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Visa Information A quick way to see if you need a visa to enter the UK is to visit the UK Border Agency website and complete the short "Do I Need a UK Visa" survey. It will tell you if you need a visa and what type of visa you need. Quick links to information on visa categories and other helpful information can be found below. These links will take you to information on the UK Border Agency website, but you will need to return to this site for details about applying for a visa in your country. You may also want to read the Immigration Rules as your visa application will need to meet these requirements. Visitors Business Tourism Friends or family Marriage or civil partner registration Medical treatment Transit Student visitor (As a student visitor you may take a short course of study during your visit to the UK, provided your college is recognised. Under this category you will be regarded as a visitor and not a student and for this reason you cannot work or extend your stay. A student visitor would, for example, come here on holiday and may do an English language course, as well.) Sponsoring a general visitor Crew members - seafarers Students Student visitor (As a student visitor you may take a short course of study during your visit to the UK, provided your college is recognised. Under this category you will be regarded as a visitor and not a student and for this reason you cannot work or extend your stay. A student visitor would, for example, come here on holiday and may do an English language course, as well.) Points-based system Tier 4 General students and Tier 4 child student (Applications under made Tier 4 gives you full student status rather than visitor status. Under Tier 4 you are entitled to work part-time and extend your stay) Points-based system self assessment calculator Tier 4 policy guidance Tier 4 sponsor register Adult students - Confirmation of Acceptance for Studies (CAS) Child students - Confirmation of Acceptance for Studies (CAS) Workers Work permit visas Permit free workers • Sole representative of an overseas company in the UK • Seasonal agricultural workers • Representatives of overseas newspapers, news agencies and broadcasting organizations • Overseas domestic workers private Points based system self assessment calculator Tier 1 (General skilled worker) migrant Tier 1 (Investor) Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) Tier 1 (Post-study work) Tier 2 (General) Tier 2 (Intra company transfer) Tier 2 (Sportsperson) Tier 2 (Minister of religion) Tier 5 (Creative and sporting) Tier 5 (Charity worker) Tier 5 (Religious worker) Tier 5 (Government authorised exchange) Tier 5 (International agreement) Tier 5 (Youth mobility scheme, working holiday makers & au pairs) Settlement visas Settlement husbands, wives, & partners Settlement children Settlement adopted children Settlement family members Newcomers to the UK Other visa categories Returning residents Right of abode United Kingdom ancestry General Information Supporting document checklists Visa nationals European Economic Area & Swiss nationals Photograph requirements Biometric data collection Biometric data collection exempt Sponsors Health (tuberculosis) screening Coming to the UK? Playing by the Rules What can you bring into the UK Arriving in the UK Newcomers to the UK Extending your stay in the UK Identity cards British citizenship UK Passports

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