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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.
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 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.
Advice and guidance on the health needs of migrant patients for healthcare practitioners.
Principles to support decision making for those involved in safely planning and protecting visiting during outbreaks of infectious illness in adult social care.
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.
The government will better protect and strengthen the visiting rights for people in health and care settings, following a review of Regulation 9A.
How to get state healthcare when you’re on holiday or travelling to Spain.
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