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Visit the UK as a Standard Visitor for tourism, business, study (courses up to 6 months), medical treatment and other activities. Find out whether you need a Standard Visitor visa, or can visit without a visa.

• Overview

  You can visit the UK as a Standard Visitor for tourism, business, study…

• Visit on business

  You can visit the UK for up to 6 months to do the following business…

• Visit to study

  You can visit the UK for up to 6 months to: study at an accredited…

• Visit as an academic

  If you’re a scientist, researcher or academic you can: take part in formal…

• Visit for a paid engagement or event

  You can visit the UK for certain paid engagements or events (a ‘permitted…

• Visit for medical reasons

  You can visit the UK for up to 6 months to: have private medical treatment…

• If you're under 18

  You may visit the UK if you’re under 18 and: you’ve made suitable…

• Apply for a Standard Visitor visa

  If you need a Standard Visitor visa, you must apply online before you…

• When you can extend your stay

  You may be able to extend your stay if you have permission to be in the UK…

You may need a visa to come to the UK to visit, study or work.

Apply for a Youth Mobility Scheme visa to live and work in the UK if you’re from a participating country - fees, eligibility, how to apply.

• Overview

  You can apply for a Youth Mobility Scheme visa if you: want to live and…

• Eligibility

  If you’re from Australia, Canada, New Zealand and South Korea You can…

• Documents you must provide

  When you apply you’ll need to provide: a valid passport or other document…

• Apply

  Check which documents you’ll need to apply. You’ll also have to pay the…

• Extend your visa

  You can only apply to extend your Youth Mobility Scheme visa if you’re…

Apply for a Skilled Worker visa (formerly a Tier 2 General work visa) if you’ve been offered a skilled job with a UK employer - eligibility, fees, documents, extend, switch or update, bring your partner and children, taking …

Find the address, contact details and opening times of the UK visa application centre for your country.

Get a family visa for the UK, live with your spouse or relative - eligibility, proof, renewing, financial and English language requirements.

Find out if you need to pay the immigration health surcharge as part of your visa or immigration application.

Apply for a Student visa to study in the UK if you're 16 or over - eligibility, extend or switch your visa, how much it costs and how long it takes

Apply for a Graduate route visa if you’ve been on a student visa and want to stay in the UK to work - eligibility, fees, documents, extend, bring your partner and children.

Check if you need a tuberculosis (TB) test to support your visa application and find an approved clinic in your country

Report a change of address, personal details or circumstances if you have a visa or biometric residence permit (BRP), or if you've applied for one

Check how much your visa application costs in the country you’re in

UK visa sponsorship information for employers - requirements, certificates and licences for Workers and Temporary Workers.

Get a free permit to join family from the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein in the UK - check if you’re eligible, documents you need to apply.

Apply for a transit visa if you stop at a UK airport on your way to another destination - types of visas, cost, documents, how to apply

You can no longer apply for a new electronic visa waiver (EVW). Find out what to do if you have an existing EVW

Cancel (withdraw) a UK visa, immigration or citizenship application and get a refund on your application fees, immigration health surcharge and priority service fee.

Apply for a visa to visit the UK if you want to marry or register a civil partnership within 6 months - eligibility, documents, how to apply, how much it costs

Apply for a High Potential Individual (HPI) visa if you've been awarded a qualification by an eligible university in the last 5 years - eligibility, fees, documents, switch, bring your partner and children

Apply for a sponsor licence so you can sponsor foreign workers or students to come and work or study in the UK