Standard Visitor visa
Standard Visitor Visa to those individuals who are currently living outside the UK and want to visit the UK, usually for upto six months, for a temporary purpose. For Eg
- For leisure, for example on holiday or to see your family and friends
- For business, or to take part in sports or creative events
- For another reason, for example to receive private medical treatment
If you visit the UK on business
You can apply for a Standard Visitor visa if you want to visit the UK for business-related activities, eg:
- You’re coming to the UK for a conference, meeting or training
- You want to take part in a specific sports-related event
- You’re an artist, entertainer or musician and coming to the UK to perform
- You’re an academic and are doing research or accompanying students on a study abroad programme
- You’re a doctor or dentist and are coming to the UK to take a clinical attachment or observer post
- You want to take the Professional and Linguistic Assessment Board (PLAB) test or sit the Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE)
- You want to get funding to start, take over, join or run a business in the UK
Benefits of this Visa:
- Stay in UK for the duration of the visa.
- Study for a short course (30 days)
- Visit family and friends
- Undertake volunteering activities not longer than 30 days
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.