United Kingdom visa types

The UK Skilled Worker visa lets you work in an eligible role for a UK employer that holds a valid sponsorship licence.

The UK Health and Care Worker visa allows qualified medical professionals to work in specific health and social care roles in the United Kingdom.

This visa lets you work in the UK at your employer’s UK branch in an eligible job.

The old Intra-company Transfer visa now operates under the Senior or Specialist Worker Visa (Global Business Mobility) route.

The UK Scale-up visa allows you to work in an eligible role for a fast-growing UK business.

This visa lets you work in temporary farm roles in horticulture or poultry for a defined period.

The UK Global Talent visa lets you work in the UK if you are a recognised leader or emerging leader in a specific field.

The UK Innovator Founder visa allows you to establish and run an innovative business in the United Kingdom.

The High Potential Individual (HPI) visa lets you live and work in the UK for up to 2 years.

The UK Graduate visa lets you stay in the UK after completing an eligible course to look for work.

The UK Ancestry visa allows eligible Commonwealth citizens with a UK-born grandparent to live and work in the United Kingdom for up to five years.

You can come to the UK to set up a branch or subsidiary of an overseas business that doesn’t yet trade in the UK.

This visa lets you enter the UK with your employer to continue working in their private household for a limited period.

The UK Student visa lets you study in the UK if you're 16 or older and meet strict eligibility rules.

The Child Student Visa lets children aged 4 to 17 study at an independent fee‑paying school in the UK.

This visa lets you study English in the UK for a limited period. It’s only for specific course lengths and doesn’t replace long-term study routes managed by.

The UK spouse or partner visa lets you enter or remain in the UK to live with your partner for the long term.

The UK family visa allows you to live in the UK with certain family members for more than six months.

The UK parent visa lets you live in the UK to care for your child when specific conditions apply.

The UK child visa allows a child to join a parent who has permission to live in the UK.

This visa allows an adult relative to move to the UK to receive long-term personal care from a family member who is settled or present in the UK.

The EU Settlement Scheme family permit lets certain family members travel to the UK to join a qualifying EU, EEA, Swiss national.

The UK tourist visa falls under the Standard Visitor Visa. It allows short, temporary visits for tourism, business meetings, limited study.

The UK marriage visitor visa lets you enter the UK to marry or register a civil partnership without settling in the country.

A UK transit visa allows you to pass through the United Kingdom on your way to another country.

Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) grants individuals the ability to live, work, and study in the United Kingdom without time restrictions.

UK long residence ILR allows you to settle in the United Kingdom after 10 years of continuous lawful residence.

The UK Returning Resident visa lets you seek re-entry to live in the UK permanently if you previously held Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) and stayed outside.

You must apply for asylum if you want to stay in the UK because you fear persecution in your home country.

Eligibility, documents, fees, and application process for the Youth Mobility Scheme Visa in United Kingdom.

British citizenship is available through different routes depending on your immigration history and family situation.

The UK Hong Kong BN(O) visa is for certain people from Hong Kong who want to live, work, and study in the UK.

The UK EU Settlement Scheme protects the residence rights of certain European citizens and their families who were in the UK before Brexit took full effect.