employed
8. Business Activities
9. Under 18s
It is strongly recommended you to submit the following information; otherwise, it may delay consideration of your applications:
10. Details of Where You Intend to Stay And Your Travel Plans
11. Your Tuberculosis (TB) Test Results
12. A Letter of Acceptance from the Educational Institution
You may need to provide additional documents depending on your circumstances, such as evidence of your previous study (for example, academic certificates, references, or transcripts) or English language qualifications (for example, certificates or awards).
97 GBP for a 6-month visa
186 GBP for an 11-month visa
You should get a decision on your UK visa within 3 weeks when you apply from outside the UK.
The earliest you can apply for a UK visa is 3 months before you travel. For example, you can apply from 16 March if you plan to travel on 15 June.
This visa type does not allow you to study at a state-funded school, to work or carry out any business (this includes work experience or work placements unless the placement is an eligible medical, veterinary, or dentistry elective), to extend this visa, to bring family members (‘dependants’) with you - they must apply separately, to get public funds.
You can stay in the UK for the length of your course or research. You may be allowed to stay an extra 30 days if your total stay in the UK would be no more than 6 months, or no more than 11 months if you’re 16 or over and studying an English language course. Your visa will say how long you are allowed to stay in the UK.
As an international student (non-EEA/Swiss) coming to the UK to study a full-time course of more than six months, you must apply for a visa under Tier 4 (General) Student before coming to the UK to start your course. Even if you are able to enter the UK as a visitor without a visa, it is not possible to then apply in the UK for your Tier 4 visa. The UK operates a points-based immigration system underpinned by the principle of visa sponsorship. A Tier 4 visa is issued to study in the UK. The sponsor for Tier 4 purposes is the educational institution where the student will study. The visa is issued for a particular course at the institution. To be eligible to apply for a Tier 4 visa, you must have an unconditional offer of a place on a course with a licensed Tier 4 sponsor.
2. Valid Travel Document
3. Previous Travel Documents/Passports
4. Financial Documents Showing That You Have Sufficient Funds Available
5. Confirmation of Legal Residence
6. Details of Employment or Studies
7. If Self-employed:
8. Business activities
9. Under 18s
It is strongly recommended you to submit the following information; otherwise, it may delay consideration of your applications:
10. Details of Where You Intend to Stay and Your Travel Plans
11. Your Tuberculosis (TB) Test Results
12. Confirmation of Acceptance for Studies (CAS)
13. Proof of Knowledge of English
You must prove your knowledge of the English language when you apply. This usually means passing a secure English language test (SELT). The higher educational institution can choose how to assess a student’s knowledge of English.
You also do not need to prove your knowledge of English if one of the following applies:
*Additional documents can be required by the embassy
It costs 348 GBP to apply for this visa from outside the UK.
You’ll also have to pay the healthcare surcharge as part of your application. This is intended to fund healthcare from the UK’s National Health Service (NHS), which you will be able to access when living in the UK. This means that you will not have to pay to visit a doctor’s surgery, healthcare center, or hospital. You may need to pay for dental and optical treatment and any medicine prescribed to you by a doctor. The amount of healthcare surcharge can change according to the study duration, place of study, and so on. Usually, it is £400 per year based on the amount of leave granted on your visa.
You should get a decision on your UK General Student Visa (Tier 4) within 3 weeks when you apply from outside the UK.
The earliest you can apply for a UK visa is 3 months before you travel. For example, you can apply from 16 March if you plan to travel on 15 June.
This visa type does not allow you to get public funds, to work in certain jobs, for example, as a professional sportsperson or sports coach, to study at an academy or a local authority-funded school (also known as a maintained school). You may be able to extend or switch your visa, and your family members (dependants) might be able to apply to join or remain with you in the UK if they’re from outside the European Economic Area (EEA) or Switzerland. A dependant is either your husband, wife, or civil partner, your unmarried or same-sex partner, or your child under 18 years old (including if they were born in the UK during your stay).
In order to be able to apply for this visa type, the child must be between 4-17 years old and intend to study in a UK institution for at least six months. If you are a student aged 16 or 17 who wants to study in the UK for more than six months, you can apply for a Tier 4 Visa under either the ‘Child’ or ‘General’ categories.
