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UK Multi Entry Visa Rules and How to Apply

By Amar Ali, Immigration Solicitor

The UK Multi-Entry Visitor Visa (also called Long-Term Standard Visitor Visa), is valid for 2 years, 5 years, or 10 years and enables holders to make multiple visits to the UK for up to 6 months each time. The Standard Visitor Visa (also called Type C Visitor Visa) differs from the Long-Term Visitor Visa as it is normally only issued for up to 6 months (or 12 months for academics). It is important to note that while there is no limit to the number of times you can enter and leave the UK on a Multi-Entry Visit Visa, you must not use this visa as a way of living permanently in the UK through frequent or successive visits.

UK Multi-Entry Visa Rules

As a UK Multi-Entry Visa holder, it is important to adhere to the immigration rules at all times, specifically:

• You must not intend to make the UK your permanent home by making frequent or successive visits. If the Home Office suspect that you are doing so, they may cancel your visa.
• Your entry as a visitor must be for a genuine and permitted purpose (e.g. tourism, to visit family or friends, or for medical reasons). Remember, you cannot use a visitor visa to do paid or unpaid work for a UK company, work as a self-employed person, claim benefits, or marry or register a civil partnership.
• You must leave the UK before you exceed the maximum duration of 6 months for each stay.
• You must have sufficient funds to support yourself and your dependants during your stay in the UK.

UK Multi-Entry Visa requirements

To make a successful application for a UK Multi-Entry Visa for 2 years, 5 years, or 10 years, you will need to demonstrate that you meet the following eligibility requirements:

• You must be at least 18 years
• As an academic, senior doctor or dentist
• Business activities – e.g. business meetings or interviews
• Medical treatment
• Recreational courses of up to 30 days
• School exchange programme
• Tourism (e.g. a holiday or vacation)
• Transiting through the UK to another country
• Visiting family or friends
• Volunteering for up to 30 days with a registered charity
• You must have a genuine need to make regular visits to the UK (e.g. if you are a parent of adult children living in the UK or if you need to come here for regular business-related visits)
• You must have sufficient funds to pay for your onward or return journey
• You must not meet any grounds for refusal (e.g. prior breaches of the immigration rules, certain criminal convictions)

Please note, the eligibility requirements are the same whether you are applying for a 2-year, 5-year, or 10-year multi-stay visitor visa. What matters is that you must have a genuine and valid reason for needing a long-term visa. The Home Office understands that it is likely that your reasons for visiting the UK will change over time, hence you can use your long-term visa for any valid purpose while your visa remains valid.

To ensure that your long-term visa application is approved for your preferred duration, please speak to our friendly professional immigration team in complete confidence on 020 3744 2797 or by email at [email protected] .

How to apply for a UK Multi-Entry Visa

To apply for a UK Multi-Entry visitor visa, you will need to complete the online application form 1 and pay the application fee as follows:

• 2-year multi-stay visitor visa: £400
• 5-year multi-stay visitor visa: £771
• 10-year multi-stay visitor visa: £963

You will also need to provide any documents and additional information requested by the Home Office; these may include:

• the exact dates you will be in the UK
• where you will stay
• how much your stay will cost
• your present home address and how long you have lived there
• the names and dates of birth (if known) of your parents
• your annual income
• details of any criminal, civil or immigration offences
• your travel history over the past 10 years
• your employer’s address and telephone number
• your partner’s name, date of birth and passport number
• the name and address of anyone paying for your trip
• the name, address and passport number of any family members you have in the UK

Alternatives to UK Multi Entry visa

If the multi-entry visa does meet your exact needs, you may be able to consider the standard visitor visa or the following visa alternatives:

Paid Permitted Engagement (PPE) visa

The PPE visa is for foreign nationals who have been invited as an expert in their profession by a UK organisation or client. This visa is aimed at certain professionals, including:

• Professional artists, entertainers and musicians
• Professional sportspersons
• Qualified lawyers representing a client in the UK
• Lecturers giving a series of lectures
• Academics in the role of student examiner or assessor
• Air pilot examiners

If granted a PPE visa, you will be able to visit the UK for a maximum of 1 month (this cannot be further extended).

Adult Dependant Relative visa

The Adult Dependant Relative visa is part of the family visa scheme and enables foreign nationals to come to the UK to be cared for by relatives here. The relative in the UK must be settled here and have sufficient funds to support themselves. In practice, it can be extremely difficult to make a successful application for an adult dependant relative visa given the strict requirements (i.e. applicants must be able to prove they cannot be cared for in their home country).

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UK Multiple Entry Visa Rules

You may require a visa to enter the UK for a wide variety of different purposes – from travel and leisure to business and study. In terms of types of visas, there is a short term visitor visa which allows you to enter the UK for up to 6 months. Aside from this, there are also 2, 5 and 10 year UK multiple entry visas available for those who want to visit the UK on a regular basis.

