Visitor Visa
The UK visitor visa, also known as a standard visitor visa or UK tourist visa, allows foreign nationals to visit the UK as a tourist, for business, for study, and for other permitted activities for a short period of up to 6 months.
As a holder of a Visitor Visa UK, you will not be able to:
- Do paid or unpaid work
- Access public funds (e.g., benefits)
- Live here by making frequent successive visits
- Get married or enter into a civil partnership, give notice of marriage, or a civil partnership (you must have a Marriage Visitor visa in any of these cases).
A Standard Visitor visa costs £115 for up to 6 months. The earliest you can apply is 3 months before you travel.
If you visit the UK regularly, you can choose to apply for a long-term Standard Visitor visa instead.
UK visitor visa requirements
To make a successful UK Visitor Visa application, applicants must meet the following general eligibility requirements 1:
- You must genuinely intend to depart the UK at the end of your visit
- You must have sufficient funds to support yourself while in the UK
- You can fund your onward journey, and
- You will not live in the UK by making successive visits using a Visitor Visa.
You may also need to meet other eligibility requirements if you are coming to the UK to study, complete a placement or take an exam, or as an academic, senior doctor or dentist, or for medical treatment. You can contact our immigration advisors for a free consultation if you want to apply for a UK visitor visa.