UK Standard Visitor visa application support

The UK Standard Visitor route covers tourism, visiting family, short business activity and some medical treatment, normally for up to six months. The application is entirely online and the file is judged on whether the caseworker is satisfied you are a genuine visitor who will leave at the end of the stay. Most refusals are about the evidence of that, not about the form.

What is included

• Full online application completed with you, section by section
• A document list built around your specific circumstances rather than a generic template
• A written statement of purpose covering ties, funding and intended activity
• Sponsor and invitation letter drafting where a UK host is involved
• Biometric appointment booking at a visa application centre
• Priority or super-priority service selection where it is available and worth the cost

Documents usually required

Indicative. The binding list is the one we send you for your specific consulate, because these change and they differ by post.

• Current and previous passports
• Proof of income and employment
• Six months of bank statements
• Property or business ownership documents
• Invitation letter and host status documents if visiting family
• Travel history

How long it takes

The published service standard for a visitor visa applied for outside the UK is 3 weeks. Priority services, where offered at your visa centre, reduce this substantially.

What it costs

Service fee quoted per applicant. Home Office application fees, the immigration health surcharge where applicable, and visa centre charges are paid directly by the applicant.

Questions about visitor and tourist visas