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Visit Visa
 
 
Description:

    A UK visit visa allows a person to travel and stay in the UK for up to six months. It also covers people coming to the UK for business trips or medical treatment and those passing through the UK. A Business visitor visa is often applied for by business people who wish to attend the UK for short trips.  As long as they are not entering into any type of work and only attending meeting or auditing work they are allowed to stay for up to six months.  This is a very swift and effective type of visa and allows people to enter the UK without the need for the more formal and Work Permit application to be approved.  A business visitor visa can be short term single enter or multiple entry with a validity of two years. 

This way a person does not require constant renewals every time they wish to travel to the UK on business.  Artists who are not performing can also use this visa to enter the UK if they wish to attend interviews promote a piece of work such as a movie or a book without needing to apply for any further permits to work.    

Medical Visitor visas are often issued to individuals who wish to attend the UK for medical treatment.  In the past the UK was a high respected destination for medical Visitors.  From IVF to plastic surgery it was accepted the UK were leaders in these fields.  Today fewer people attend the UK for medical treatment however it is still important to note a Medical Visitor visa can only be granted in certain cases.  For a visa to be granted a person must not have a terminal illness and also the treatment must be private.  A medical visa is granted for six months at a time and is renewable for the duration of the treatment.  They can also be multiple entry for those people who wish to continue their treatment as an out patient only flying into the UK for appointments.

 
Benefits:

    The UK tourist visa lasts for up to two years if it is multiple entry.  A person can stay on a visitor visa for a maximum of six months except for medical visitors who can extend their leave to remain if required.
 

Public Funds:


  
  To be eligible for a UK visit visa you must be able to support and accommodate yourself without recourse to public funds. You must also intend to return home at the expiry of your UK travel visa.  If a person has family settled in the UK an Entry Clearance Officer may question a persons intention to return home.  For a UK Visit visa to be granted it is important to note it is not just your Immigration history that will be taken into account but that of your family.