UK Visitor Visa

UK Visitor Visas are normally granted to visitors for six months and may be valid for a single or multiple entries. Single entry UK Visitor Visas allow only one entry into the UK while multiple entry UK Visitor Visas allow the holder to travel into and out of the UK on multiple occasions during that period. You must state when applying whether you want a single-entry or multiple-entry visa.

Note:

• Single-entry visas may be issued more quickly, particularly to persons who have not visited the UK before.
• UK Visitor Visa is valid for entry into the UK before the date indicated.
• It is not possible to marry with in the UK on a visitor visa,
• The Embassy will ask the applicant how long they intend to remain in the UK. If the answer is ‘one month’ they will still normally issue a six month visa. If the applicant stays longer than a month this will severely jeopardize any future visa applications and they will normally be refused.
• There is no right of appeal for a Visitor visa refusal but there is a right of appeal if the visa is to see a close family member

The principal requirements for admission to the UK as a visitor or visitor are that the applicant:

• is genuinely seeking entry for not more than six months as a visitor;
• intends to leave at the end of his visit
• does not intend to take employment paid or unpaid, or to produce goods or provide services
• does not sell goods or services direct to the public, during the visit;
• does not intend to study at a publicly funded school;
• can be maintained and accommodated without recourse to public funds;
• show proof that he/she is able to meet the costs of their onward journey.