Private Medical Treatment
To come to the United Kingdom for medical treatment you must be able to show that:
- you meet the requirements for leave to enter as a visitor;
- if suffering from a communicable disease there is no danger to public health;
- your course of treatment is for a limited period of time;
- you have made satisfactory arrangements for the consultation or treatment you need;
- you have enough money to pay for any treatment and to support and accommodate yourself without working or help from public funds; and
- you plan to leave the United Kingdom at the end of your treatment.
It is helpful if you have as many of these as possible:
- a letter from a general practitioner who is a consultant for the NHS or who is on the Specialist Register of the General Medical Council, confirming that satisfactory arrangements for private medical treatment have been made, how long the treatment will last and, if your treatment has already started, how it is progressing;
- evidence of savings available to you to pay for your treatment;
- a letter from your employer granting leave of absence from your job for a specified period. The letter should also say how long you have been employed by that employer and in what job(s);
- if you are self-employed, evidence of your business activities and financial standing;
- evidence of any property you own in your home country;
- if you are a student, a letter from your school or college stating which course you are on, its start and finish dates and the dates of the holiday period during which you intend to visit the United Kingdom;
- it may also help if you can show that you have family or social ties and responsibilities to return to;
- evidence of any firm travel plans you have made; and
- bank statements going back over a period of several months.