1. Application Form
2. Valid Travel Document
3. Previous Travel Documents/Passports
4. Financial Documents Showing that You Have Sufficient Funds Available
5. Confirmation of Legal Residence
6. Details of Employment or Studies
7. If Self-employed:
8. Business Activities
9. Under 18s
It is strongly recommended you to submit the following information; otherwise, it may delay consideration of your applications:
10. Details of Where You Intend to Stay and Your Travel Plans
11. Your Tuberculosis (TB) Test Results
12. Confirmation of Acceptance for Studies (CAS)
*Additional documents can be required by the embassy
It costs 348 GBP to apply for this visa from outside the UK. You’ll also have to pay the healthcare surcharge as part of your application. This is intended to fund healthcare from the UK’s National Health Service (NHS), which you will be able to access when living in the UK. This means that you will not have to pay to visit a doctor’s surgery, healthcare center, or hospital. You may need to pay for dental and optical treatment and any medicine prescribed to you by a doctor. The amount of healthcare surcharge can change according to the duration of the study, place of study, and so on. Usually, it is 400 GBP per year based on the amount of leave granted on your visa.
You should get a decision on your UK Child Student Visa (Tier 4) within 3 weeks when you apply from outside the UK.
The earliest you can apply for a UK visa is 3 months before you travel. For example, you can apply from 16 March if you plan to travel on 15 June.
This visa type does not allow you to study at an academy or a local authority-funded school (also known as a maintained school) or further education college, to get public funds, to take a full-time permanent job or be self-employed, to work as a doctor or dentist in training, to work as a professional sportsperson (for example a sports coach) or entertainer, to settle in the UK on this visa, to bring in family members (‘dependants’). If you are 16 or over, you can work part-time during the term for up to 10 hours per week; full-time during vacations, work on a work placement as part of your course (but not for more than 50% of your course time), and work as a student union sabbatical officer for up to 2 years with this visa. You may be able to extend or switch your visa, and your family members (dependants) might be able to apply to join or remain with you in the UK if they’re from outside the European Economic Area (EEA) or Switzerland.
This visa category provides individuals outside the European Economic Area (EEA) and Switzerland with the opportunity to come to the UK temporarily and take up unpaid voluntary work in relation to the objectives of their sponsor. All activities undertaken in the UK must be temporary, voluntary, and involve no remuneration.
2. Valid Travel Document
3. Previous Travel Documents/Passports
4. Certificate of Sponsorship
5. Personal Savings
6. Confirmation of Legal Residence
7. Details of Where You Intend to Stay And Your Travel Plans
8. Your Tuberculosis (TB) Test Results
*Additional documents can be required by the embassy
It costs 244 GBP.
You’ll also have to pay the healthcare surcharge as part of your application. This is intended to fund healthcare from the UK’s National Health Service (NHS), which you will be able to access when living in the UK. This means that you will not have to pay to visit a doctor’s surgery, healthcare center, or hospital. You may need to pay for dental and optical treatment and any medicine prescribed to you by a doctor.
You should get a decision on your UK Temporary Worker - Charity Worker Visa (Tier 5) within 3 weeks when you apply from outside the UK.
The earliest you can apply for a UK visa is 3 months before you travel. For example, you can apply from 16 March if you plan to travel on 15 June.
You are not allowed to get public funds, to receive any payment for work, or to take a permanent job. However, you may be able to extend or switch your visa, bring your family members (dependants) to remain with you in the UK if they’re from outside the European Economic Area (EEA) or Switzerland. A dependant is either your husband, wife, or civil partner, your unmarried or same-sex partner, or your child under 18 years old (including if they were born in the UK during your stay).
The Tier 5 Creative and Sporting visa allows sportspersons, entertainers, and creative artists from outside the European Economic Area (EEA) and Switzerland to come and work in the UK for up to 12 months. You’ll still need to apply for this visa if you’re traveling to the UK from Ireland, and you’re from outside the EEA and Switzerland. A creative worker is someone who works in the creative industry, for example, an actor, dancer, musician, or film crew member.
2. Valid Travel Document
3. Previous Travel Documents/Passports
4. Certificate of Sponsorship
5. Personal Savings
6. Confirmation of Legal Residence
7. Details of Where You Intend to Stay and Your Travel Plans
8. Your Tuberculosis (TB) Test Results
9. Letter of Endorsement From Your Sport’s Governing Body, If You’re Applying as a Sportsperson or Coach
*Additional documents can be required by the embassy
It costs 244 GBP.
You’ll also have to pay the healthcare surcharge as part of your application. This is intended to fund healthcare from the UK’s National Health Service (NHS) which you will be able to access when living in the UK. This means that you will not have to pay to visit a doctor’s surgery, healthcare center, or hospital. You may need to pay for dental and optical treatment and any medicine prescribed to you by a doctor.
You should get a decision on your UK Temporary Worker - Creative and Sporting Visa (Tier 5) within 3 weeks when you apply from outside the UK.
