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The Standard Visitor Visa or the UK Tourist Visa is a short-stay visa allowing an intending candidate to stay for up to 6 months in the UK.
It is mainly given to the people who travel to the United Kingdom on the purpose of tourism, visiting family friends, professional reasons, and medical treatments.
As per the UK government, the Standard Visitor visa has replaced these visas:
You should be able to prove the following to the UK Visa and Immigration Officer while applying for the following:
Convince the immigration officer about these –
Failing to convince on these aspects can give you a visa for a shorter period than requested. The application fee is not refundable when you get a shorter visa.
Your visa may also get cancelled and get a long-term ban if you have repeatedly been living in the UK for extended periods.
You will have to prove that you are highly qualified within your field of expertise.
While on sabbatical leave from the home institution and visiting the UK on a letter of invitation –
You should be able to prove that –
You are not having any infectious disease nor are you a danger to public health.
You will have to fulfil these visa requirements to come to the UK as an organ donor –
It is also required to be proved that the organ receiving UK passport holder is legally allowed to live in the UK.
You can apply for a visitor in Transit Visa if you are not a national from EEA or Switzerland and will leave the UK within 48 hours.
You can also apply for a long-term multiple entry Transit Visa if you can prove that you frequently need to pass through the UK over long periods.
This type of visitor visa allows you to get married in the United Kingdom.
You will have to apply for this type of visa if you plan to:
You can directly apply for a Standard UK Visitor Visa if you wish to convert your civil partnership into a marriage.
The documents needed to support the UK Visit Visa process are:
Plan your UK Visitor Visa process by taking the following steps.
Note:Â Ensure that you are providing the documents similar to the information given in the application form. Any mismatch between them can create a problem for obtaining the visa.
A Standard Visitor visa costs £95.
The fee for a long-term Standard Visitor visa depends on its length of your stay:
The most used among all the visas is the 6 months stay visa. The following table shows the fees structure in a detailed manner.
UK Standard Visitor Visa Application Fees
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Visa Type | Duration | Cost (in GBP) |
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Standard Visitor Visa | 6 Months | £95 |
Long-Term Visitor Visa (2 Years) | 2 Years | £361 |
Long-Term Visitor Visa (5 Years) | 5 Years | £655 |
Long-Term Visitor Visa (10 Years) | 10 Years | £822 |
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The decision on your UK Standard Visitor Visa should come within 3 weeks of attending the appointment at the Visa Application Centre. One week here is equal to 5 working days.
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Before entering into the UK, there would be a background verification performed by the entry clearance officers. The officers consider many factors to accept your application. If you fail the verification, then you are bound to get refused.
Below are a few general grounds of refusal:
You can be involved in any business activities in the UK as per the visa rules. There are a few cases where the UK Standard Visitor Visa can also be extended to some extent.
Yes, they do. An individual from India with a plan to visit the United Kingdom on a short-term basis such as holidays, visiting families, medical treatment, etc., will need a UK Tourist Visa. Without a valid visa in hand, you cannot enter the UK.
The UK Visitor Visa for Indians is not difficult to get. The UK encourages visitors to make the most of their travel to the country. With more people from India travelling to the UK every year, the Government of the UK continues to make improvements to the visa services.
You can:
You cannot:
Read the guidance for more information about what you can and cannot do with a Standard Visitor visa.
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