New UK standard visitor visa

A visitor visa allows you to travel to the UK for up to 6 months – after this period, you must leave the UK. A standard visitor visa allows you travel for:

• Leisure purposes, like visiting for a holiday or to see your family and friends in the UK
• Business purposes or to take part in sports or creative events
• Other reasons, like receiving private medical treatment in the UK

Previously, there were separate visitor visas for particular purposes. These have now been replaced by one single visa known as the UK standard visitor visa. This acts as a UK multiple entry visa, and has replaced the following types of visitor visas:

• Family Visitor visa
• Child Visitor
• General Visitor visa
• Sport Visitor visa
• Business Visitor visa
• Entertainer Visitor visa
• Prospective Entrepreneur visa
• Private Medical Treatment Visitor visa
• Approved Destination Status (ADS) visa

UK multiple entry visitor visa rules

As mentioned, one standard visitor visa has replaced previous visas for different purposes. However, rules vary according to the purpose of your coming to the UK, although the eligibility rules remain the same. When you apply for a multiple entry standard visitor visa, you must show the following:

• You will leave UK once your visit is completed
• You are able to support yourself and dependents (if any) for the complete duration of your trip
• You can pay for your return trip or onward journey and all the other costs related to your visit
• You present the proof of your business activities - or any other activities - you want to undertake in the UK

There are also activities that are not permitted when you enter the UK under a standard visitor visa. For example, you cannot do any work (whether this is paid or unpaid), you cannot have access to public funds (like benefits) and you can’t marry or register a civil partnership.

How to apply for a multiple entry visa?

You can apply for a visit visa by making an application from outside the UK. You must do the following when applying:

• You must complete the online application process
• You must pay any fee that applies
• You must provide your biometric information (if required to do so)
• You must also provide a valid travel document

If there is no online application process available, you must follow the instructions provided by the local visa post or application centre on how you can make an application. 

Other types of visit visas

Other than the new standard visitor visa, there are other types of visitor visa routes depending upon the purpose of your visit. For example, a marriage or civil partnership visa allows you to enter the UK for 6 months, a permitted paid engagement visa allows you to enter the UK for 1 month, and a UK transit visa is valid for up to 48 hours. Within the period for which the visit visa is valid, you – as a visitor – may enter and leave the UK multiple times, unless the visit visa is endorsed as a single- or dual-entry visa. For more information of UK multiple entry visa rules or to apply for a UK visa, get in touch with us today.

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UK Visitor Visa (Tourist Visa Advice!)

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• 2 October 2022

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There are many reasons why you might require a UK visitor visa to come to the UK, from seeing the sights to seeing friends or family.

If you’re from outside the European Economic Area (EEA) or Switzerland, the Standard Visitor Visa allows you to visit the UK, usually for a period of up to 6 months.

The UK Visitor visa requires an application to be made from outside the UK, which will be assessed to assess whether you meet the requirements under the visitor rules and qualify as a genuine visitor. You will need to provide supporting documents that prove you qualify for a visitor visa. Failure to show that you meet the visa requirements will result in a refusal and loss of your application fee.

What is a UK visitor visa?

The UK Standard Visitor visa replaced a number of previous categories of visitor visas. It allows visitors to come to Britain for a short stay for a number of permissible reasons, including leisure (for tourism, visiting family and friends), for  business-related activities or sporting or creative events, and other reasons such as receiving private medical treatment.

It is not possible to switch into a different visa category from the visitor visa once you are in the UK; you would need to return to your home country and apply from there for a different visa.

How long does a UK visitor visa last?

The visitor visa generally lasts for 6 months.

You can apply to stay longer if you’re coming to the UK for private medical treatment (up to 11 months) or you’re an academic on sabbatical and coming to the UK for research (up to 12 months) but you will also need to apply for a biometric residence permit.

Under the Approved Destination Status (ADS) agreement, Chinese nationals are allowed to enter the UK with an approved tour group for up to 30 days.

Long term visitor visa 

The long-term visitor visa may be available if you are looking to make frequent visits over a longer period, such as 2, 5 or even 10 years, however you can only stay in the UK for up to 6 months at a time.

What are the permitted activities for visitors?

The visitor rules specify activities that are allowed under the route. The following are permissible activities:

• Tourism, for example on a holiday
• Visit family or friends
• Volunteering for up to 30 days with a registered charity
• Transiting through the UK to travel to another country
• Certain business activities, for example attending a meeting or interview
• Taking part in a school exchange programme
• Undertake a recreational course of up to 30 days, for example a dance course
• Study, do a placement or take an exam – this cannot be the main purpose of the visit and is limited to a maximum of 30 days
• Visiting as an academic, senior doctor or dentist
• For medical reasons

You are not allowed to do the following under a visitor visa:

• Undertake paid or unpaid work for a UK company or as a self-employed person
• Claim benefits or access public funds
• Reside in the UK for long periods using frequent and/or successive visits
• Get married or register a civil partnership, or give notice of marriage or civil partnership (instead, apply for the  Marriage Visitor Visa )

It may be that the visitor visa is not appropriate and alternative immigration options will need to be considered. For example, the permitted paid engagement visa may apply if a UK company is paying you to come to the UK as an expert in your profession.

Visitors should also prepare to travel with supporting documents as they may be asked to present proof of eligibility by UK border officials.

UK visitor visa requirements

The visitor visa is limited in its eligibility. Your stay must generally be for no longer than 6 months and you have to leave the UK by the expiry date.

Your reason for travel will also be critical to your eligibility and it will be important that you understand what is allowed under the UK visitor visa to ensure you do not breach these conditions for the duration of your stay in the UK.