The earliest you can apply for a UK visa is 3 months before you travel. For example, you can apply from 16 March if you plan to travel on 15 June.
You are not allowed to get public funds or start your own business. However, you may be able to extend or switch your visa, bring your family members (dependants) to remain with you in the UK if they’re from outside the European Economic Area (EEA) or Switzerland. A dependant is either your husband, wife, or civil partner, your unmarried or same-sex partner, or your child under 18 years old (including if they were born in the UK during your stay).
This visa is designed to allow individuals to remain in the UK in order to undertake professional training or work experience directly relevant to their degree under a government-authorized scheme. The Tier 5 visa allows you to undertake specific types of work in the UK for a period of one or two years, depending on the scheme.
2. Valid Travel Document
3. Previous Travel Documents/Passports
4. Certificate of Sponsorship
5. Personal Savings
6. Confirmation of Legal Residence
7. Details of Where You Intend to Stay and Your Travel Plans
8. Your tuberculosis (TB) test results
*Additional documents can be required by the embassy
It costs 244 GBP.
You’ll also have to pay the healthcare surcharge as part of your application. This is intended to fund healthcare from the UK’s National Health Service (NHS), which you will be able to access when living in the UK. This means that you will not have to pay to visit a doctor’s surgery, healthcare center, or hospital. You may need to pay for dental and optical treatment and any medicine prescribed to you by a doctor.
You should get a decision on your UK Temporary Worker - Government Authorized Exchange Visa (Tier 5) within 3 weeks when you apply from outside the UK.
The earliest you can apply for a UK visa is 3 months before you travel. For example, you can apply from 16 March if you plan to travel on 15 June.
You are not allowed to get public funds or take a permanent job. However, you may be able to extend or switch your visa, bring your family members (dependants) to remain with you in the UK if they’re from outside the European Economic Area (EEA) or Switzerland. A dependant is either your husband, wife, or civil partner, your unmarried or same-sex partner, or your child under 18 years old (including if they were born in the UK during your stay).
This visa type is for individuals who are coming to the UK to provide a service in the UK on a contractual agreement which is covered under International Law. This includes the General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS) or other international agreements, employees of overseas governments and international organizations as well as private servants in diplomatic households.
2. Valid Travel Document
3. Previous Travel Documents/Passports
4. Certificate of Sponsorship
5. Personal Savings
6. Confirmation of Legal Residence
7. Details of Where You Intend to Stay and Your Travel Plans
8. Your Tuberculosis (TB) Test Results
*Additional documents can be required by the embassy
It costs 244 GBP.
You’ll also have to pay the healthcare surcharge as part of your application. This is intended to fund healthcare from the UK’s National Health Service (NHS), which you will be able to access when living in the UK. This means that you will not have to pay to visit a doctor’s surgery, healthcare center, or hospital. You may need to pay for dental and optical treatment and any medicine prescribed to you by a doctor.
You should get a decision on your UK Temporary Worker - International Agreement Visa (Tier 5) within 3 weeks when you apply from outside the UK.
The earliest you can apply for a UK visa is 3 months before you travel. For example, you can apply from 16 March if you plan to travel on 15 June.
You are not allowed to get public funds to start working before you get your visa. However, you may be able to extend or switch your visa, bring your family members (dependants) to remain with you in the UK if they’re from outside the European Economic Area (EEA) or Switzerland. A dependant is either your husband, wife, or civil partner, your unmarried or same-sex partner, or your child under 18 years old (including if they were born in the UK during your stay).
With this visa, individuals can come to the UK temporarily in order to work as religious workers in a non-pastoral role or as visiting religious workers who are employed abroad in the same capacity. Activities under this visa may include preaching, performing religious rites, reading to congregations of faith, some pastoral work, and non-pastoral work.
2. Valid Travel Document
3. Previous Travel Documents/Passports
4. Certificate of Sponsorship
5. Personal Savings
6. Confirmation of Legal Residence
7. Details of Where You Intend to Stay and Your Travel Plans
8. Your Tuberculosis (TB) Test Results
*Additional documents can be required by the embassy
It costs 244 GBP.
You’ll also have to pay the healthcare surcharge as part of your application. This is intended to fund healthcare from the UK’s National Health Service (NHS), which you will be able to access when living in the UK. This means that you will not have to pay to visit a doctor’s surgery, healthcare center, or hospital. You may need to pay for dental and optical treatment and any medicine prescribed to you by a doctor.
You should get a decision on your UK Temporary Worker - Religious Worker Visa (Tier 5) within 3 weeks when you apply from outside the UK.
The earliest you can apply for a UK visa is 3 months before you travel. For example, you can apply from 16 March if you plan to travel on 15 June.
