Visit on business
You can visit the UK for up to 6 months to do the following business activities:
- attend interviews, meetings, conferences and seminars
- negotiate and sign deals and contracts
- attend trade fairs to promote your business (you cannot sell things)
- get work-related training if you’re employed overseas and the training is not available in your home country
- give a one-off or short series of talks as long as they’re not for profit or a commercial event (you must not be paid)
- carry out site visits and inspections
- oversee the delivery of goods and services provided by a UK company to your overseas company or organisation
- deliver training or share knowledge on internal projects with UK employees of the company you work for overseas
- install, dismantle, repair, service or advise on equipment, computer software and hardware, if your overseas company has a contract with a UK company or organisation
Requirements:
- check you meet the basic eligibility requirements for a Standard Visitor
- check if you need a visa to visit the UK
- apply for a Standard Visitor visa online – if you need one
Overseas job role
You can do certain additional activities in the UK as a Standard Visitor, if you’re employed overseas as:
- An archaeologist
- An artist, entertainer or musician
- A bodyguard
- A camera operator
- A driver
- An internal auditor
- A journalist or correspondent
- A lawyer or expert witness
- A market researcher or analyst
- A personal assistant
- A professor from an overseas academic institution
- A religious worker
- A scientist or researcher
- A sports person or sports official
- A tour group courier
- A translator or interpreter
- A member of a film crew, including actors, producers, directors or technicians
- A member of the production team supporting an artist, entertainer or musician
- A member of technical staff supporting an artist, entertainer, musician or sports person
Check the Visitor Rules for details of what you can do as a Standard Visitor in these job roles.
If you want to work in the UK
You cannot do paid or unpaid work for a UK company or as a self-employed person as a visitor. You’ll need to apply for a work visa.
If you’re being paid by a UK organisation as an expert in your profession, you may get permission to visit the UK for a Permitted Paid Engagement.
