Do’s and don’ts for Standard Visitors to the UK

Posted on 21st April 2024 by Streets General


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There is useful guidance published on GOV.UK that explains the do’s and don’ts for Standard Visitors to the UK. Visitors to the UK who are classed as a ‘Standard Visitor’ are allowed in the UK for tourism, business, study (courses up to 6 months) and other permitted activities.

Permitted activities include the following:

  • for tourism, for example on a holiday or vacation;
  • to see your family or friends;
  • to volunteer for up to 30 days with a registered charity;
  • to pass through the UK to another country (‘in transit’);
  • for certain business activities, for example attending a meeting or interview;
  • for certain paid engagements or events (a ‘permitted paid engagement’) as an expert in your profession, for example to give lectures or perform;
  • to take part in a school exchange programme;
  • to do a recreational course of up to 30 days, for example a dance course;
  • to study, undertake a placement or take an exam;
  • as an academic, senior doctor or dentist; or
  • for medical reasons.

The following activities are not permitted for a Standard Visitor:

  • undertake paid or unpaid work for a UK company or as a self-employed person, unless you are doing a permitted paid engagement or event;
  • claim public funds (benefits);
  • live in the UK for long periods of time through frequent or successive visits; or
  • marry or register a civil partnership or give notice of marriage or civil partnership - you will need to apply for a Marriage Visitor visa.

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