You are not allowed to get public funds. However, you may be able to extend your visa and bring your family members (dependants) to remain with you in the UK if they’re from outside the European Economic Area (EEA) or Switzerland. A dependant is either your husband, wife, or civil partner, your unmarried or same-sex partner, or your child under 18 years old (including if they were born in the UK during your stay).
You can apply for this visa type if you are a non-EEA and non-Swiss national intending to come to the UK for up to 6 months to do farm work. You can stay in the UK for up to 6 months. You can enter the UK as soon as your visa is valid (up to 14 days before the start date of your job).
2. Valid Travel Document
3. Previous Travel Documents/Passports
4. Certificate of Sponsorship
5. Personal Savings
6. Confirmation of Legal Residence
7. Details of Where You Intend to Stay and Your Travel Plans
8. Your Tuberculosis (TB) Test Results
*Additional documents can be required by the embassy
It costs 244 GBP.
You should get a decision on your UK Temporary Worker - Seasonal Worker Visa (Tier 5) within 3 weeks when you apply from outside the UK.
The earliest you can apply for a UK visa is 3 months before you travel. For example, you can apply from 16 March if you plan to travel on 15 June.
You are not allowed to take a permanent job, to work in a second job or a job that isn’t described in your certificate of sponsorship, to get public funds, or to bring family members with you.
This visa is available to those who are aged 18-30 and want to live, work, and travel in the UK. It is only available to British overseas citizens, British Overseas Territories citizens, British nationals (overseas), nationals from Australia, Canada, Japan, Monaco, New Zealand, Hong Kong, Republic of Korea, Taiwan, and it is a once in a lifetime visa.
Applicants granted entry clearance in this category can do any work that complies with UK and European Union laws, directives, and regulations with the exception of working as a professional sportsperson, including as a sports coach and a doctor or dentist in training.
2. Valid Travel Document
3. Personal Savings
4. Confirmation of Legal Residence
5. Details of Where You Intend to Stay and Your Travel Plans
6. Your Tuberculosis (TB) Test Results
*Additional documents can be required by the embassy
It costs 244 GBP.
You’ll also have to pay the healthcare surcharge as part of your application. This is intended to fund healthcare from the UK’s National Health Service (NHS), which you will be able to access when living in the UK. This means that you will not have to pay to visit a doctor’s surgery, healthcare center, or hospital. You may need to pay for dental and optical treatment and any medicine prescribed to you by a doctor.
You should get a decision on your UK Youth Mobility Scheme Visa (Tier 5) within 3 weeks when you apply from outside the UK.
The earliest you can apply for a UK visa is 3 months before you travel. For example, you can apply from 16 March if you plan to travel on 15 June.
You are not eligible to apply for this visa if you have previously spent time in the UK under either the Tier 5 (Youth Mobility Scheme) or working holidaymaker scheme and have children under 18 years old who are either living with you or financially dependent upon you.
This visa does not allow you to work as a professional sportsperson (for example, as a coach), doctor, or dentist in training - unless you can show you qualified in the UK, to extend your stay, to get public funds, to bring in family members on your application.
You can apply for a Tier 2 (General) visa if you have been offered a skilled job in the UK and if you are applying from outside the European Economic Area (EEA) and Switzerland. So, if you intend to apply for Tier 2 Work Visa, the first step is to secure a job in the UK. You need to be sponsored before you can apply to come to the UK to work, and your employer in the UK is your sponsor. Moreover, the work you are required to do in the UK must relate to the work of your sponsor organization. You will usually need to be paid at least 30,000 GBP per year or the ‘appropriate rate’ for the job you’re offered - whichever is higher. However, in some circumstances, for example, if you’ll work as a medical radiographer, nurse, paramedic, or secondary school teacher in some subjects or you’ll work as a pre-registration nurse or midwife, you can be paid less.
2. Valid Travel Document
3. Previous Travel Documents/Passports
4. Certificate of Sponsorship
5. Personal Savings
6. Confirmation of Legal Residence
7. Details of Where You Intend to Stay and Your Travel Plans
8. Your Tuberculosis (TB) Test Results
9. Criminal Record Certificate
10. Proof of Knowledge Of English
*Additional documents can be required by the embassy
It costs 610 GBP to apply for the visa for up to 3 years and 1,220 GBP for more than 3 years from outside the UK. In case of shortage occupation (a skilled job where there is a shortage of workers in the UK), 464 GBP to apply for the visa up to 3 years and 928 GBP for more than 3 years from outside the UK.
