If you enter the UK as a visitor, you would be normally allowed to remain for\u00a0a maximum of 6 months in any 12 months period with the exception of academic visitor, his\/her dependant and a parent of a child at school, whose visa is granted for a 12 months period.<\/p>\n
Depending on the purpose of your visit you should apply for a particular visa category. If your main purpose is tourism you can apply as a \u201cgeneral visitor\u201d. To apply as a family visitor your family member must be a British citizen or settled in the UK.<\/p>\n
If you wish to come to the UK for business, you should apply as a business visitor undertaking permitted paid engagements or as a prospective entrepreneur. In order to apply as business visitor your intention must be to visit the UK for no more than 6 months, you should be based abroad and do not intend to transfer your base to the UK, even temporarily and you should continue to receive your salary from abroad.<\/p>\n
If you wish to study in the UK for up to 6 months, you can come here as a\u00a0student visitor. In order to apply you must have been accepted on a course of study in the UK.\u00a0If you intend to study in the UK under Tier 4 of the points-based system, but you have not completed the arrangements for your course of study, you might be able to apply for a visa as a\u00a0prospective student. No work is permitted under the student visitor or prospective student visa.<\/p>\n
You might be able to come here as a\u00a0sports visitor if you want to take part in any sporting events in the UK; or you can come as an entertainer visitor if you wish to perform or audition in the UK as an entertainer. If you want to\u00a0get married or register a civil partnership\u00a0in the UK, and you intend to leave the UK soon after the ceremony, you should apply to come here as a visitor for marriage or civil partnership.<\/p>\n
The most common requirements for the visitor visa are:<\/p>\n
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If you have any queries regarding the visitor visa application or any other immigration matter, please feel free to contact us.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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