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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.
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…
Reclaim VAT you've paid on goods and services bought in the UK to use in your business if you’re registered as a business outside the UK.
Information for entertainers and musicians, from non-visa national countries, such as EU Member States and the US, visiting the UK for performance and work.
Making thank you payments to sponsors, including across different councils. Also checking if guests are paying rent to sponsors, and what to do if they are.
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
Information and resources for NHS organisations, frontline staff and the public.
Find out if you need to pay the immigration health surcharge as part of your visa or immigration application.
Find out how to work out and make PAYE deductions for employees who come to work in the UK.
You may need a visa to come to the UK to visit, study or work.
Information on accessing healthcare for visitors to the UK from EU countries, Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein and Switzerland.
VAT and other taxes on shopping and services, including tax-free shopping, energy-saving equipment and mobility aids.
Advice and guidance for healthcare practitioners on the health needs of migrant patients.
Tax and reporting rules for employers who provide transport subsistence expenses for employees.
Making the first (interim) payments to guests.
Forms for NHS visitor and migrant patients who may need to pay for their treatment.
What you need to know about crossing the UK border and visiting the UK.
Find out what a charity is, how VAT affects charities, how to treat a charity's income for VAT and what VAT reliefs a charity can get on what it buys.
Immigration Rules for Visitors
This collection contains immigration staff guidance about visitors.
Find out the basic rules of VAT, how they apply to clubs and associations, and how to treat VAT on subscriptions and other payments.
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