Applying for the UK visitor visa

Applicants must ensure they comply with the regulations and evidence their eligibility through the visa application process.

To apply for the UK visitor visa, you will need to be outside the UK. You complete the online application form and provide supporting documents to evidence your status as a genuine visitor. You will be required to attend an appointment at a visa appointment centre in your country of residence, where you will be interviewed about your application and your biometric information will be taken.

As part of your visa application you will need to prove to the caseworker that you will not be staying for more than 6 months and that you have enough money to maintain yourself (and any dependants travelling with you) during your time in the UK and to fund your return travel.

Supporting documents

Your circumstances will dictate the exact documents to provide with your application to support your case. As a minimum, you will need to verify your identity with your current passport or other valid travel identification, valid for the whole of your stay in the UK and with a blank page for the visa.

Additional supporting documents should also be provided to prove:

• Planned travel dates and itinerary including accommodation details
• Personal information such as home address and parents’ names
• Travel history (past 10 years)
• Work information such as your employer’s name and address
• Contact information of the people you will visit
• You have a genuine relationship with the person you are visiting
• Details of any convictions
• Intention to leave the UK on visa expiry. Evidence could include proof of a job or studies in your home country, or family living in your home country.
• Sufficient funds to support you and your dependants in the UK for the duration of your visit. This could be funded by you of the person you are visiting in the UK. You will not be allowed to access public funds. Proof should include recent bank statements and payslips. An estimate of the total cost of the trip should be provided, as well as details of your income.

Any documents not in English or Welsh must be provided as certified translations.

After completing the form, you will need to attend a visa application centre overseas to have your fingerprints and photograph taken.

Visitor visa processing times

Under normal Home Office processing standards , visitor visa applications from overseas usually takes around 3 weeks. However, ongoing delays in processing services mean visit visa applications are currently taking 6 weeks, and in some cases longer.

You can apply up to three months before your intended date of travel. Fast tracked processing within 5 working days is available in some visa application centres for a premium fee.

How much does a visitor visa cost?

Currently, the UK visitor visa costs £100 for the standard 6 month stay. If you are travelling for medical reasons, the cost is £200 for six months, or £200 for academic visitors .

Longer-term visit visas cost £376 for the 2-year visit visa, £670 for the 5-year visit visa or £837 for the 10-year visit visa.

Can you stay in the UK for longer than six months? 

Generally speaking, all Standard UK visitor visas are short-term visas with a six-month maximum stay cap. Immigration regulations also prevent you from getting around this restriction by utilising a guest visa or making many, frequent, or consecutive trips, although you are free to enter and exit the UK whenever you like while your visa is still in effect.

However, citizens of China, Pakistan, India, and other non-EEA nations can apply for a long-term visit visa in order to go to the UK. These are chargeable extras that can be reserved for terms of two, five, or 10 years.

Be aware that you are still limited to a single visit lasting no longer than six months with these visas. You may, however, enter and exit the UK more than once throughout the permitted time. If you know you’ll need to visit the UK repeatedly over the course of a set amount of time, applying for a long-term visitor visa in the UK is a terrific option.

Academic visits from outside the EEA and people seeking private medical care in the UK do have another option for a longer stay. The Biometric Residence Permit is what it is called (BRP). You will need to provide biometric data about yourself, including your fingerprints, a photo, your immigration status, and more, but doing so will extend your stay in the UK over six months. This procedure, called biometric enrolment, still necessitates the presentation of proof of adequate financial support for your stay.

Visitor visa application refused?

If your UK visitor visa application. has been refused, your options could include reapplying and making a new application; submitting an appeal, where the grounds are on human rights; applying for a Judicial Review of the decision.

Your options will depend on your specific circumstances. Take professional advice to decide what you should do next.

Need assistance?

Travellers to the UK should note that even with a valid visitor visa in place, you may still be questioned at the UK border by immigration officials, to verify that you are a genuine visitor and will comply with the visitor visa rules. Where officials are concerned that you may stay longer than your visa date, or if your activities are prohibited under the visitor rules, you may be denied entry.

As a team of immigration lawyers and former Home Office employees, we have an established reputation for advising on the most appropriate immigration route for your needs, and supporting you with effective and efficient processing of your visa application. We also understand the stresses involved with making a visa application, and take great pride in playing a supportive role to ease the pressure.  Contact us  for advice.

Visitor visa FAQs

How much funds are required for uk visitor visa.

You will need to show you have sufficient funds to cover the cost of tickets, travelling, living and accommodation expenses while you are in the UK.

What documents do I need for UK visitor visa?

Your visitor visa application will need to include your current passport or other valid travel identification, as well as other documents that prove you meet the visa requirements, such as your intention to leave the UK and that your planned activities come within the visitor visa permissible activities.

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UK Visa Multiple Entry Rules for Visitors

• Last Updated: 19 May 2023

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Visitors to the UK have to ensure they follow strict rules on entry and permissible activities.

In this guide to the UK standard visitor visa , we explain how the UK visa multiple entry requirements work, including the express prohibition under the rules against living in the UK for extended periods through either frequent or successive visits. We also look at how to apply for a multiple entry visa, including the procedure, cost and wait time involved.

What is the UK multiple entry visitor visa?