You’ll also have to pay the healthcare surcharge as part of your application. This is intended to fund healthcare from the UK’s National Health Service (NHS), which you will be able to access when living in the UK. This means that you will not have to pay to visit a doctor’s surgery, healthcare center, or hospital. You may need to pay for dental and optical treatment and any medicine prescribed to you by a doctor.
You should get a decision on your UK General Work Visa (Tier 2) within 3 weeks when you apply from outside the UK.
The earliest you can apply for a UK visa is 3 months before you travel. For example, you can apply from 16 March if you plan to travel on 15 June.
You are not allowed to own more than 10% of your sponsor’s shares (unless you earn more than £159,600 a year), to get public funds, to apply for a second job until you’ve started working for your sponsor with this visa. However, you may be able to extend or switch your visa, bring your family members (dependants) to remain with you in the UK if they’re from outside the European Economic Area (EEA) or Switzerland. A dependant is either your husband, wife, or civil partner, your unmarried or same-sex partner, or your child under 18 years old (including if they were born in the UK during your stay).
You can take a second job on this visa if you’re working up to 20 hours a week in either the same profession as your main job and at the same level or a profession on the shortage occupation list.
You can also do unpaid voluntary work. Otherwise, you’ll need to apply for a new visa. You’ll need to be sponsored by your second employer and get a new certificate of sponsorship.
A Tier 2 Intra Company Transfer Visa allows a candidate to transfer to the UK from an overseas branch of a UK company in order to undertake work on a specific project. The Intra Company Transfer category places a strong emphasis on the employer being able to demonstrate that the salary for the role is appropriate and that no UK resident worker can fill the position.
The ICT category has been split into two subcategories - for short-term ‘Graduate Trainee’ and for long-term ‘Long-term Staff.’
You can apply for this visa as ‘Long-term Staff’ if you are transferring into a role that requires you to have had previous experience working for the company. You’ll need to have worked for your company for more than 12 months unless they’re going to pay you £73,900 or more a year to work in the UK.
This visa as ‘Graduate Trainee’ is for transfers into graduate trainee programs for specialist roles. You need to be a recent graduate with at least 3 months’ experience with your employer overseas.
1. Application Form for ‘Long-term Staff’ and application form for ‘Graduate Trainee’
2. Valid Travel Document
3. Previous Travel Documents/Passports
4. Certificate of Sponsorship
5. Personal Savings
6. Confirmation of Legal Residence
7. Details of Where You Intend to Stay and Your Travel Plans
8. Your Tuberculosis (TB) Test Results
9. Proof You’ve Worked for Your Employer Outside the UK
*Additional documents can be required by the embassy
It costs 610 GBP to apply for the visa for up to 3 years and 1,220 GBP for more than 3 years from outside the UK as a ‘Long-term Staff’. In the case of ‘Graduate Trainee’, the visa fee is 482 GBP.
You’ll also have to pay the healthcare surcharge as part of your application. This is intended to fund healthcare from the UK’s National Health Service (NHS) which you will be able to access when living in the UK. This means that you will not have to pay to visit a doctor’s surgery, healthcare center, or hospital. You may need to pay for dental and optical treatment and any medicine prescribed to you by a doctor.
You should get a decision on your UK Intra-Company Transfer Visa (Tier 2) within 3 weeks when you apply from outside the UK.
The earliest you can apply for a UK Intra-Company Transfer Visa (Tier 2) is 3 months before you travel. For example, you can apply from 16 March if you plan to travel on 15 June.
This visa does not allow you to get public funds and start working before you get a visa. However, you may be able to extend or switch your visa, bring your family members (dependants) to remain with you in the UK if they’re from outside the European Economic Area (EEA) or Switzerland. A dependant is either your husband, wife, or civil partner, your unmarried or same-sex partner, or your child under 18 years old (including if they were born in the UK during your stay).
The Tier 2 Minister of Religion Visa is designed to allow workers coming to the UK to fill a position – such as a minister of religion or missionary - within a religious organization in the UK.
2. Valid Travel Document
3. Previous Travel Documents/Passports
4. Certificate of Sponsorship
5. Personal Savings
6. Confirmation of Legal Residence
7. Details of Where You Intend to Stay and Your Travel Plans
8. Your Tuberculosis (TB) Test Results
9. Proof of Knowledge of English
*Additional documents can be required by the embassy
It costs 610 GBP to apply from outside the UK.
You’ll also have to pay the healthcare surcharge as part of your application. This is intended to fund healthcare from the UK’s National Health Service (NHS), which you will be able to access when living in the UK. This means that you will not have to pay to visit a doctor’s surgery, healthcare center, or hospital. You may need to pay for dental and optical treatment and any medicine prescribed to you by a doctor.
