UK Visitor Visa Fees 2026: Costs for All Visa Types
Section A: Standard Visitor Visa Overview The Standard Visitor route covers short trips to the UK for tourism, business activity, family visits, private medical treatment, short study (courses up to 6 months, or recreational courses up to 30 days are allowed where not the main purpose of the trip) and a defined set […]
Work Visa & Work Permit UK in 2026: Types, Eligibility & Apply
Section A: Overview of the UK Visa System The UK work visa framework sits within the wider immigration system that groups routes by purpose of stay, such as work, study, visit or family. It accommodates a wide range of employment scenarios, focused mainly on skilled workers and specific schemes designed to attract certain profiles […]
UK Ancestry Visa: Eligibility, Requirements & How to Apply 2026
Section A: What is a UK Ancestry Visa? The UK ancestry route is open to Commonwealth citizens, British overseas citizens, British overseas territories citizens, British nationals (overseas) and citizens of Zimbabwe aged 17 years or over who are looking to live in the UK, and who have a grandparent who was born in […]
Global Business Mobility Sponsor Licence | How to Apply 2026
Section A: What is the Global Business Mobility Sponsor Licence? Employers often refer to a “Global Business Mobility Sponsor Licence”, but there is no stand-alone licence under that name. The Home Office issues two main types of sponsor licence: the Worker sponsor licence and the Temporary Worker sponsor licence. Global Business Mobility (GBM) […]
UK Self Sponsorship Visa Guide 2026
Section A: What is a Self Sponsorship Visa? ‘Self Sponsorship visa’ in the UK is a general term used to describe an immigration route that allows foreign nationals to sponsor themselves to work through their own business, without needing a traditional employer to sponsor them. This is done by acquiring or setting up […]
Seasonal Worker Visa UK Guide 2026
Section A: What is the UK Seasonal Worker Visa? The UK Seasonal Worker Visa is a temporary visa allowing foreign nationals to work in certain sectors in the UK for a limited period. It is one of a number of temporary work visas currently available to foreign workers and replaced the previous Temporary […]
Skilled Worker Sponsor Licence Guide 2026
Section A: What is a Skilled Worker Sponsor Licence? The Skilled Worker visa (previously known as the Tier 2 General) remains the main route for employing overseas skilled professionals under the UK’s points‑based system. A sponsor licence is required by a UK employer to sponsor non-UK resident workers under the Skilled Worker route. This […]
Sponsorship Visa UK Guide for Employers 2026
Section A: UK Sponsorship Visa Overview A Sponsorship Visa allows foreign nationals to work in the UK for an employer with a valid sponsor licence, where the employer can show a genuine vacancy that meets the required skill and salary thresholds. The wider visa sponsorship system is designed to allow UK employers to […]
CoS Allocation Priority Service UK Guide
Section A: What is the CoS Allocation Priority Service The Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS) allocation priority service is a UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) facility that allows A-rated sponsor licence holders to obtain additional undefined CoS more quickly than through the standard process. Officially known as the Home Office priority change of circumstances […]
Temporary Worker Sponsor Licence | 2026 Eligibility & Application
Section A: What is a Temporary Worker Sponsor Licence? Organisations looking to recruit an overseas national under certain types of work visas will need a valid Temporary Worker Sponsor Licence. A Temporary Worker sponsor licence is the permission granted by UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) to enable the approved licence-holder to assign Certificates […]