The UK standard visitor visa is for visa nationals looking to visit the UK for the purposes of tourism, seeing friends and family, undertaking unpaid business trips, engaging in a short course of recreational study or other permitted activities under the visitor rules. Other permitted activities could include, for example, private medical treatment.

It is also possible to get married or form a civil partnership in the UK under a visitor visa, or give notice of a marriage or civil partnership, although this is treated as a separate visitor category in its own right. Other categories of visitor visa include the permitted paid engagement (PPE) visa and the transit visa. The PPE visa is for experts in their field coming to the UK to undertake specific paid engagements for up to one month, while the transit visa is for those wanting to transit the UK en route to another country for up to 48 hours.

A standard visitor visa will usually be granted for a maximum period of 6 months. However, visitors may apply for a visa with 2, 5 or 10 years validity, provided each stay in the UK does not exceed the permitted length of stay endorsed on the visa, usually 6 months. This is known as a multiple entry visa where, within the period of validity, you may enter and leave the UK multiple times. However, you can also depart and re-enter the UK multiple times under a standard 6-month visitor visa, unless the visa has been endorsed as either single or dual entry.

Who needs a multiple entry visitor visa?

If you plan to regularly visit the UK you can apply for a long-term visitor visa, allowing for multiple entries over several years, instead of a standard visitor visa over just 6 months. You may be looking to visit the UK on a regular basis for all sorts of permissible reasons.

When visiting the UK to see friends and family, especially loved ones who are living in the UK permanently, or temporarily working or studying in the UK under a visa themselves, a multiple entry visitor visa can be an ideal way to make a number of planned visits over the coming years. For example, you might have a spouse or partner working for their overseas employer in a UK branch, or studying for their degree at a UK university, where you have been unable to relocate at the same time, but still want to regularly visit and spend time with them. You might also have adult children, siblings or other relatives who have settled in the UK.

Equally, when visiting the UK for the purposes of business, the rules provide an extensive list of permitted activities, many of which will necessarily require visiting the UK on more than one occasion. This could include, for example, where you regularly need to visit the UK for business meetings, conferences and seminars. It could also be where you need to undergo work-related training in the UK or attend various different trade fairs, or you are involved in protracted business negotiations that are likely to require more than one attendance.

UK visa multiple entry rules for visitors

The visitor route is described under the rules as for visa nationals wanting to temporarily stay in the UK, for periods of up to 6 months at a time, for things like tourism, visiting family and friends, carrying out a business activity or undertaking a short course of study. The visitor route is therefore clearly designed for, and typically limited to, short-term visits.

However, the rules recognise and make provision for the fact that many visa nationals will be looking to visit the UK on a regular basis for legitimate reasons. It is therefore possible to apply for a multiple entry visa, provided you can satisfy UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) that you meet the eligibility requirements for the duration of visa that you are applying for. This means that you must be able to satisfy the UKVI caseworker dealing with your application that you are able to meet the ‘genuine visitor’ requirements for a multiple entry visa lasting either 2, 5 or 10 years. Under the visitor rules, to be classed as a genuine visitor, you must:

• be genuinely seeking entry or stay for a purpose that is permitted
• will not be undertaking any of the activities that are prohibited under the rules, such as accepting paid employment
• have enough funds to cover all of your reasonable costs in relation to your UK visit without either working or accessing public funds, including the cost of your return or onward journey
• be intending to leave the UK at the end of your stay
• not be living in the UK for extended periods of time through either frequent or successive visits, nor be planning to make the UK your main home.

What are ‘frequent or successive visits’ under the visitor rules?

To overcome the UK visa multiple entry rules, you must be able to show that you are a genuine visitor, despite the fact that you are planning to regularly visit the UK, potentially on several occasions over several years. In any application for a long-term visitor visa, the UKVI caseworker will be alert to the fact that the rules can be easily exploited by the visa-holder by living in the UK for extended periods through either frequent or successive visits. This is because it is not uncommon for applicants to look for loop-holes in the rules, including making the most of the UK visa multiple entry allowances to live in the UK on a long-term basis.

The phrase ‘frequent or successive visits’ has no definition within the rules, although the Home Office ‘Visit guidance’ (published 06 October 2021) advises UKVI caseworkers to check the visitor’s travel history, including how much time they have previously spent in the UK and how often they are returning. The caseworker must assess if you are, in effect, living in the UK through frequent or successive visits, or making the UK your main home, having regard to:

• the purpose of your visit(s) and intended length of stay stated
• the number of visits you have made over the past 12 months, including the length of stay on each occasion, the time elapsed since your last visit, and if this amounts to you spending more time in the UK than in your home country or country of residence
• the purpose of return trips to your home country or country of residence, and if these appear to be used only to quickly seek re-entry to the UK
• the long-term links you have with your home country or country of residence, such as being registered for tax purposes
• any evidence that the UK is your main place of residence, for example, if you have registered with a UK doctor or if you send your children to a UK school
• your history of any previous applications, for example, if you have recently been refused leave under the family rules, or any other immigration route, and subsequently want to enter the UK as a visitor on a multiple entry visa.

There is no specified maximum period of time that you will be allowed to spend in the UK in any period under a multiple entry visa, such as ‘6 months in 12 months’, provided each visit does not exceed the maximum period for that visit. However, if it is clear from your recent travel history that you are seeking to stay in the UK for extended periods, or making the UK your main home, your application for a multiple entry visa will be refused.

