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To come to the United Kingdom as a
visitor you must be able to show that you: |
- Only want to visit the United Kingdom for up to six months;
- Plan to leave the United Kingdom at the end of your visit;
- Have enough money to support and accommodate yourself without working,
help from public funds
or you will be supported and accommodated by relatives or friends;
- Do not intend to charge members of the public for services provided or
goods received;
- Do not intend to study, and
- Can meet the cost of the return or onward journey.
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If you want to do business during
your visit you also have to show that you: |
- Normally live and work abroad and you have no plans to base yourself in
the United Kingdom; and
- Do not plan to work, produce goods or provide services in the United
Kingdom.
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Documents you need to visit UK: |
- A letter from your employer granting leave of absence from your job for a
specified period. The letter should also say how long you have been employed
by that employer, in what job(s) and should indicate when you are expected
back at work;
- If you are self-employed, evidence of your business activities and
financial standing;
- Evidence of any property you own in your home country;
- If you are a student, a letter from your school or college stating which
course you are on, its start and finish dates and the dates of the holiday
period during which you intend to visit the United Kingdom;
- It will also help if you can show that you have family or social ties and
responsibilities to return to;
- Evidence of any firm travel plans you have made;
- Bank statements going back over a period of several months; and
- Evidence of savings available to you.
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Extending your stay as a visitor: |
If you come to the United Kingdom as a visitor you are only allowed to stay
for a maximum of six months. If you Were granted leave to enter for three months
(this will be stamped in your passport) and you would like to extend your stay
to a maximum of six months you will need to apply using the application form
FLR(O). Download the
Form FLR(O) &
Guidence FLR(O).
You are not allowed to stay in the United Kingdom as a visitor for more than
six months. You are expected to return home when your visa expires. In some
circumstances, you may be able to transfer to a different category of visa.
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If you are a Child, then you must be
able to show that you: |
- Meet the general visitor requirements stated above other than those that
refer to age and study;
- Are under 18 years at the time of your application;
- Can show that suitable arrangements are in place for your travel,
reception and care and can provide full details of these arrangements;
- Have a parent or guardian in your home country who is responsible for your
care and can provide their address and landline telephone number; and
- If accepted on a course of study, are studying at an establishment that is
included on the register of education and training providers and is not
state-funded.
In addition, child visitors who are visa nationals must have a valid entry
clearance which identifies the adult accompanying the child visitor, or states
that the child visitor is unaccompanied. The child visit visa will only be valid
if the named adult physically accompanies the child.
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Documents you need if you are a Child: |
- Evidence of the child's travel arrangements where known and, unless they
are travelling unaccompanied, with whom they are travelling. This may just be
evidence of inclusion in the parent's or guardian's travel arrangements. The
details of the adult accompanying the child will be required unless the child
is travelling unaccompanied, as Well as who is receiving the child once the
child arrives in the United Kingdom;
- Evidence of where the child will be staying and with whom. This may just
be evidence of the parent's or guardian's accommodation arrangements in the
United Kingdom. If not, then details of the person the child will be staying
with will be needed, as Well as their address and a landline telephone number;
- If the parent or guardian is not making the visa application on the
child's behalf, a letter will be required from the parent or guardian, giving
permission for the child to make the visit, confirming his/her relationship to
the child and giving full contact details.
If a child is granted a visa as a child visitor, the vignette (sticker) in
the child's passport will give the details of the adult accompanying him/her,
and say that the visa is only valid if the child is physically accompanied by
the named adult. It is therefore essential that you decide on the name of the
adult who will accompany the child before you make the visa application.
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To come to the United Kingdom for Medical Treatment You must be able to show
that: |
- You meet the requirements for leave to enter as a visitor;
- If suffering from a communicable disease there is no danger to public
health;
- Your course of treatment is for a limited period of time;
- You have made satisfactory arrangements for the consultation or treatment
you need;
- You have enough money to pay for any treatment and to support and
accommodate yourself without working or help from public funds; and
- You plan to leave the United Kingdom at the end of your treatment.
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Documents you need as a visitor for Private Medical Treatment: |
- A letter from a general practitioner who is a consultant for the NHS or who
is on the Specialist Register of the General Medical Council, confirming that
satisfactory arrangements for private medical treatment have been made, how long
the treatment will last and, if your treatment has already started, how it is
progressing;
- Evidence of savings available to you to pay for your treatment;
- A letter from your employer granting leave of absence from your job for a
specified period. The letter should also say how long you have been employed by
that employer and in what job(s);
- If you are self-employed, evidence of your business activities and financial
standing;
- Evidence of any property you own in your home country;
- If you are a student, a letter from your school or college stating which
course you are on, its start and finish dates and the dates of the holiday
period during which you intend to visit the United Kingdom;
- It may also help if you can show that you have family or social ties and
responsibilities to return to;
- Evidence of any firm travel plans you have made; and
- Bank statements going back over a period of several months.
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