This route is for a person who wants to visit the UK for a temporary period, (usually for up to 6 months), for purposes such as tourism, visiting friends or family, carrying out a business activity, or undertaking a short course of study. A non-visa national can normally seek entry on arrival in the UK.
There are 4 types of Visitor:
1. Standard Visitor: for those seeking to undertake the activities set out in Appendix Visitor:
Permitted Activities, for example tourism and visiting family, usually for up to 6 months. A Standard Visitor may apply for a visit visa of six months, two, five or 10 years validity, however each stay in the UK must not exceed the permitted length of stay endorsed on the visit visa (usually six months).
2. Marriage/Civil Partnership Visitor: for those seeking to come to the UK to marry or form a civil partnership, or give notice of marriage or civil partnership.
3. Permitted Paid Engagement Visitor: for experts in their field coming to the UK to undertake specific paid engagements for up to one month.
4. Transit Visitor: for those who want to transit the UK on route to another country outside the Common Travel Area and who will enter the UK for up to 48 hours by crossing the UK border unless Appendix Visitor: Transit Without Visa Scheme applies.
Genuine visitor requirement:
The applicant must satisfy the decision maker that they are a genuine visitor, which means the applicant:
(a) Will leave the UK at the end of their visit; and
(b) Will not live in the UK for extended periods through frequent or successive visits, or make the UK their main home; and
(c) Is genuinely seeking entry or stay for a purpose that is permitted under the Visitor route as set out in Appendix Visitor
(d) Will not undertake any of the prohibited activities set out in V 4.4. to V 4.6; and
(e) Must have sufficient funds to cover all reasonable costs in relation to their visit without working or accessing public funds, including the cost of the return or onward journey, any costs relating to their dependents, and the cost of planned activities such as private medical treatment. Applying for Visit visa is never a simple process. It has to be done in a proper way to maximize your chances of success. We come across a lot of unsuccessful visit visa application which get refused for number of different reasons. That is why we highly recommend you to contact us. We guide you throughout the process so that you are successful in what you want.
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