Coming to the UK as a visitor

In the case of first-time visitors, the use of frequent or successive visits to live in the UK for extended periods of time cannot easily be judged in advance. However, a number of factors will be used to assess if you are a genuine visitor, not only on your initial application but also each time you enter the UK. This is because the grant of a multiple entry visitor visa will not guarantee you being allowed into the UK on each and every occasion, where it will be for Border Force officers to make their own determination on your arrival at a port of entry.

In assessing if you are a genuine visitor, the following will be considered:

• your previous immigration history, including any visits to the UK and other countries
• the duration of previous visits to the UK compared to what was stated on your visa application form or on arrival in the UK
• your financial circumstances, as well as your social, economic and family background
• any personal and economic ties to your home country or country of residence
• the cumulative period of time that you have spent in the UK and your pattern of travel over the last 12 months, and whether this amounts to ‘de-facto’ residence in the UK
• whether, on the balance of probabilities, the information and reasons given for your visit are credible, and correspond to your social, economic, family and personal background.

As a visitor, you can undertake multiple permitted activities whilst you are in the UK, although you must be able to explain what your main reason for coming to the UK is at the visa application stage and on entry at a UK port. Equally, if you are granted a multiple entry visit visa valid for 2, 5 or 10 years, it is likely that your reason(s) for visiting will differ over time. This is permissible, provided you continue to intend to undertake one or more of the permitted visitor activities. This means that you can enter the UK to do different permitted activities, but you will still be expected to have a main reason or reasons for visiting, for example, for business purposes or visiting family, and be able to provide details on arrival.

Importantly, your visitor visa may cancelled if it becomes apparent from your travel history, following the grant of a multiple entry visitor visa, that you are exploiting the rules by living in the UK for extended periods through either frequent or successive visits.

How to apply for a UK multiple entry visa

An application for a UK multiple entry visa must be made online. As part of the application process you will be required to attend an overseas visa centre to enrol your biometric information. Once your application form has been submitted online, you will be able to upload your supporting documents and book an appointment. You must also pay the visa fee.

The cost of applying for a short-term standard visitor visa is £100 for up to 6 months. For a long-term standard visitor visa, with multiple entries, the cost is £376 for a 2-year visa, £670 for a 5-year visa and £837 for a 10-year visa. However, you may be given a shorter visa than requested if UKVI believe that you cannot meet the eligibility requirements for the duration of the visa that you have applied for. You will also not get a partial refund of the application fee.

It will usually take up to 3 weeks from the date of your appointment for a decision to be made, although you may be able to pay for a faster decision. If you are successfully granted a multiple entry visa over either 2, 5 or 10 years, you will be permitted to visit the UK over the validity period of the visa, but will only be able to stay for a maximum of 6 months on each visit.

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Hi, I had applied for Standard Visitor Visa (Tourism) for myself and my family from India a few weeks back. The main reason I had cited in the application was attending my PhD graduation. We got the visas last week (C-type visitor, multiple entry, 6 months), but I wont be able to go for my graduation. My query is- can we visit UK later (during the 6 month time period) with the same visa? Or do i have to apply for another visa, as my reason for visiting UK has changed?

If you have a 6 month multi visit visa you can come back at any time within that 6 months and must leave before/or on the expiry date even though the reason for your visit has changed.

The guys at Immigration will not know what you put on your form

My wife's family regularly do this

Can I work in the uk on a c visitor visa

No, of course not.

Hi I am a British citizen by descent and my wife is a Turkish citizen. We both currently live and work in Malaysia and we are expecting our first child in June. We are considering delivery in UK (all expenses to be covered by private insurance) and go back to Malaysia afterwards. My wife got a C type Visitor visa valid for 6 months. Would this C type visa be suitable as initially we will be coming to visit my family?

Thanks for your support.

This is not a question to which you can get an answer here, and - since it’s a rather important question for you – you should definitely seek proper advice via the help-line and/or an immigration specialist. There are however some things to be pointed out which may be of assistance.

The term "C Type" visa is no longer in general use here since we simplified our visa system. Several visa types have been consolidated into the "Standard Visitor" visa. You can apply for such a visa for multiple purposes including a family visit to the UK or for private healthcare UNDER SOME CIRCUMSTANCES.

However, when you make the application, you have to state the reason for the visit and – if it relates to private healthcare – there is a higher burden of documentary proof required. In particular, you must prove that you:

- have a medical condition that needs private consultation or treatment in the UK

- have made or paid for arrangements for consultations or treatment

- have enough money to pay for your treatment, support yourself without using public funds and pay for your return or onward journey

- will leave the UK once your treatment is completed, or when your visa expires

- are not a danger to public health if you’re suffering from an infectious disease, such as leprosy

The application also asks for any other relevant information in the additional information box, and a signed declaration that the information given is true and complete. Making an application for a family visit, but with the intention of seeking private healthcare (or deciding to do so after the visa has been granted) could be deemed a misrepresentation at minimum, or a false declaration at worst. Remember that the visa is a pre-entry clearance document only but you still have to satisfy immigration officials at the time you enter the country.

