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This collection brings together guidance about visiting the UK used by UK Visas and Immigration.
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.
You can visit the UK as a Standard Visitor for tourism, business, study…
You can visit the UK for up to 6 months to do the following business…
You can visit the UK for up to 6 months to: study at an accredited…
If you’re a scientist, researcher or academic you can: take part in formal…
You can visit the UK for certain paid engagements or events (a ‘permitted…
You can visit the UK for up to 6 months to: have private medical treatment…
You may visit the UK if you’re under 18 and: you’ve made suitable…
If you need a Standard Visitor visa, you must apply online before you…
You may be able to extend your stay if you have permission to be in the UK…
Reasons for a support visit from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) Visiting Team, what to expect and how to check if the visitor is genuine
Principles to support decision making for those involved in safely planning and protecting visiting during outbreaks of infectious illness in adult social care.
VisitBritain (VB) is the national tourism agency, responsible for marketing Britain worldwide and developing Britain’s visitor economy. It works with UK Trade & Investment as well as airlines, travel operators, global brands and the official tourism bodies for London, England,...
How to get contact with your grandchildren if parents divorce or separate and will not let you see them: mediation, applying for a court order
Why children are sent to custody, what it's like, visiting, advice and support
This note is part of the statutory guidance under s215 of the HRA 2008 (from 1 April 2024)
Make a request for a social visit to someone in a prison in England and Wales
This collection contains immigration staff guidance about visitors.
Consultation response published setting out plans to make visiting a fundamental standard of care.
Humber is a men’s prison in Brough, near Hull, East Yorkshire.
Advice for health professionals on pregnant women who are inadvertently vaccinated against chicken pox (varicella), shingles or measles, mumps, rubella.
How to book and make a secure video call with somebody in prison.
This guide provides information about being arrested in Turkey and what conditions are like in prison there.
This guide provides information about being arrested in Germany and what conditions are like in prison there.
Highpoint is a men’s prison in Newmarket, Suffolk.
Permitted Activities for Visitors
Don’t include personal or financial information like your National Insurance number or credit card details.
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