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

If you are travelling to the UK solely for the purpose of taking a connecting flight or other mode of transport to another country, you

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20th November 2025
BY Alex Piletska

An applicant has successfully challenged the refusal of a visitor visa in an unreported judicial review decision by the Upper Tribunal. The case is R

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19th November 2025
BY Sonia Lenegan

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