The point at issue is that the visa might not have been granted (or additional evidence would have been required) if the full circumstances had been known and declared. That could be particularly true in your situation since you are a UK citizen by descent with a foreign wife, living abroad, but not in her home country. Natural scepticism when evaluating the application would have embraced the possibility that she intends to overstay or settle with you in the UK, using a child born here as ruse to try and bypass the immigration rules. I would have expected that the strength of your ties to Malaysia as a home, with compelling reasons for returning there would have come under much closer scrutiny if the visa application had been made with the full facts.

Are you an Indian national? If so, you are eligible for a BIVS under the British-Irish Visa Scheme, which would allow you to visit both countries on a single trip. You have to apply to the country which is the first destination... ie apply to Ireland if you're going to Ireland and then the UK; or apply to the UK if you're going to the UK and then Ireland. Details here:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/british-irish-visa-scheme/british-irish-visa-scheme

Thanks for your feedback. Yes I am Indian national. what I understood from your reply was there is a separate visa type BIVS that I need to apply for.

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Focusing on her book “Ten Years to Save the West,” Truss and Jim Gash, president of the Christian university, discussed her evolution as a politician, her rise to the prime ministership and quick downfall.

Truss, 48, joked about her tenure at No. 10 Downing Street: “In historical terms, it’s unmatched,” and blamed a massive and powerful “administrative state” for the failure of her economic program.

“The first thing I want to do with this book is to explain to people what is actually going on in British government,” she said. “What I want to tell people is how big the problem is.”

The book is “a catalog of my frustrations, of the battles I had and why we need system change in order to deliver conservative policies.”

Prime Minister for a little over six weeks in 2022, Truss replaced a scandal-ridden Boris Johnson and was chosen by her Conservative Party to lead. She was succeeded by Rishi Sunak and continues to serve as a member of Parliament.

Truss endorsed Donald Trump for president shortly before the release of her book this month. The book is subtitled “Leading the Revolution Against Globalism, Socialism, and the Liberal Establishment.”

Truss called Trump a conservative, saying “he is somebody who wants to challenge a left-wing establishment and that is exactly what needs to happen.”

She compared politics in Great Britain and the United States, recalling how American friends teased her about government in-fighting and her country’s revolving door of prime ministers.

“And now I’m able to say to them, ‘Look at the House of Representatives, look at what’s going on with your speakers,’ because it’s exactly the same dynamic that’s going on with the House of Representatives and the UK Parliament,” Truss said. “Both of our parties are facing a battle about what the future of conservatism looks like.”

Gash asked the British politician about her views on free speech and the rule of law.

“First of all, I’d love the U.K. to have the First Amendment,” Truss said. “There is more protection in the United States for free speech and that is a fundamentally good thing. Now when that spills over into incitement of violence, that is obviously problematic. I’m very pro free speech, but ordinary citizens in Britain or America have to be allowed to go about their daily lives. And if you can’t go into central London on a Saturday because you’re Jewish or you can’t study at university because you’re Jewish, that is absolutely appalling and disgraceful.”

Truss said conservatism must win in the U.S., if only to combat the power of global administrative states such as the European Convention of Human Rights, the United Nations, World Trade Organization, and the International Monetary Fund, “sucking out the ability of nation states’ self-determination.” These groups have outlived their usefulness, Truss said.

She also warned about the “New Left,” which she said includes advocates for transgender rights, people sounding alarms about climate change, anti-capitalists, and anti-colonialists who are “actively interested in the destruction of our society” and with whom Truss said she could not compromise.

Asked about her political evolution, Truss addressed her time at Oxford University, where she served as president of the Liberal Democrats (“Everyone has a dark past,” she opined.)

“I’ve been called many things, Human Hand Grenade, strutting martinet,” she added.

She also spoke about Brexit, the future of the Tories, and the future of the monarchy, throwing some shade at the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, who stepped back from their royal roles and live in Santa Barbara.

“I think it works,” Truss said of the monarchy. “I don’t think there’s any appetite for a change. King Charles is very respected. Some of the more problematic elements of the royal family have all gone to California.”

“When we look over the pond to America and we see what your system looks like, it’s not obviously superior,” Truss said with a smile, to which Gash replied: “We can possibly say the same about yours.”

Truss told the crowd at the Malibu campus that despite the warnings in her book, she remains optimistic about the future of conservatism in both countries.

“I do believe things can change but what I’m saying to people is a big change is required,” she said.

She advised students to go into politics, “which may sound crazy given how burned my fingers have got from that pursuit.”

“I feel we need people with talent, vision and principles who are unbending, to be prepared to enter the political fray. I think it’s an honorable career.”

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Carlisle has officially been named the worst city to visit in the UK. But if you look a little deeper, this overlooked spot might just surprise you. 

‘The whole art of yawning might have been learned there’ said Keats of the Cumbrian town, which came last in an independent study of 69 cities across the country.

The research, by The Telegraph, ranked cities for tourism on hospitality and amenities, culture and heritage, nature and green space and transport. 

While the likes of Bath and Wells scored highly in all categories, Carlisle totalled just 43 out of a potential 250 points. The location received 16 for hospitality, 15 for nature and green spaces, 8 for culture and heritage, and a measly 4 for transport.

