Visiting the United Kingdom
As a general visitor, you can visit the United Kingdom for up to six months, or up to 12 months if you are accompanying an academic visitor.
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If you are a national of the European Economic Area (EEA) or a member of their family.
To come to the United Kingdom as a general visitor, you must be able to show that:
- you are 18 or over;
- you only want to visit the United Kingdom for up to six months, or up to 12 months if you are accompanying an academic visitor;
- you intend to leave the United Kingdom at the end of your visit;
- you have enough money to support and accommodate yourself without working or help from 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 directo to members of the public;
- undertake a course of study;
- marry or form a civil partnership, or give notice of marriage or civil partnership;
- carry out the activities of a business visitor, a sports visitor or an entertainer visitor; or
- receive private medical treatment.
We also offer a check and send servcie if you do not require specific individual advise. You could also use our pre-pay services.