You should get a decision on your UK Minister of Religion Visa (Tier 2) within 3 weeks when you apply from outside the UK.
The earliest you can apply for a UK visa is 3 months before you travel. For example, you can apply from 16 March if you plan to travel on 15 June.
You are not allowed to own more than 10% of your sponsor’s shares (unless you earn more than £159,600 a year) and to get public funds. However, you may be able to extend or switch your visa, bring your family members (dependants) to remain with you in the UK if they’re from outside the European Economic Area (EEA) or Switzerland. A dependant is either your husband, wife, or civil partner, your unmarried or same-sex partner, or your child under 18 years old (including if they were born in the UK during your stay).
You can take a second job on this visa if you’re working up to 20 hours a week in either the same profession as your main job and at the same level or a profession on the shortage occupation list.
You can also do unpaid voluntary work. Otherwise, you’ll need to apply for a new visa. You’ll need to be sponsored by your second employer and get a new certificate of sponsorship.
If you are elite, top-level athletes, and coaches whose application is being endorsed by their sport's governing body, you may qualify for a Tier 2 Sportsperson Visa. Applicants for this permit are expected to make a major contribution to the development of their sport while living and working in the UK.
2. Valid Travel Document
3. Previous Travel Documents/Passports
4. Certificate of Sponsorship
5. Personal Savings
6. Confirmation of Legal Residence
7. Details of Where You Intend to Stay and Your Travel Plans
8. Your Tuberculosis (TB) Test Results
9. Proof of Knowledge of English
10. Letter of Endorsement From Your Sport’s Governing Body, If You’re Applying As a Sportsperson or Coach
*Additional documents can be required by the embassy
It costs 610 GBP to apply from outside the UK.
You’ll also have to pay the healthcare surcharge as part of your application. This is intended to fund healthcare from the UK’s National Health Service (NHS), which you will be able to access when living in the UK. This means that you will not have to pay to visit a doctor’s surgery, healthcare center, or hospital. You may need to pay for dental and optical treatment and any medicine prescribed to you by a doctor.
You should get a decision on your UK Sportsperson Visa (Tier 2) within 3 weeks when you apply from outside the UK.
The earliest you can apply for a UK visa is 3 months before you travel. For example, you can apply from 16 March if you plan to travel on 15 June.
You are not allowed to get public funds, start or run a business, or to apply for a second job until you’ve started working for your sponsor. However, you may be able to extend or switch your visa, bring your family members (dependants) to remain with you in the UK if they’re from outside the European Economic Area (EEA) or Switzerland. A dependant is either your husband, wife, or civil partner, your unmarried or same-sex partner, or your child under 18 years old (including if they were born in the UK during your stay).
You can take a second job on this visa if you’re working up to 20 hours a week in either the same profession as your main job and at the same level or a profession on the shortage occupation list.
You can also do unpaid voluntary work. Otherwise, you’ll need to apply for a new visa. You’ll need to be sponsored by your second employer and get a new certificate of sponsorship.
The UK Innovator Visa is designed for experienced business people who are non-EEA nationals with at least 18 years of age to set up an innovative business. The investment requirement is 50,000 GBP. The funding can come from any source. You will also need to have an innovative, viable, and scalable business idea which is approved and supported by an endorsing body.
2. Valid Travel Document
3. Previous Travel Documents/Passports
4. Endorsement Letter
5. Personal Savings
6. Evidence of Your Investment Funds
7. Confirmation of Legal Residence
8. Details of Where You Intend to Stay and Your Travel Plans
9. Your Tuberculosis (TB) Test Results
10. Proof of Knowledge of English
*Additional documents can be required by the embassy
It costs 1021 GBP.
You’ll also have to pay the healthcare surcharge as part of your application. This is intended to fund healthcare from the UK’s National Health Service (NHS), which you will be able to access when living in the UK. This means that you will not have to pay to visit a doctor’s surgery, healthcare center, or hospital. You may need to pay for dental and optical treatment and any medicine prescribed to you by a doctor.
You should get a decision on your UK Innovator Visa within 3 weeks when you apply from outside the UK.
The earliest you can apply for a UK visa is 3 months before you travel. For example, you can apply from 16 March if you plan to travel on 15 June.
This visa does not allow you to do any work outside your business (for example, work where you’re employed by another business), to work as a doctor or dentist in training, to work as a professional sportsperson (for example, a sports coach) or to get public funds. However, you may be able to extend your visa and bring your family members (dependants) to remain with you in the UK if they’re from outside the European Economic Area (EEA) or Switzerland. A dependant is either your husband, wife, or civil partner, your unmarried or same-sex partner, or your child under 18 years old (including if they were born in the UK during your stay).
