USEFUL LINKS
VISIT VISA INFORMATION

Basic information on visit visa criteria from gov.uk

ONLINE VISIT VISA APPLICATION

Online application form for visit visa applications

VISIT VISA: GUIDE TO SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS

Home Office guide for applicants on what documents to include

VISA PROCESSING TIME CHECKER

Check processing times for your country

VISIT VISA GUIDANCE FOR DECISION MAKERS

Internal Home Office guidance document

APPENDIX V

The Immigration Rules on visit visas

Owing a debt to the National Health Service is a ground for refusing applications for permission to enter or remain in the UK. Such debts

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11th November 2025
BY Nath Gbikpi

The common travel area enables passport-free and legal travel between the United Kingdom (including Northern Ireland), the Republic of Ireland, the Isle of Man and

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21st October 2025
BY Colin Yeo

New immigration rules were published today affecting a wide range of immigration routes. Most of the changes had already been announced in the earlier immigration

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14th October 2025
BY Colin Yeo

The British government has, with immediate effect from 3pm today, imposed a new visit visa requirement on Botswanan nationals. This change is set out in

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14th October 2025
BY Colin Yeo

In Metin Kaya (Visit Visa: substantive) [2025] UKSIAC SV/01/2024 the Special Immigration Appeals Commission (SIAC) upheld the Home Office’s decision refusing to issue a visit

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25th September 2025
BY Iain Halliday

In this article we look at how foreign Esports (competitive video gaming) competitors can use the visitor route to participate in UK competitions and what

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28th August 2025
BY Jack Freeland