Visit Visa Application

You may apply under the Standard Visitor route to visit the UK for a short period. 

What is a UK Standard Visitor Visa?

The Standard Visitor visa has replaced the:

• Family Visitor route
• General Visitor route
• Child Visitor route
• Sports Visitor route
• Entertainer Visitor route
• Prospective Entrepreneur route 
• Private Medical Treatment Visitor route
• Approved Destination Status (ADS) route
• Business Visitor route, including routes for academics, doctors and dentists

Eligibility Criteria to Apply for Visitor Route

To travel to the UK under the visitor route, you must submit documentation related to your intention to leave at the end of your visit. You should be able to show that you will not attempt to remain in the UK after your Standard Visitor period expires.

 To establish your intention, they may look at your past immigration history for confirmation of your frequency of travel to the UK, return tickets, and the creditability of the reason for visiting the UK. They will also consider your background and the plan to stay for not more than six months.

 You must also be able to support and accommodate yourself financially during the entire traveling without relying on any public funds in the UK.

Also, in the event of business reasons, you must ensure that you will be conducting only the permitted business activities in the UK.

Who Can Apply for the UK Standard Visitor Route?

You can apply for a UK Standard Visitor Route for purposes such as

• Visiting the UK for business purposes – meeting, conference or training
• Taking part in the sports-related event
• Taking part in a performance event in the UK
• For a short academic training or research, or accompanying students on a study abroad programme
• For leisure, for example, a holiday or to visit your family and friends under a tourist visa
• For the reason – such as to receive private medical treatment, a doctor or dentist visiting the UK for clinical attachment or observer post
• Documents needed to be submitted for Standard Visitors Visa

 You must submit valid and relevant documentation to avoid refusal. Our immigration lawyers can assist you in collating and submitting all required documents to support your application under the visitor route.The essential documents required are

• A valid passport or travel document
• Bank statements which show your financial status to support yourself during the travel
• Proof of your purpose of the visit to the UK
• Evidence that you will leave the UK when the visitor route period expires

How Can We Help

With the complexity of the immigration law, it is vital to ensure that you know the entire process to get the visit visa approved. We, with our years of experience in the immigration field, can assist and discuss your situation. We can help you with the proper procedure for the submission of the visitor visa application for you to visit your loved ones in the UK.

 We will help you with optimizing your chances of success where you were previously refused a visit visa to the UK.

• Preparing for submission of a visitor route application
• Helping you collating the valid supporting documentation
• Challenging refusals with appropriate judicial review