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about visitors
How do I qualify to come to the United Kingdom
as a visitor?
What are public funds?
Can I extend my stay as a visitor?
How
do I apply?
Can I do business during my visit?
How do I qualify to come to the United Kingdom
for private medical treatment?
How do I apply to extend my stay to have, or continue
to receive, private medical treatment?
Medical Treatment on the National Health Service
(NHS)
How do I qualify to enter the United Kingdom when
I am travelling to another country?
Do I have to register with the police?
UK Visa Extensions:
Applications for extensions of stay in the UK
Basic application requirements
Dependant of uk visa applicants
Visitors Visas (up to six months stay)
Extension of stay on the basis of UK ancestery
Extension of stay as an au pair
Extensions of stay as a crew member of vessel
Extension of stay as a businessman
Extension of stay as sole representative of an
overseas company
Extension of stay as a writer, artist or composer
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These
pages explain what the Immigration Rules say about visitors, people
coming to the United Kingdom for medical treatment and visitors
on their way to another country. They are only a guide and aim
to answer frequently asked questions.
If this page does not answer your questions, please telephone
or write to us for further information. |
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| How
do I qualify to come to the United Kingdom as a visitor? |
You
must be able to show that:
• you only want to visit the country for up to six months;
• you plan to leave the United Kingdom at the end of your
visit;
• and you have enough money to support and accommodate yourself
without working or help from public funds.
Remember, if you are a visa national you will need a visa to enter
the United Kingdom. |
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What
are public funds?
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If
you come to live or stay in the United Kingdom, you must be able
to support and accommodate yourself without claiming certain state
benefits.
These are:
• Income Support and Jobseeker's Allowance (JSA);
• Housing and homelessness assistance;
• Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit;
• Working Families' Tax Credit;
• a social fund payment;
• Child Benefit, or any disability allowance. |
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| Can
I extend my stay as a visitor? |
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visitor can only stay for six months. If we gave you permission
to stay for less than six months, you can apply to extend your
stay, up to six months in total. |
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| How
do I apply? |
You
will need to complete an application form. Applications (except
those for asylum and work permits or under European Community
law) will not be valid unless they are made on the appropriate
application form. You can get copies of application forms from
this website.
To apply for further leave to remain, get form FLR(O).
If you are not sure which application form you should complete,
the Application Forms Unit will be able to help you. You can telephone
them on 0870 241 0645.
You should send the completed form to us, by post, before your
permission to stay ends. The application form will give you details
of all the documents you will need to send with your application
and where you should send it.
If you need to travel urgently, you can apply in person at one
of our public enquiry offices.
All documents should be originals unless you have a good reason
why you cannot produce them with your application. We will not
normally accept photocopies. |
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| Can
I do business during my visit? |
You
can do business in the United Kingdom either as a tourist or in
connection with your work or business overseas.
You cannot:
• do paid or unpaid work;
• produce goods or provide services in the United Kingdom;
• or sell goods and services to members of the public.
You can:
• go to meetings with United Kingdom businesses or negotiate
and enter into contracts with them;
• go to trade fairs, conferences and classroom training;
• and enter as a visitor if you are a sports person or entertainer
coming to the United Kingdom for a trial or audition, or for a
personal appearance which does not involve a performance.
A visitor can only stay for six months. People who regularly visit
the United Kingdom for business can apply for a multiple-entry
visa as a visitor that is valid for two or five years. |
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| How
do I qualify to come to the United Kingdom for private medical
treatment? |
You
must be able to show that:
• you have made satisfactory arrangements for the consultation
or treatment you need;
• you have enough money to pay for any treatment and to support
and accommodate yourself without working or help from public funds;
and
• you plan to leave the United Kingdom at the end of your
treatment. |
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| How
do I apply to extend my stay to have, or continue to receive,
private medical treatment? |
You
can apply to the Immigration and Nationality Directorate or in
person at one of our public enquiry offices. You should apply
before the date your permission to stay ends.
You should complete application form FLR(O) and send it with:
• your passport;
• a letter from a general practitioner who is a consultant
for the NHS or who is in the Specialist Register of the General
Medical Council, confirming that satisfactory arrangements for
private medical treatment have been made, how long the treatment
will last and, if your treatment has already started, how it is
progressing;
• evidence that you have paid for your treatment; and
• evidence that you have enough money to support and accommodate
yourself and to pay for further treatment (such as your bank statements
or savings account book). |
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| Medical
Treatment on the National Health Service (NHS) |
Visitors
are not allowed to enter or stay in the United Kingdom to receive
free medical treatment from the National Health Service (NHS).
