UK Visitor Visa Advice | Apply for a UK Visit & Business Visa
The United Kingdom remains to be a popular destination, when deciding to visit the UK it can become a daunting process. At ICS Legal, our lawyers work to ensure the process is as smooth as possible.
Under the criteria set by the UK Home Office, you are allowed to enter the UK on a single entry or under multiple entries spanning over a period of up to 6 months.
You can apply for a long-term visa but you must make sure you meet the published requirements.
A Standard UK Visitor Visa is open for tourism purposes, allowing you to travel to the UK for leisure,
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for business;
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or for another reason such as to visit family and friends;
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take part in sports and creative events;
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receive private medical treatment or purely to visit the country for up to six (6) months.
The UK is extremely diverse in its landscape and people and has a wealth of culture, history, and scenic beauty that can be discovered and explored. ICS Legal are specialist in providing support with UK Visit Visa processes, whether you are considering bringing a friend, your partner, or a family member to the UK we can provide the necessary support.
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Further Information
Certain nationals are not required to obtain a visa to visit the UK. However, based on your circumstances you may need an entry clearance visa before you travel to the UK. You can verify this aspect by making contact with us. Please ensure you check this prior to making arrangements to travel to the UK.
An application for a UK Visitor Visa is required to be made in the country you are currently resident. You should plan to apply for your travel visa well in advance of your proposed travel date. Some travel visas may be processed in 24 hours, but others may take longer, especially in cases where an interview is required. The process could take up to several weeks.
Once you have a valid UK Visa, you should be allowed entry to the UK on arrival, unless your circumstances have changed, which can be on the basis of you providing false information, or you did not tell the Entry Clearance Officer important facts when you applied for your visit visa. The final decision, however, rests with the Immigration Officer at the UK port of arrival.
Visa and Non-Visa Nationals coming to the United Kingdom as General Visitors are allowed to stay for up to six months and are restricted from working in the UK. There may be other restrictions imposed on your visa, so it is important you check before you travel. Use our contact form to get any questions answered. Click here to use our contact form.
Visit Visa Requirements
The UK Home Office requires you to provide documents proving the following,
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Your intentions of visiting the UK. This is a common ground of refusal when an Office considers your application.
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Proof of your finances. It is important to provide evidence from you as well as your UK Sponsor if that is applicable.
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Reasons to leave the UK.
There are other requirements you would be required to cover. Speak to one of our advisors on 0207 237 3388, or email us at info@icslegal.com.
Related FAQ's
Our speciality lies in the field of Immigration, Nationality and EU Law, so it means we always are dealing with this side of the law. We are able to support you in making a correct decision, avoid delays on your case, save money and time, not forgetting the stress of any doubts with your application.
There are many routes available to come to the UK, extend or switch, some of them do not allow extension or even switching. Knowing what is right can be a difficult task and this is why we are here. Simple task of not using the prescribed forms can mean your application is invalid, which means if you have no valid stay, you would have to return back and there is no appeal rights.
Our initial consultations are a chargeable service. We initially discuss the requirements of the application to ensure you meet the requirements and have the documentation required at hand for the submission. It gives you an opportunity to meet us and ask questions.
Each case will be checked thoroughly, everything will be cross referenced so guidelines are met and we will also add our legal document which would outline the Immigration Rules and how the client has satisfied the rules. We use documents that are used by Home Office case workers, so we know exactly what they would look for in your case.
The most important fact is that law constantly changes, policy guidelines and requirements are always changing, so it is best that you always use specialised services to support you. We never compromise our services, our fees remain very competitive but our expertise is at the very highest standard.
We place our clients first, so when you sign the customer care letter and we go through your case file, and we believe that the case would not be successful, we will terminate the agreement and return your documents. We will also provide alternative solutions with no added costs. We also have a cancellation period should you feel you want to withdraw your file.
Please note that all cases cannot be guaranteed as circumstances depends and whether you met guidelines, however the Home Office caseworker can still refuse cases on the balance of probabilities and other factors. Our job would be to prepare your case in the best possible way.
1) You contact us through e-mail or phone.
2) We take some basic information, we ask some relevant questions to understand the type of query and what type of support is required.
3) Your case then gets passed to a case worker.
4) Case Worker would contact you to set up an initial meeting.
5) You attend a consultation, an action plan is drawn up and we find out whether ICS Legal can support your case. A report would be sent where there is a requirement to outline what was discussed and what to do next.
6) You authorise us to be your legal representative by signing our customer care letter.
7) We will then start to request documents and information about your case this will build up your case pack.
8) We will then write our legal report and use Home Office caseworker’s documents to ensure everything has been checked and all requirement have been met.
9) Where possible we will go through every aspect of your case before case submission.
10) We will continue to update you throughout the case life cycle .