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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,...
This collection brings together guidance about visiting the UK used by UK Visas and Immigration.
This guide sets out who has to apply for a permit, how to apply and explains the other rules covering travel to Antarctica.
What to do if you're visiting the UK on business - check if you’re eligible, if you need a visa, what visa to apply for, and what to do before you visit.
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.
Immigration staff guidance about the different visitor categories for visiting the UK and how UK Visas and Immigration makes decisions on visitor cases.
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.
What to do if you're visiting the UK for a holiday or to see family or friends: check if you’re eligible, if you need a visa, and what to do before you visit.
Visit for tourism, business or a short stay (up to 6 months), airport transit visas
Principles to support decision making for those involved in safely planning and protecting visiting during outbreaks of infectious illness in adult social care.
Make a request for a social visit to someone in a prison in England and Wales
How and when welfare checks must be made to assess if a sponsor is an appropriate host. Includes note taking and follow up visits.
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
Advice and guidance on the health needs of migrant patients for healthcare practitioners.
What happens when Rural Payments Agency field officers visit your holding, including checks on tagging, holding registers and movement records.
What to do if you're visiting the UK to do research - check if you’re eligible and if you need a visa, what visa to apply for, what to do before you visit.
VisitEngland (VE) is the national tourist board for England, responsible for marketing England to domestic and established overseas markets and for improving England’s tourism product. VE is an executive non-departmental public body, sponsored by the Department for Culture, Media and...
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.
VAT checks by HM Revenue and Customs - VAT officers inspecting your VAT record keeping and business premises
You can come to the UK for up to 30 days as part of a tour group through the approved destination status agreement (ADS) if you're a Chinese citizen
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