You will be charged for any treatment you receive. Please make
sure you have enough medical insurance to cover your stay.
You can get more information from the Department of Health:
• Website http://www.doh.gov.uk/overseasvisitors
• Telephone 44(0)20 7210 4850
• email dhmail@doh.gsi.gov.uk |
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| How
do I qualify to enter the United Kingdom when I am travelling
to another country? |
You
must be able to show that:
• you are travelling to a country outside the United Kingdom,
the Channel Islands, the Isle of Man and the Republic of Ireland
(this is known as the Common Travel Area);
• you can continue to another country where you will be guaranteed
entry;
• you have a confirmed travel ticket for your final destination;
and
• you will leave for your intended destination within 48
hours of arriving in the United Kingdom.
People who live in certain countries or territories need a visa
to pass through the United Kingdom. You can get guidance leaflets
and information about visas from the Joint Entry Clearance Unit.
Please write to:
Visa Correspondence Unit
The Joint Entry Clearance Unit
89 Albert Embankment
London
SE1 7TP.
General enquiries: 020 7238 3838
Application forms: 020 7238 3858 |
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| Do
I have to register with the police? |
If
you have to register with the police, we will stamp this requirement
in your passport. You must register within seven days of arriving
in the United Kingdom.
To register, you will need your passport and two passport-size
photographs of yourself. If you are staying in the Metropolitan
Police Area, you should take these to the Overseas Visitors Records
Office, Ground Floor, Brandon House, 180 Borough High Street,
SE1 1LH between 9am and 4.30pm, Monday to Friday. If you are not
staying in the Metropolitan Area, you should contact your local
police force for the address and opening hours of other police
registration offices. You will have to pay a fee for registering
with the police. |
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| UK
Visa Extensions |
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| Applications
for extensions of stay in the UK |
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documentation must be supplied in original format or certified
as an original copy by the organisations supplying the documentation. |
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| Basic
application requirements |
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To make
any Visa application for the UK you will need to provide the
following information:-
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Passport photograph
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Completed application form
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Your unexpired passport
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Your police registration certificate (if you are required to
register with the police)
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| Dependant
of uk visa applicants |
When
applying for your spouse or children to be attached to your visa
application you will need to provide the following information:-
• Passport photo for each dependant over the age of 16
• The dependants passport
• The police registration certificate of the dependant (If
they are required to register with the police)
• Evidence of dependancy, i.e. birth or marrige certificate. |
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| Visitors
Visas (up to six months stay) |
To
apply for an UK visitors Visa you will need to supply the following
information in addition to the base requirements:-
• Proof
of financial status, i.e. bank statements, building society book
or last three months wage slips.
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Letter of support confirming accommodation.
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Proof of onward travel. |
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| Extension
of stay on the basis of UK ancestery |
If
you are a commonwealth citizen aged 17 years or over and one of
your grandparents was a UK Citizen born in the UK and islands
you may apply for extension of stay on the basis of ancestry.
You will need to supply the following information in addition
to the base requirements:-
• Your full birth certificate that shows both your
parents names.
• Your parents full birth certificate showing their
parents names.
• Your grandparents full birth certificate (UK born
only)
• Documentary evidences that you intend to seek or
undertake employment.
• Proof of financial status, i.e. bank statements,
building society book or last three months wage slips. |
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| Extension
of stay as an au pair |
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apply for an extension of stay as an au pair you must provide
in addition to the base requirements a letter from the family
confirming your employment details. |
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| Extensions
of stay as a crew member of vessel |
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apply for the extension of stay as the crewmember of an aircraft,
sea going vessel or train you must supply in addition to the base
requirements, documentary evidence from your employer confirming
that your continued presence here is still necessary to fulfill
the purpose for which you where given leave to enter. |
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| Extension
of stay as a businessman |
In
addition to the base requirements you will need to provide the
following information:-
• Audited accounts, which show the precise finacial
position of the business.
• Confirmation that you have invested no less than
£200,000.00 of your own money into the business in the UK.
• Documentary evidence that shows you have employed
at least two new full time jobs for persons settled in the UK. |
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| Extension
of stay as sole representative of an overseas company |
In
addition to the base requirements you will require to provide
the following information:-
• Documentation that shows the registration of the
UK branch or wholly owned subsidary of the parent company.
• Documentary evidence from the parent company confirming
that you are still required for the employment in question. |
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| Extension
of stay as a writer, artist or composer |
In
addition to the base requirements you will need to provide evidence
of the following:-
• Documentary evidence that you are able to support yourself
and not your dependants with your own resources without working
except or as an artist or composer.
• Evidence of your publication or performance achievements
(NOT newspaper or magazine articles) |
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