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Check if you need a UK visa. You may need a visa to come to the UK to visit, study or work. Start now.
- Work in The UK
Skilled Worker visa, Graduate visa, other work visas, right...
- Family in The UK
Partner, spouse, dependant and family member visas and...
- Travelling to The UK
Moving your belongings, going through customs and tax
- How to Apply for a Visa to Come to The UK
You may need a visa to come to the UK to study, work, visit...
- Study in The UK
Student visas for courses, degrees and independent schools
- What You Need to Do
Check if you need a UK visa, how to apply, sign in, manage...
- Visit The UK
Visit for tourism, business or a short stay (up to 6...
- Work in The UK
- If you want to visit the UK
- If you’re travelling through the UK
- If you want to study in the UK
- If you want to work in the UK
- If you want to join family in the UK
- Other ways to get permission to live in the UK
Apply for a Standard Visitor visa to visit the UK for up to 6 months. For example:
•for a holiday or to see family and friends
•for a business trip or meeting
•to do a short course of study
You must apply for a Marriage Visitor visa if you want to visit the UK to get married or register a civil partnership.
If you have a visitor visa you cannot take a job in the UK.
You might need a visa if you’re travelling through the UK on your way to another country, for example if you have a layover between flights.
Apply for a visa to travel through the UK.
Your course length, type and place of study affect which visa to apply for.
A Standard Visitor visa lets you do a short course of study that lasts no longer than 6 months.
A Short-term study visa lets you come to the UK to study an English language course that is over 6 months and up to 11 months.
A Student visa is usually for a longer course. You must be sponsored by a licensed college or university and have a confirmed place. On this visa, you may be able to do some work.
You can work in the UK on a short or long-term basis with a work visa. There are many types of work visa.
The visa you need depends upon:
•your skills and qualifications
•if you have a job offer and sponsorship
•if you want to bring your family with you
•what you’ll be doing - for example sporting, charitable or religious work
If you’re a spouse, partner or family member of someone who has British citizenship or settlement in the UK, you can apply for a family visa to join them. They may need to show that they can support you financially.
You may be able to apply for indefinite leave to remain (ILR) after a set amount of time living in the UK.
If you’re from the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein
If you started living in the UK by 31 December 2020, you may be able to apply to the free EU Settlement Scheme instead of applying for a visa. The deadline to apply was 30 June 2021, but you can still apply if you can show reasonable grounds for the delay in applying. Check if you can still apply to the EU Settlement Scheme. You can only apply from outside the UK if you have a valid passport or national identity card with a biometric chip.
Commonwealth citizens
You can apply for an Ancestry visa to work in the UK if you have a British grandparent and meet other eligibility criteria. You may have right of abode to live in the UK. If you’re a Commonwealth citizen and cannot prove your right to be in the UK, read about the Windrush scheme.
Returning residents
You’ll need to apply for a returning resident visa to come back to the UK if one of the following is true: you had indefinite leave to remain under the EU Settlement Scheme (‘settled status’) and left the UK for more than 5 continuous years (or 4 continuous years if you’re a Swiss citizen or their family member) you had permanent permission to stay in the UK (‘indefinite leave to remain’) but it was not under the EU Settlement Scheme and you left the UK for more than 2 years
If you need a Standard Visitor visa, you must apply online before you travel to the UK and attend an appointment at a visa application centre. The earliest you can apply is 3 months before...
UK VISA REQUIREMENTS. ALL nationals of the countries and territories listed below in red (underlined) need visas to enter or transit the UK. ALL nationals of the countries and territories...
Make sure the required documents for the UK visa you are applying for, comply with the criteria set by the UK Home Office. What Are the Required Documents for a UK Visa? You should submit the following documents to apply for a UK visa:
Visas. Most people coming to visit Britain and Northern Ireland will need a visa. To discover whether you need one or not depends on why you’re visiting and your nationality. You’ll have to either: Apply for a standard Visitor Visa. There is a cost for this, and it must be applied for three months before travel.
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UK Visas and Immigration. UK Visas and Immigration ( UKVI) is a division of the Home Office responsible for the United Kingdom's visa system. It was formed in 2013 from the section of the UK Border Agency that had administered the visa system.