This visa allows entrepreneurs from outside the European Economic Area (EEA) and Switzerland to set up a business in the UK. The visa is targeted for first-time entrepreneurs who have an innovative, viable, and scalable business idea. Your idea should be assessed and supported by a Home Office approved endorsing body. The endorsing body consists of UK HEIs (Higher Education Institutions) and business organizations such as accelerators, incubators, and VC firms.
2. Valid Travel Document
3. Previous Travel Documents/Passports
4. Endorsement Letter
5. Personal Savings
6. Confirmation of Legal Residence
7. Details of Where You Intend to Stay and Your Travel Plans
8. Your Tuberculosis (TB) Test Results
9. Proof of Knowledge of English
*Additional documents can be required by the embassy
It costs 363 GBP.
You’ll also have to pay the healthcare surcharge as part of your application. This is intended to fund healthcare from the UK’s National Health Service (NHS), which you will be able to access when living in the UK. This means that you will not have to pay to visit a doctor’s surgery, healthcare center, or hospital. You may need to pay for dental and optical treatment and any medicine prescribed to you by a doctor.
You should get a decision on your UK Start-up Visa within 3 weeks when you apply from outside the UK.
The earliest you can apply for a UK visa is 3 months before you travel. For example, you can apply from 16 March if you plan to travel on 15 June.
This visa does not allow you to work as a doctor or dentist in training, to work as a professional sportsperson (for example, a sports coach), to get public funds, or to settle in the UK on this visa. However, you may be able to extend your visa and bring your family members (dependants) to remain with you in the UK if they’re from outside the European Economic Area (EEA) or Switzerland. A dependant is either your husband, wife, or civil partner, your unmarried or same-sex partner, or your child under 18 years old (including if they were born in the UK during your stay).
The Global Talent visa is for talented and promising individuals in specific sectors wishing to work in the UK. In order to be able to apply for this visa if you work in a qualifying field and have been endorsed as a recognized leader (exceptional talent), as an emerging leader (exceptional promise) and under the UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) endorsed funder option.
The endorsing bodies are:
If your qualifying field is fashion, architecture, or film and television, Arts Council England will pass on your application for review to:
2. Valid Travel Document
3. Previous Travel Documents/Passports
4. Endorsement Letter
5. Confirmation of Legal Residence
6. Details of Where You Intend to Stay and Your Travel Plans
7. Your Tuberculosis (TB) Test Results
*Additional documents can be required by the embassy
There are 2 stages to obtain this visa:
You must pay the 456 GBP fee to get an endorsement when applying for the first time or switching to this visa category. Then you must pay an additional 152 GBP for a visa application.
You’ll also have to pay the healthcare surcharge as part of your application. This is intended to fund healthcare from the UK’s National Health Service (NHS), which you will be able to access when living in the UK. This means that you will not have to pay to visit a doctor’s surgery, healthcare center, or hospital. You may need to pay for dental and optical treatment and any medicine prescribed to you by a doctor.
You should get a decision on your UK Global Talent Visa within 3 weeks when you apply from outside the UK.
The earliest you can apply for a UK visa is 3 months before you travel. For example, you can apply from 16 March if you plan to travel on 15 June.
This visa does not allow you to work as a doctor or dentist in training, to work as a professional sportsperson (for example, a sports coach), or to get public funds. However, you may be able to extend your visa and bring your family members (dependants) to remain with you in the UK if they’re from outside the European Economic Area (EEA) or Switzerland. A dependant is either your husband, wife, or civil partner, your unmarried or same-sex partner, or your child under 18 years old (including if they were born in the UK during your stay).
If you are from outside the European Economic Area and Switzerland and high net worth individual with access to at least 2,000,000 GBP to invest in the UK you can apply for an Investor visa (Tier 1).
2. Valid Travel Document
3. Previous Travel Documents/Passports
4. Endorsement Letter
5. Confirmation of Legal Residence
6. Details of Where You Intend to Stay and Your Travel Plans
7. Your Tuberculosis (TB) Test Results
8. Criminal Record Certificate
9. Evidence of Investment Funds
10. Evidence You Have a UK Bank Account
*Additional documents can be required by the embassy
It costs 1,623 GBP
You’ll also have to pay the healthcare surcharge as part of your application. This is intended to fund healthcare from the UK’s National Health Service (NHS), which you will be able to access when living in the UK. This means that you will not have to pay to visit a doctor’s surgery, healthcare center, or hospital. You may need to pay for dental and optical treatment and any medicine prescribed to you by a doctor.
