Establishing a business presence in the UK can be fraught with legal and administrative hurdles. Our team has extensive experience assisting overseas companies with acquiring immigration permission for a representative to establish their business in the UK. Our team is also well-placed to assist overseas media organisations attain immigration permission for their employees using this route.

The visitor provisions allow overseas nationals to visit the UK for a short period of time for leisure, business or another reason, for example to receive private medical treatment.

Visitors are usually prohibited from undertaking certain activities, including:

• intending to live in the UK for extended periods through frequent or successive visits;
• employment in the UK;
• undertaking a course of study in the UK (except those which are expressly permitted);
• intending to marry or form a civil partnership or give notice to marry or form a civil partnership (unless additional criteria is met);
• intending to access medical treatment in the UK (unless additional criteria is met); and
• having recourse to public funds.

Certain activities may be allowed under the permitted paid engagements (PPE) provisions, including taking part in arts, entertainment, sporting activities and broadcasting as well as giving lectures and taking part in fashion modelling assignments. Please contact us for tailored advice.

Obtaining a visitor visa can be extremely challenging, particularly if there is difficulty demonstrating an applicant’s firm ties to their home country. Our team is exceptionally experienced with more demanding Visitor applications and is extremely well placed to assist clients in all circumstances with obtaining a Visitor visa

Fixed fees
Our fees for individual applications typically range between £3,000 – £6,000 plus VAT and disbursements, depending upon the exact type of application, complexities and urgencies involved.

Disbursements
You can expect the main disbursements to include:

• Home Office filing fees (click here for the government’s visa/entry clearance fee calculator and here for a list of all Home Office fees)
• optional premium service fees for out-of-country applications.
• other ancillary disbursements such as biometric enrolment, translations, courier and postage charges, etc.