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UK Visas

UK Visa and Immigration

Following are the most applied and discussed categories of UK visas.

Types of UK Visit Visa

Standard Visit Visa

You can visit the UK as a Standard Visitor for tourism, business, study (courses up to 6 months) and other permitted activities.

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.

Paid Visit Visa

You may be able to visit the UK for a paid engagement if you’ve been invited as an expert in your profession by a UK-based organisation or client.

You can visit the UK for up to 1 month. You cannot extend your stay in the UK.

Transit Visit Visa

You might need a visa to pass through the UK in transit (on your way to another country).

Marriage Visit Visa

You must apply for a Marriage Visitor visa if:

  • you want to get married or register a civil partnership in the UK

  • you want to give notice of a marriage or civil partnership in UK

  • you’re not planning to stay or settle in the UK after your marriage or civil partnership

  • you meet the other eligibility requirements

Chinese Visitor Group Visa

You can come to the UK for up to 30 days as part of a tour group through the approved destination status agreement (ADS) if you’re a Chinese citizen.

Types of UK Work Visa

Skilled Worker Visa

 Skilled Worker visa allows you to come to or stay in the UK to do an eligible job with an approved employer.

This visa has replaced the Tier 2 (General) work visa.

Health and Care Work Visa

A Health and Care Worker visa allows medical professionals to come to or stay in the UK to do an eligible job with the NHS, an NHS supplier or in adult social care.

Global Business Visa

A Senior or Specialist Worker visa allows you to come to or stay in the UK to do an eligible job at your employer’s UK branch.

This visa has replaced the Intra-company Transfer visa, previously the Tier 2 (Intra-company Transfer) Long-term Staff visa.

Minister Of Religion Visa

You can apply for a Minister of Religion visa (T2) if:

  • you’ve been offered a job within a faith community (for example as a minister of religion, missionary, or member of a religious order) in the UK

Sportsperson Visa

You can apply for an International Sportsperson visa if all of the following apply:

  • you’re an elite sportsperson or qualified coach, who’s recognised by your sport’s governing body as being at the highest level of your profession internationally

High Potential Individual visa

A High Potential Individual (HPI) visa gives you permission to stay in the UK for at least 2 years. To apply, you must have been awarded a qualification by an eligible university in the last 5 years.

UK Graduate Work Visa

A Graduate visa gives you permission to stay in the UK for at least 2 years after successfully completing a course in the UK.

Seasonal Work Visa

You can apply for a Seasonal Worker visa to come to the UK to work in horticulture for up to 6 months - for example, picking fruit and vegetables or flowers.

Youth Mobility Scheme Visa

You can apply for a Youth Mobility Scheme visa if you:

  • want to live and work in the UK for up to 2 years

  • are aged 18 to 30

Types of UK Study visa

Student Visa

You can apply for a Student visa to study in the UK if you’re 16 or over and you:

Child Study Visa

You can apply for a Child Student visa if you’re between 4 and 17 years old and you want to study at an independent school in the UK.

Study English in the UK (short term visa)

You can apply for a Short-term study visa to study English language in the UK.

This visa is for English language courses lasting longer than 6 months and up to 11 months.

Types of Family Visas

Spouse / Partner / Family Visa

You need a family visa to live with a family member in the UK for more than 6 months.

You can apply for a family visa to live with your:

  • spouse or partner

  • fiancé, fiancée or proposed civil partner

  • child

  • parent

  • relative who’ll provide long-term care for you

EU Settlement Scheme Visa

You may be able to get an EU Settlement Scheme family permit to come to the UK if you’re the family member of someone from the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein. You may also be able to apply if you’re the family member of an eligible person of Northern Ireland.

The family members of some British citizens can also get a permit.

You must be outside the UK to apply.

Ukrainian Family Scheme Visa

The Ukraine Family Scheme allows applicants to join family members, or extend their stay, in the UK. Everyone must make a separate application, even children travelling with a family member.

It is free to apply.

You will be able to live, work and study in the UK and access public funds.

Claiming Asylum

You must apply for asylum if you want to stay in the UK as a refugee.

To be eligible you must have left your country and be unable to go back because you fear persecution.

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