Form

Application for UK visa to visit or for short-term stay: form VAF1A

Form to apply to visit or transit through the UK, for short-term study and parents visiting their child on a Tier 4 (child) visa.

Published 28 April 2015
Last updated 14 August 2018 — see all updates
From:
UK Visas and Immigration

Documents

Application for a visit and short term stay (VAF1A August 2018)

PDF, 500KB, 12 pages

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Guidance notes: visa application form (VAF1A April 2015)

PDF, 103KB, 5 pages

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Details

Use this form if you are outside the UK and cannot apply online to come to the UK as a visitor or transit through the UK.

It is also for short-term students and parents coming to visit their child on a Tier 4 (Child) visa.

You should read the VAF1A guidance before you apply.

Published 28 April 2015
Last updated 14 August 2018 + show all updates
  1. Updated application form.
  2. First published.