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02/03/2017 Immigration Rules Appendix V: visitor rules Immigration Rules Guidance GOV.UK Types and lengths of visit visa and leave to enter or remain V 1.5 There are four types of visitor routes which depend on the purpose of the visit: Types of visit visa/Leave to enter or remain Visitors of this type can: The maximum length of stay that can be granted for each type of visitor: (a) Visit (standard) Do the permitted activities in Appendix 3 except visitors entering under the Approved Destination Status agreement who may only do the activities in paragraph 3 of Appendix 3 to these Rules; up to 6 months, except: (i) a visitor who is coming to the UK for private medical treatment may be granted a visit visa of up to 11 months; or(ii) an academic, who is employed by an overseas institution and is carrying out the specific permitted activities paragraph 12 of Appendix 3, of these Rules, along with their spouse or partner and children, may be granted a visit visa of up to 12 months; or (iii) a visitor under the Approved Destination Status Agreement (ADS Agreement) may be granted a visit visa for a period of up to 30 days. (b) Marriage / civil partnership visit Visit to marry or to form a civil partnership, or to give notice of this, in the UK, and do the permitted activities in Appendix 3; up to 6 months. (c) Permitted Paid Engagements (PPE) visit Do the paid engagements in Appendix 4 and do the permitted activities in Appendix 3; up to 1 month. (d) Transit visit Transit the UK. up to 48 hours, except for leave to enter as a transit visitor under the Transit Without Visa Scheme which may be granted until 23:59 hours on the next day after the day the applicant arrived. V 1.6 Within the period for which the visit visa is valid, a visitor may enter and leave the UK multiple times, unless the visit visa is endorsed as a single or dualentry visa. PART V2. Making an application for a visit visa How to apply for a visit visa https://www.gov.uk/guidance/immigrationrules/immigrationrulesappendixvvisitorrules 2/30
02/03/2017 Immigration Rules Appendix V: visitor rules Immigration Rules Guidance GOV.UK V 2.1 An application for a visit visa must be made while the applicant is outside the UK. 1. V 2.2 To apply for a visit visa the applicant must: 1. (a) complete the online application process on the visas and immigration pages of the gov.uk website; and 2. (b) pay any fee that applies; and 3. (c) provide their biometrics if required; and 4. (d) provide a valid travel document. Where the online application process is not available, the applicant must follow the instructions provided by the local visa post or application centre on how to make an application. Date of application V 2.3 An application for a visit visa is made on the date on which the fee is paid. V 2.4 Where a fee is not required, the date of application is the date on which the application is submitted online. V 2.5 Where a fee is not required and an online application is not available, the date of application is the date on which the paper application form is received by the relevant visa post or application centre. Withdrawing an application and return of a travel document V 2.6 An applicant may withdraw their application at any time before a decision is made on it. The request must be made in writing or email to the visa post or application centre where the application was submitted. When notice of withdrawal is received no decision will be made on the application and the applicant’s travel document and any other documents will be returned. The fee will not be refunded. V 2.7 A request from an applicant for return of their travel document after an application has been submitted must be made in writing or email to the visa post or application centre where the application was submitted. It will be treated as a notice of withdrawal of the application, unless the visa post states otherwise. PART V3. SUITABILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR ALL VISITORS V 3.1 This Part applies to all applications for visit visas, leave to enter, and an extension of stay as a visitor except where explicitly stated otherwise. Not conducive to the public good: exclusion and deportation 1. V 3.2 An application will be refused if: 1. (a) the Secretary of State has personally directed that the applicant’s exclusion from the UK is conducive to the public good; or 2. (b) the applicant is currently the subject of a deportation order or a decision to make a deportation order. V 3.3 An application will be refused if the decision maker believes that exclusion of the applicant from the UK is conducive to the public good because, for example, the applicant’s conduct (including convictions which do not fall within paragraph V 3.4), character, associations, or other reasons, make it undesirable to grant their application. Not conducive to the public good: criminal convictions, etc. 1. V 3.4 An application (except for an application for an extension of stay as a visitor) will be refused if the applicant has been convicted of a criminal offence for which they have been sentenced to a period of imprisonment of: 1. (a) at least 4 years; or 2. (b) between 12 months and 4 years, unless at least 10 years have passed since the end of the sentence; or https://www.gov.uk/guidance/immigrationrules/immigrationrulesappendixvvisitorrules 3/30
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