If you require a Standard Visitor visa, you must schedule an appointment at a visa application center and apply online prior to your trip to the UK.
You can submit an application up to three months prior to your trip.
You have to be eligible and limited to the activities you are allowed to do.
You might be able to visit the UK without a visa depending on your country of origin. Before submitting an application, you can find out if you require a visa.
Visa Charges
Applying for a Standard Visitor visa is possible. Alternatively, if you plan to visit the UK frequently, you can apply for a long-term Standard Visitor visa.
Visa Types and Visa application fee (USD)
Short-term (up to 6 months, $152
single or multiple entry)
Longer-term (valid for $527
up to 2 years)
Longer-term
(valid for up to 5 years) $1017
Longer-term
(valid for up to 10 years) $1270
Apply online
You can save your form once you’ve started your application and finish it at a later time.
if you are applying with relatives. Individual applications and fees must be submitted by each person. They have to show up for their scheduled appointment at the visa application center.
If your spouse and child are unable to apply on their own, you may do so on their behalf.
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⚠️ If you are a person with the right of residence in the United Kingdom, such as a British citizen, your application will not be accepted and you will not be eligible for a refund. Instead, you must apply for an entitlement certificate.
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Standard Visitor Long-term visas
If you plan to visit the UK frequently, you have the option of applying for a long-term Standard Visitor visa. This is a two, five, or ten-year visa. A maximum of six months can pass between visits.
Your long-term Standard Visitor visa will only be valid for up to six months after your 18th birthday if you are under the age of eighteen when you apply. The fee is non-refundable.
If UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) determines that you do not meet the eligibility requirements for the duration of the visa you have applied for, you may be granted a shorter visa than you have requested.
If your application is denied or you are granted a shorter visa, you will not receive your application fee back.
If your travel history proves that you are frequently staying in the UK for extended periods of time, your visa may be cancelled.
Information and documents required to apply
For the duration of your visit in the UK, you must have a valid passport or other travel authorization. Your passport needs to have a blank page designated for your Standard Visitor visa.
The following details must be included in your online application:
- The dates you intend to visit the United Kingdom.
- The place you intend to stay while there.
- The estimated cost of your trip.
- Where you currently reside and how long you’ve been there.
- If known, the names and dates of birth of your parents.
- Your annual income, assuming you have one.
- Information about any past immigration, civil, or criminal offenses you may have committed.
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Depending on the situation, you might also have to provide:
- Information about your past ten years’ worth of travels.
- The phone number and address of your employer.
- The name, birthdate, and passport number of your partner.
- The identity and address of anyone covering the cost of your travel.
- If you are staying for more than six months, a certificate confirming that you have had a tuberculosis (TB) test.
If you are visiting the UK, you must present additional documentation:
- To study
- As an academic
- For specific events or paid engagements (a “permitted paid engagement“).
- For health-related purposes
✅ Certified translations of any documents that are not in Welsh or English must be provided.
Authenticating yourself and providing your documents
You must schedule an appointment at a visa application center as part of your online application. Give yourself extra time to get to your appointment because the place where you apply for a visa might be abroad.
During your appointment, you will have to:
- Use your passport or other travel document to verify your identity.
- Get your picture and fingerprints (also referred to as “biometric information”) taken.
- Present the necessary paperwork proving your eligibility for a Standard Visitor visa.
✅ While processing your application, the visa application center may retain your passport and supporting documentation.
How much time it takes to receive a verdict
You should receive a decision regarding your visa within three weeks of submitting your online application, proving your identity, and providing the required paperwork.
You can check if you can expedite the processing of your visa decision.
Your application’s decision will be sent to you via email or letter. This will clarify what you should do after that.
Should you need to modify or withdraw your application
Get in touch with UKVI if you need to make changes to your application after it has been submitted.
To have your application canceled, please ask. Your application fee will only be reimbursed if it hasn’t been processed yet.
P.S. When is a good time to extend your stay.
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