TOURIST VISA FOR UK
You can visit the UK as a Standard Visitor for tourism, business, study (courses up to 6 months), and other permitted activities. The Standard Visitor visa has replaced the Business Visitor Visa, Family Visitor Visa, Child Visitor visa, Student Visitor Visa (up to 6 months), Sports Visitor visa, Entertainer Visitor visa, Prospective Entrepreneur visa, and Private Medical Treatment Visitor visa.
You can usually stay in the UK for up to 6 months. You might be able to apply to stay for longer in certain circumstances, for example, to get medical treatment.
You can visit the UK as a Standard Visitor:
- for tourism, for example on a holiday or vacation
- to see your family or friends
- to volunteer for up to 30 days with a registered charity
- to pass through the UK to another country (‘in transit’)
- for certain business activities, for example attending a meeting or interview
- to take part in a school exchange program
- to do a recreational course of up to 30 days, for example, a dance course
- to study, do a placement, or take an exam
- as an academic, senior doctor, or dentist
- for medical reasons
You cannot:
- do paid or unpaid work for a UK company or as a self-employed person
- claim public funds (benefits)
- live in the UK for long periods of time through frequent or successive visits
- Marry or register a civil partnership, or give notice of marriage or civil partnership – you’ll need to apply for a Marriage Visitor visa.
Requirements for Obtaining the UK Standard Visitor Visa.
To apply for a UK Standard Visit Visa, you need to prove the following:
- Your intentions of coming to the UK, and this will depend on your needs, such as visiting for business purposes, visiting family leisure
- You will need to evidence that you have planned to leave the UK after this time, and this should not exceed six months
- You have money to support and accommodate yourself and your dependents without relying on any public funds in the UK
- You can pay for your return or onward journey
- In the event you will be coming for business reasons, you must ensure that you will be conducting permitted business activities only
- You will not live in the UK for extended periods through regular or successive visits or make the UK your main home
- In the case of a long-term UK Standard Visitor Visa, reasons that you are required to frequently visit the UK for permitted business purposes
For Business tourism visa for the UK.
You can visit the UK for 6 months to do the business activities:-
- attend interviews, meetings, conferences, and seminars
- negotiate and sign deals and contracts
- attend trade fairs to promote your business (you cannot sell things)
- get work-related training if you’re employed overseas and the training is not available in your home country
- give a one-off or short series of talks as long as they’re not for profit or a commercial event (you must not be paid)
- Carry out site visits and inspections
- oversee the delivery of goods and services provided by a UK company to your overseas company or organization
- deliver training or share knowledge on internal projects with UK employees of the company you work for overseas
install, dismantle, repair, service or advise on equipment, computer software, and hardware, if your overseas company has a contract with a UK company or organization.