You should get a decision on your UK Investor Visa (Tier 1) within 3 weeks when you apply from outside the UK.
The earliest you can apply for a UK visa is 3 months before you travel. For example, you can apply from 16 March if you plan to travel on 15 June.
The initial visa is granted for 3 years and 4 months (3 years if processed in the UK). After this time, applicants can apply for a 2-year extension provided they meet the eligibility criteria. If an applicant has spent a continuous period of 5 years in the UK, they can apply for Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR). Accelerated routes to settlement can be sought after 3 years if investments total 5 million GBP, or 2 years if investments total 10 million GBP. Knowledge of the English language is not a requirement for the initial visa but is required for subsequent ILR applications.
This visa does not allow you to work as a professional sportsperson (for example, a sports coach) or to get public funds. However, you may be able to extend your visa and bring your family members (dependants) to remain with you in the UK if they’re from outside the European Economic Area (EEA) or Switzerland. A dependant is either your husband, wife, or civil partner, your unmarried or same-sex partner, or your child under 18 years old (including if they were born in the UK during your stay).
Under a UK points-based immigration system, points are assigned for specific skills, qualifications, salaries, and shortage occupations. Visas are then awarded to those who gain enough points. For example, in the case of student visas, you’ll need to earn 40 out of 40 points. The CAS form and the information provided therein cover 30 of the 40 points. The other 10 comes from proof that you’ll be able to pay for your studies and support yourself financially throughout your time abroad.
UK visa application fees are only paid online via credit/debit card in US Dollars.
The amount must cover the price of accommodation and ticket that you booked and daily expenses which will vary on a case-by-case basis. The key point here is to prove that funds genuinely belong to you. In this case, it is important to provide an account statement that shows adequate transaction history that contrasts with your monthly income as well.
The education establishment is not in a position to speed up the processing of your application nor can they influence a positive outcome for your application. However, UK Visa Application Centers offer ‘Added Value Services’, which can help you to speed up the decision-making procedure on your application with an additional fee.
BRP stands for Biometric Residence Permit. All non-EEA nationals who come to the UK for longer than 6 months will need a BRP. You do not need to apply for BRP separately, it is approved when your visa is approved. However, unlike the visa sticker in your passport, it can only be collected after you arrive in the UK. You will have 10 days to collect your BRP from the location you specified on your visa application form.
Your decision letter will usually tell you if you have a right of appeal or the right to an administrative review against the decision. In most cases, this right is not given. In this case, you can reapply if you believe that there were misunderstandings or missing documents in your visa application. If you have given the right of appeal or the right to an administrative review against the decision, you can do this online. The fee for an appeal or administrative review is £80.
Yes, you must have a job offer before you can apply for a Work permit. In addition, the sponsoring employer must have/applied for a sponsor license.
Yes, you need to apply for an Ireland visa.
Short term study visa applications should be applied for the educations which do not exceed 6 months. Tier 4 visas are required for educations that last longer than 6 months (undergraduate, graduate, doctorate, language education). However, in some circumstances, a Tier 4 visa can be required for a study that is less than 6 months. Therefore, it is recommended to advise with the educational establishment for visa type before applying. In most cases, the required visa type for the study is mentioned in the admission letter issued by the educational establishment.
Yes, it is mandatory to apply for a UK visa in person. Even if you have already obtained a UK visa before, you will still need to be at the application center to submit your biometrics and process your new application.
Yes. Your employment status and financial circumstances play a crucial role in your UK visa application procedure. As you cannot show any proof that you are genuinely in receipt of the salary stated in your employment letter, your visa application is likely to be refused. However, in some circumstances, payslips from your employer can also be acceptable. As each country has its legislation on this matter, the acceptance and importance of such documents are questionable and differ on a case-by-case basis.
No. The immigration official at the airport stamps your visa with the date you entered the UK. This validates your permission and ensures that Home Office UKVI record the date, location, and the type of visa you used to enter the UK. Shortly before the expiration of your visa, UKVI notifies you to leave the country via email. Although the immigration official did not stamp your passport when you left the country, your date of departure remains in the UKVI records. In your next application, they will promptly find out all the information about your previous stay.
Yes, you can. Anyone can cover the cost of your visit during your travel to the UK. However, in this case, the crucial point is to bring a logical explanation of why someone else besides your relative or family member covers the costs of your visit to the UK.
It is strongly recommended not to book any flight ticket or hotel before your UK visa is approved. In the event of visa refusal, you will lose the money you have spent on your flight or hotel. As proof of your itinerary, you can present a refundable flight ticket or hotel reservation or the ones that hold a free reservation.
No. An official invitation letter from the company with signature is accepted for the UK visa.