It is important that applicants for a Business Visit visa are well prepared and can demonstrate they are genuinely visiting the UK for genuine purposes.

What the law says

There is a range of ‘permitted activities’ available to a Business Visitor visa which are detailed on our visit visa page and summarised below:

These are:

  • attend a meeting, conference, seminars or interview
  • give a one or short series of talks provided these are ‘one off’ events and is not for profit
  • arrange deals, negotiate or sign contracts
  • attend a trade fair for promotional work with the proviso they will not sell to the public
  • conduct a site visit
  • undertake a fact-finding mission for overseas employment
  • undertake briefings for UK customer on the proviso the work is done overseas
  • undertaken remote activities in the UK provided it is not the main purpose of the visit.

The following activities are outlined in more detail on our visit page:

  • intra-corporate activities
  • manufacture and supply of goods to the UK
  • client of UK company secondment, on the proviso the companies are not linked
  • work related training
  • scientists, researchers and academics to undertake related activities
  • legal work/proceedings
  • religious workers
  • sports person and technical staff engagements
  • medical treatment
  • permitted paid engagements of no more than 30 days.

Conditions of stay

A business visitor under this category will be granted a visa to stay either for the period requested or for a maximum of 6 months.

Procedure

Visa nationals must apply for prior entry clearance and submit an online application with supporting documentation.

Non visa nationals can apply for entry clearance directly at a port on arrival in the UK. They can also make an application for prior entry clearance to the relevant British mission as above.

What the law says

There is a range of ‘permitted activities’ available to a Business Visitor visa which are detailed on our visit visa page and summarised below:

These are:

  • attend a meeting, conference, seminars or interview
  • give a one or short series of talks provided these are ‘one off’ events and is not for profit
  • arrange deals, negotiate or sign contracts
  • attend a trade fair for promotional work with the proviso they will not sell to the public
  • conduct a site visit
  • undertake a fact-finding mission for overseas employment
  • undertake briefings for UK customer on the proviso the work is done overseas
  • undertaken remote activities in the UK provided it is not the main purpose of the visit.

The following activities are outlined in more detail on our visit page:

  • intra-corporate activities
  • manufacture and supply of goods to the UK
  • client of UK company secondment, on the proviso the companies are not linked
  • work related training
  • scientists, researchers and academics to undertake related activities
  • legal work/proceedings
  • religious workers
  • sports person and technical staff engagements
  • medical treatment
  • permitted paid engagements of no more than 30 days.

Conditions of stay

A business visitor under this category will be granted a visa to stay either for the period requested or for a maximum of 6 months.

Procedure

Visa nationals must apply for prior entry clearance and submit an online application with supporting documentation.

Non visa nationals can apply for entry clearance directly at a port on arrival in the UK. They can also make an application for prior entry clearance to the relevant British mission as above.