Visitor Visa: General
General visitor visa
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General Visitor Visa
As a general visitor to the UK on a temporary visa, you must be able to show that:
- - you are 18 or over;
- - you only want to visit the UK for up to six months, or up to 12 months if you are accompanying an academic visitor;
- - you intend to leave the UK at the end of your visitor visa;
- - You have enough money to support and accommodate yourself without working or help from UK public funds, or you and any dependants will be supported and accommodated by relatives or friends;
- - You can meet the cost of the return or onward journey; and you are not in transit to a country outside the common travel area.
- - You must also show that, during your visit, you do not intend to: take employment, produce goods or provide services, including the selling of goods or services direct to members of the general public;
- - Undertake a course of study;
- - Marry or form a civil partnership, or give notice of marriageor civil partnership;
- - Carry out the activities of a business visitor, a sports visitor or an entertainer visitor; or receive private medical treatment. You will need to apply under a separate subcategory for all above in bold call us on 0845 2911229 for assistance.
Applicants must ensure they provide all the necessary documentation at the time of submitting their application, and only accepted documents specified by UKBA guidance.
Applicants who fail to provide specified documentation; will not be contacted to request them. Therefore, applicants that fail to send in correct documents may be refused. All documentation used as evidence must be the original (not a copy) unless UKBA specifically say otherwise.
If you have any questions with regards to visitor visa's please call us on 0845 2911229 or complete our contact us form
What documents you should have for coming to the UK on a general visitor visa, are:
- Employment information.
- Residential status.
- Study information (Students)
- Proof of family, social ties and responsibilities;
- Proof of travel plans;
- Financial position.
- Savings.
- Retired and unemployed applicants please contact us directly as your individual circumstances may still permit you entry to the UK as a general visitor.
call us on 0845 291 1229 for any visitor visa enquiry
Extending your stay and when it's applicable to do so:
On a general visitor visa, you are allowed to remain in the UK for a maximum of six months at a time (or 12 months if you are accompanying an academic visitor). When you enter the UK, the length of your permission to enter will be stamped in your passport. If you are given permission to enter for three months or less and you want to extend your stay to the maximum of six (or 12) months in total, you will need to apply for an extension using the application form FLR(O).
If you were given permission to enter the UK for three months as a child visitor, and you have now turned 18, you can apply to extend your stay on a general visitor visa. The maximum total time that you can stay in the UK will still be six months (or 12 months if you are accompanying an academic visitor).
For more information on Visitor visas please call us on 0845 291 1229
Sponsoring a General visitor:
The documents you need will depend on the circumstances of each individual case. For a more comprehensive break down based on your personal circumstances give a call on: 0845 291 1229
- evidence of your own immigration status in the United Kingdom; and
- a letter of sponsorship explaining your relationship to the applicant, the purpose of the visit and where the applicant will stay.
- If you're providing financial support, accommodation and their general travel expenses to the UK, you should provide the following:
- Evidence of your own financial position
- Sponsors of Business visa applicants will have to provide a sponsors letter on Company letter head paper. Sponsors of General applicants should also provide a letter of sponsorship.
Should you require assistance or help in produces the above documentation please give us a call and well be happy to assist you on 0845 2911229
Will it help if you act as a guarantor on a general visitor visa?
You cannot guarantee that the person you are sponsoring will leave at the end of their visit. If UKBA decide not to issue a general visitor visa, it does not mean that UKBA doubts what you have told them. It's because, immigration rules state, it is the general visitor applicant who must satisfy the entry clearance requirements or the further leave to remain qualifying requirements for entry or continued stay.
Rights & Responsibilities
After arriving in the UK, some applicants may be required to register with the police. If this applies to you, this requirement will be written in your passport and you will need to register within seven days of your arrival in the UK. To register, you will need your passport and the registration fee. 2x passport-size photographs of you are usually also required. If you are staying in the Metropolitan Police area of London, you should take these items to the Overseas Visitors Records Office at the address below.