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What you need to know about crossing the UK border and visiting the UK as a citizen from the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein.
Immigration staff guidance about the different visitor categories for visiting the UK and how UK Visas and Immigration makes decisions on visitor cases.
Version 16.0 1. About this guidance This guidance tells you about…
This guidance explains the documents you should provide to support your application to visit the UK.
To visit the UK, you need to show that you’re a genuine visitor. You can…
You can enter the UK as an S2 Healthcare Visitor if you have been authorised to receive planned healthcare in the UK under the ‘S2 arrangement' or you're accompanying or joining someone who is.
Customer service standards for visit and transit visa applications if you're applying from inside or outside the UK.
Guidance about how Chinese and Indian nationals can visit the UK and Ireland using a single visa.
Guidance for leaders of school parties and other groups crossing the UK border on a coach or bus.
Information and guidance to support visa applications made outside the UK.
Immigration staff guidance explaining the process for considering human rights claims in overseas visit applications.
Immigration staff guidance on routing and processing applications from customers applying for a Visitor visa under Appendix V.
Details of payees for vendors who wish to pay non-UK resident classical music artists.
Immigration staff guidance about the diplomatic visa arrangement (DVA) visa and permission to enter the UK on the DVA visa route.
How to apply to get on the list of permit-free art and music festivals.
Home Office consultation published 12 October 2009.
Information on applying for a UK business visitor visa in Turkey.
Guide for applicants who are considering on making a visa application, or sponsoring an applicant if they want to work in the UK.
Immigration staff guidance on routing and processing applications from customers applying for a Student visa under Appendix Student.
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