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UK visa types we advise on
Choose a route to see who qualifies, what you need and today's Home Office fees.
For you and your family
- UK Standard Visitor visa Short visits to the UK for tourism, family, business or a short course, usually for up to 6 months. £135Up to 6 months
- UK Ancestry visa For Commonwealth citizens with a grandparent born in the UK who want to live and work here, then settle. £726From outside the UK, 5 years
- British National (Overseas) visa For Hong Kong BN(O)s, their adult children and families to live, work and study in the UK, then settle. £2855 years, from outside the UK
Study
- Child Student visa For children aged 4 to 17 with a place at an independent school in the UK, with a CAS from the school. £558From outside the UK
- Student visa For students aged 16 or over studying at a licensed UK university, college or school with a CAS. £558From outside the UK
- Short-term study visa For students aged 16 or over coming to the UK for an English language course of 6 to 11 months. £228English language, 6 to 11 months
- Parent of a Child Student visa For one parent who comes to live with a child aged 4 to 11 who studies at an independent school in the UK. £726From outside the UK
Families and partners
- Spouse visa For the husband or wife of a British citizen or a person settled in the UK, with a route to settlement. £2,064From outside the UK
- Unmarried partner visa For couples who are not married but have been in a relationship like a marriage for at least two years. £2,064From outside the UK
- Marriage Visitor visa Coming to the UK for up to 6 months to marry, form a civil partnership or give notice, and then leave. £135Up to 6 months
- Civil partner visa For the civil partner or proposed civil partner of a British citizen or a person settled in the UK. £2,064From outside the UK
- Children, elderly relatives and family reunion How children, elderly or dependent relatives, and the families of refugees can join relatives in the UK. £2,064Child joining a parent, from outside the UK
Settlement and citizenship
- Indefinite leave to remain (settlement) Settling permanently in the UK after a qualifying period on a work, family or other route. £3,226Each applicant
- ILR based on long residence Settlement after 10 years of continuous lawful residence in the UK, on any mix of visas. £3,226Each applicant
- British citizenship Naturalisation as a British citizen and registration of children. £1,709Naturalisation, adult
- Settled and pre-settled status for EU nationals Settled and pre-settled status for EU, EEA and Swiss citizens and their families, including late applications.
Human rights
- Private life route (10-year route) Permission to stay for people whose life is now in the UK, based on long residence, childhood here or ties abroad. £1,407Application in the UK
- Human rights claims Staying in the UK because removal would breach your human rights, most often your right to family and private life.
For employers and entrepreneurs
Sponsor licence
- Sponsor licence application How UK employers get a Home Office sponsor licence to hire workers from overseas, and what the Home Office checks. £611Small or charitable sponsor
- Sponsor licence compliance The duties that come with a sponsor licence, the reporting deadlines, and how to prepare for a Home Office visit.
- Sponsor licence suspension and revocation What happens when the Home Office downgrades, suspends or revokes a sponsor licence, and how to respond. £1,579Sponsor action plan
- Skilled Worker visa The main UK work visa: an eligible job with a licensed employer, with a route to settlement after five years. £819From outside the UK, up to 3 years
- Self-sponsored Skilled Worker visa Using a UK company you own to obtain a sponsor licence and sponsor yourself on a Skilled Worker visa. £611Sponsor licence, small company
- UK Expansion Worker visa For senior staff sent by an overseas business to set up its first UK branch or subsidiary. £340From outside the UK
- Innovator Founder visa For founders setting up an innovative, viable and scalable business in the UK, with settlement possible after 3 years. £1,357From outside the UK
- Global Talent visa For leaders and future leaders in research, the arts and digital technology. No job offer or sponsor needed. £561Endorsement stage
- Temporary Work: Creative and Sporting The Creative Worker visa for artists, performers and crew, and the International Sportsperson visa for elite athletes. £340Creative Worker, from outside the UK
- Frontier Worker permit For EU, EEA and Swiss citizens who live abroad but have worked in the UK since before 2021.
- Turkish Businessperson visa: extensions and settlement Extensions and settlement for Turkish businesspeople and workers already in the UK under the Ankara Agreement. £3,226Settlement (ILR)