Top 10 best cities to visit in the UK

• Bath: 248 points out of 250
• Wells: 237/250
• Bristol: 231/250
• Oxford: 228/250
• Edinburgh: 226/250
• St Albans: 221/250
• Cambridge: 214/250
• Ripon: 208/250
• Worcester and Canterbury: 206/250
• London: 203/250

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Part of the reason for this – as well as the city not being host to any Michelin-listed restaurants – is a lack of high-rated pubs, hotels and museums, alongside a crime rate that’s less than favourable. 

However, the publication highlighted: ‘Carlisle is not a horrible place though, by any means.’

And although it was described by one Tripadvisor reviewer as ‘a funny old town’, there are plenty of reasons to choose it for your next UK city break.

Why you should visit Carlisle

Carlisle is one of Britain’s oldest cities, with a castle built in 1092 by William the Conqueror’s son that was an important site in the centuries-long battle between the English and Scots. Hadrian’s Wall also starts there, and as a result, parts of the city are built into the structure. 

Often referred to as ‘the Great Border City’, Carlisle sits right at the top of the M6 and marks the very end of England, just before you hit Scotland. It’s just a short drive from the Lake District and so close to Scotland that you can walk there. 

It’s described as a ‘gateway city’ which writer Ruth Bushi explains in The Independent ‘means people come here to go somewhere else, but there’s no insult in it’. 

However, Scottish Field travel writer Megan Amato comments , ‘Carlisle is packed full of history,’ adding that it ‘has much more to offer than as a refuelling stop on the way to the Lake District.’

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Another reviewer on StudentHut says: ‘Small cosy city that makes it easy to get around, with beautiful history and architecture to explore during the day and a surprisingly eventful nightlife.’

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As already mentioned, the city has lots to offer for history lovers, with Carlisle Castle, Hadrian’s Wall and the Citadel. There’s also the Tullie House Museum and Art Gallery where you can find local history nestled amongst classic art exhibitions and indie films. 

If you like your food, be sure to read up on what farmers markets and food festivals are happening, as there’s an array of events throughout the year. There’s also an eclectic mix of gourmet pubs, small restaurants and cafes.

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Abbey Street is worth a visit too, home to a mix of cuisines, brunch cafes and the legendary Vinyl Cafe, which is an all-in-one record shop, live music venue and cafe.

Or if walking and exploring is your thing, Carlisle offers sprawling parks such as Bitts Park and Rickerby Park, alongside the gorgeous countryside of the Lakes and Scottish border. 

How to get to Carlisle

It takes just over three hours to get to Carlisle by train from London. According to Trainline, there are normally 48 trains per day for this journey, and ticketsstart from £18 when you book in advance.

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Hi, I had applied for Standard Visitor Visa (Tourism) for myself and my family from India a few weeks back. The main reason I had cited in the application was attending my PhD graduation. We got the visas last week (C-type visitor, multiple entry, 6 months), but I wont be able to go for my graduation. My query is- can we visit UK later (during the 6 month time period) with the same visa? Or do i have to apply for another visa, as my reason for visiting UK has changed?

If you have a 6 month multi visit visa you can come back at any time within that 6 months and must leave before/or on the expiry date even though the reason for your visit has changed.

The guys at Immigration will not know what you put on your form

My wife's family regularly do this

Can I work in the uk on a c visitor visa

No, of course not.

Hi I am a British citizen by descent and my wife is a Turkish citizen. We both currently live and work in Malaysia and we are expecting our first child in June. We are considering delivery in UK (all expenses to be covered by private insurance) and go back to Malaysia afterwards. My wife got a C type Visitor visa valid for 6 months. Would this C type visa be suitable as initially we will be coming to visit my family?

Thanks for your support.

This is not a question to which you can get an answer here, and - since it’s a rather important question for you – you should definitely seek proper advice via the help-line and/or an immigration specialist. There are however some things to be pointed out which may be of assistance.

The term "C Type" visa is no longer in general use here since we simplified our visa system. Several visa types have been consolidated into the "Standard Visitor" visa. You can apply for such a visa for multiple purposes including a family visit to the UK or for private healthcare UNDER SOME CIRCUMSTANCES.

However, when you make the application, you have to state the reason for the visit and – if it relates to private healthcare – there is a higher burden of documentary proof required. In particular, you must prove that you:

- have a medical condition that needs private consultation or treatment in the UK

- have made or paid for arrangements for consultations or treatment

- have enough money to pay for your treatment, support yourself without using public funds and pay for your return or onward journey

- will leave the UK once your treatment is completed, or when your visa expires

- are not a danger to public health if you’re suffering from an infectious disease, such as leprosy

The application also asks for any other relevant information in the additional information box, and a signed declaration that the information given is true and complete. Making an application for a family visit, but with the intention of seeking private healthcare (or deciding to do so after the visa has been granted) could be deemed a misrepresentation at minimum, or a false declaration at worst. Remember that the visa is a pre-entry clearance document only but you still have to satisfy immigration officials at the time you enter the country.

The point at issue is that the visa might not have been granted (or additional evidence would have been required) if the full circumstances had been known and declared. That could be particularly true in your situation since you are a UK citizen by descent with a foreign wife, living abroad, but not in her home country. Natural scepticism when evaluating the application would have embraced the possibility that she intends to overstay or settle with you in the UK, using a child born here as ruse to try and bypass the immigration rules. I would have expected that the strength of your ties to Malaysia as a home, with compelling reasons for returning there would have come under much closer scrutiny if the visa application had been made with the full facts.

