Guidance

Visit visa: guide to supporting documents

This guidance explains the documents you should provide to support your application to visit the UK.

From:
UK Visas and Immigration
Published
1 October 2012
Last updated
25 February 2026 — See all updates

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Visiting the UK: guide to supporting documents

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Use this guidance to find out which documents you need to support your application for a standard visitor visa.

Updates to this page

Published 1 October 2012
Last updated 25 February 2026 show all updates

  1. Updated content on travelling with a document.

  2. The guidance has been updated in line with current policy.

  3. Added Chinese translation.

  4. New content relevant from 1 December onwards.

  5. Updated to include a html version of the English and Chinese language guidance

  6. Updated guidance.

  7. New Chinese translated guidance.

  8. updated guidance

  9. Updated guidance.

  10. First published.

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