Check if you need a UK visa: Information based on your answers
You’ll need a visa to visit the UK
You should apply for a Standard Visitor visa.
If you’re arriving in the UK before 3pm (UK time) on 16 April 2026
You may be able to use an electronic travel authorisation (ETA) to come to the UK if you already have one.
All of the following must apply:
- you booked and paid for your journey to the UK before 3pm (UK time) on 5 March 2026
- you’re arriving in the UK before 3pm (UK time) on 16 April 2026
- you meet the Standard Visitor eligibility requirements
The rules on what you’ll need to enter the UK may be different if you’re travelling from Ireland, Jersey, Guernsey or the Isle of Man.
If your treatment will last longer than 6 months
You must apply for a Standard Visitor visa for medical treatment lasting longer than 6 months.
You can either:
- apply for a Standard Visitor visa before you come to the UK - this lasts for up to 11 months and costs £220
- visit for up to 6 months and apply to stay for a further 6 months when you’re in the UK for a fee of £1,100
There is no limit on how many times you can extend your stay. It costs £1,100 each time you do.
Depending on where you come from, you may also need a certificate that proves you do not have tuberculosis (TB). Check if you’ll need to take a TB test.
If you need to leave and re-enter the UK
You’ll usually need a Standard Visitor visa to re-enter the UK if either of the following apply:
- you did not book your return journey to the UK before 3pm (UK time) on 5 March 2026
- you’re returning to the UK on or after 3pm (UK time) on 16 April 2026
Your answers
- What’s your nationality as shown on your passport or travel document?
- Nicaragua
- Change What’s your nationality as shown on your passport or travel document?
- What are you coming to the UK to do?
- Have medical treatment
- Change What are you coming to the UK to do?