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Tourist Visa

A UK Tourist Visa allows you to travel and stay in the UK. You can remain in the UK for up to six months. Tourist Visa's cover business trips / trips made for medical treatment and also those that are just through the UK.

Tourist Business Trip Visas are one of the best routes to the UK for business people who come to the UK for short business trips. However these types of Visa's only cover visitors that will be attending conferences or meetings and not doing any kind of work.

Tourist Visa's are quick and efficient visas that allow people to enter the UK without the need for the more formal routes of immigration.

A Business Visitor Visa can be arranged for a single entry or for numerous entries into the UK that is valid for 2 years. This means that there is no need for constant renewals every time a trip to the UK is needed for business purposes. Business Visitor Visa's can also be used by Artists who entering the UK to attend interviews or to promote work such as a book or a film without needing to apply for any further permits to work.

Benefits
UK tourist visa's lasts for up to two years if it is granted for multiple entries to the UK. A person can stay on a visitor visa for a maximum of 6 months except for medical visitors who can lengthen their leave to remain if needed. The main benefit of a UK Business Visa, or a visa for tourism is that there are not many requests on the part of the applicant, it is quick and easy. Unlike longer-term Business Visa, Tier 1 or Student Visas, this short-term visa service allows its possessor to enter the country without restraint and in the case of business individuals, it enables them to engage in a variety of business activities without the more challenging requirements of other immigration services.
 
Public Funding
To be qualified for a UK Visit Visa you must be able to support and accommodate yourself without resorting to public funds. You must also have it in mind to return home at the expiry of your UK Travel Visa. If you have family settled in the UK an Entry Clearance Officer may question your intentions to return to your country of residence. For UK Visit Visas to be granted it is essential to note that not only will your immigration history be taken into consideration but also that of your family.
 
Visit Visas for Medical Purposes
Medical Visitor Visas are issued to persons who wish to attend the UK for medical treatments. For a visa to be approved a person must not have a terminal illness and the treatment in question must be private.

A Medical Visa is valid for six months at a time and is renewable for the duration of the medical treatment. The grant can be for solitary entry, or for multiple entries for those people who wish to carry on their treatment as an outpatient, only entering the UK for appointments.

Capital Visas being a leading specialist in UK immigration can assist you in every aspect of your visit to the UK, from immigration advice to handling the visa process on your behalf.
 

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