Are you an Indian national? If so, you are eligible for a BIVS under the British-Irish Visa Scheme, which would allow you to visit both countries on a single trip. You have to apply to the country which is the first destination... ie apply to Ireland if you're going to Ireland and then the UK; or apply to the UK if you're going to the UK and then Ireland. Details here:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/british-irish-visa-scheme/british-irish-visa-scheme

Thanks for your feedback. Yes I am Indian national. what I understood from your reply was there is a separate visa type BIVS that I need to apply for.

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Aslef drivers to hold more train strikes in early May

Rolling 24-hour walkouts to halt many services on c2c, Thameslink, Southeastern, LNER and more

Train drivers will strike again in early May in a series of rolling 24-hour walkouts that will bring many services around Great Britain to a halt.

The Aslef union has called a set of strikes from 7 May to 9 May across all the national rail operators contracted to the Department for Transport (DfT), falling within a six-day overtime ban that is also likely to cause severe disruption on some networks.

The industrial action is part of the long-running pay dispute , with some train drivers now going five years without a pay increase.

Most operators will not run any trains on strike days. Although the strikes are at the English operators under the DfT, cross-border services to Wales and Scotland will also be hit on relevant days.

Aslef members voted overwhelmingly in February to continue industrial action.

The union’s general secretary, Mick Whelan, said: “It is now a year since we sat in a room with the train companies – and a year since we rejected the risible offer they made and which they admitted, privately, was designed to be rejected.”

Drivers were offered a two-year deal worth 4% annually, but with changes to working conditions attached. The rise was less than that offered to other parts of the industry in percentage terms.

Whelan said the government’s argument that the offer should have been put to members was disingenuous, given the repeated strike votes.

Drivers will first strike at c2c, Greater Anglia, Great Northern, Thameslink, Southeastern, Southern/Gatwick Express and South Western Railway on Tuesday 7 May.

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It will be followed by a 24-hour walkout at Avanti West Coast, Chiltern Railways, CrossCountry, East Midlands Railway, Great Western Railway and West Midlands Trains on Wednesday 8 May; and at LNER, Northern and TransPennine Express on Thursday 9 May.

The wave of action is the fourth week of rolling strikes staged by Aslef since December, after it altered its tactics in a dispute that has lasted almost two years.

A spokesperson for the Rail Delivery Group, representing train operators, said: “This wholly unnecessary strike action called by the Aslef leadership will sadly disrupt customers and businesses once again, while further damaging the railway at a time when taxpayers are continuing to contribute an extra £54m a week just to keep services running.”

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Britain's home secretary touts UK-Rwanda migrant deportation deal during visit to Italy

ROME — Britain’s home secretary on Tuesday touted Britain’s migrant deportation deal with Rwanda as a “new and creative” deterrent to an old and growing problem. But he said he took seriously criticism by the U.N. refugee agency that it violates international law.

Home Secretary James Cleverly visited Italy, ground zero in Europe’s migration debate, hours after the U.K. Parliament approved legislation to enable the government to deport some people to Rwanda who enter Britain illegally.

The deal, in which Britain will pay Rwanda to process the migrants, is aimed at deterring people from crossing the English Channel from France. It is similar in some basic aspects to Italy’s controversial pact to outsource the processing of asylum-seekers to Italian-run centers in Albania.

Human rights groups have said both deals, forged by conservative governments amid anti-migrant sentiment among voters, violate the rights of migrants that are enshrined in international refugee conventions.

On Tuesday, the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees said the UK-Rwanda deal is “not compatible with international refugee law” because it uses an asylum model “that undermines global solidarity and the established international refugee protection system.”

Cleverly defended the deal as a necessary response to a problem that has outgrown the international institutional way of processing migrants. He said Britain will not tolerate people smugglers determining who arrives on British soil.

“People-smuggling mass migration has changed (and) I think demands us to be constantly innovating,” he told a gathering at the Institute of International Affairs, a Rome-based think tank.

He said he took seriously the UNCHR criticism and said Britain was a law-abiding country.

“Of course we will respect the U.N. enormously,” he said when asked about the UNHCR criticism. “We take it very, very seriously. Doesn’t mean to say we always agree with their assessment. But we will, of course, look at that.”

Cleverly visited the Italian coast guard headquarters on Tuesday and on Wednesday is to visit the Sicilian island of Lampedusa, where tens of thousands of migrants have arrived after crossing the Mediterranean Sea on boats setting off from northern Africa.

Lampedusa is closer to Africa than the Italian mainland and is often the destination of choice for migrants, whose numbers reached 157,652 new arrivals in Italy last year.

The numbers arriving in Italy so far this year are actually way down, presumably thanks to Italy’s European Union-endorsed agreement with Tunisia to stem departures . As of Tuesday, 16,090 migrants had arrived by sea in Italy so far this year, compared to 36,324 in this period last year.

Spain has actually outpaced Italy so far this year in terms of migrant sea arrivals, with 16,621 arriving this year as of April 15, the last available date.

In Britain, the numbers pale in comparison to the southern Mediterranean, even during peak periods: In 2022, the number of people arriving in Britain from across the Channel reached 45,774, though last year the number dropped to 29,437.