Tier 1 Visa: Highly skilled workers, entrepreneurs and investors.
Tier 2 Visa: Skilled workers with a UK job offer in place
Sponsor's License: Companies wishing to employ overseas workers
Tier 5 Visas: Short term or temporary visas for sportspeople, entertainers and religious workers
Spouse Visa: UK nationals with an overseas spouse/civil partner
Fiancé(e) Visa: UK nationals with an overseas Fiancé(e)
Long Term Partner Visa: UK nationals with an overseas long term partner
EEA Family Permits: Family visas for European (non UK) nationals
Dependent Visas: For children and other dependent family members.
Entry Clearance: Anyone wishing to come to the UK for more than six months will need entry clearance before they travel.

UK Visas

Find the right visa for your circumstances. Whether you need a visa to work, study or join your family, click on the relevant category for a list of the visas available.

Visas to Work

Tier 1: The category for highly skilled workers, entrepreneurs and investors. VIEW
Tier 1 (General): For highly skilled workers. On this visa you do not need a job offer before you come to the UK. VIEW
Tier 1 (Post Study Worker): For people from outside the EEA who have recently completed a degree at a UK university. VIEW
Tier 1 (Entrepreneur): For people wanting to take over or set up a UK company. VIEW
Tier 1 (Investor): For people looking to make an investment in a UK company or companies. VIEW
Tier 2: The category for skilled workers who have a job offer from a UK Sponsor, or who are making an Intra-Company Transfer. VIEW
Tier 2 (General): For sponsored, skilled workers. VIEW
Tier 2 (Intra Company Transfer): For people moving to a UK branch of their overseas company. VIEW
Tier 2 (Sportspeople): For sportspeople taking up a permanent position as a professional in the UK. VIEW
Tier 2 (Ministers of Religion): For people filling a religious post on a permanent basis in the UK. VIEW
Tier 5: For temporary workers, such as people working on the Youth Mobility Scheme, sportspeople entering a tournament, or charity workers doing temporary voluntary work. VIEW
Sponsor's License: Every company wishing to employ workers under Tier 2 or Tier 5, and all colleges, schools and universities wishing to teach students from outside the EEA need a Sponsor's License. VIEW
Workers Registration Scheme: If you are from a country that has recently joined the EU, you will need to apply to the Workers Registration Scheme if you wish to live and work in the UK. VIEW

Visas for Family

Spouse: For bringing your non-EEA national husband or wife to join you in the UK. VIEW
Fiancé(e): To bring your fiancé(e) to the UK before you get married. VIEW
Civil Partner: To bring your legal civil partner with you to the UK. VIEW
Long Term Partner: To bring a partner who has lived with you for over 2 years to join you in the UK. VIEW
Dependent: For children and other dependent family members who wish to come to the UK with you. VIEW
EEA Family Permit: If you are an EEA national and wish to bring your non-EEA family members with you to the UK, you need the EEA Family Permit. VIEW

Visas for Study

Tier 4: For students coming to study at a licensed UK educational establishment. VIEW
Student Internship: For students coming to the UK to complete an internship required for their degree. VIEW

Extended Visas

Further Leave to Remain: Further Leave to Remain allows you to extend your time in the UK. VIEW
Indefinite Leave to Remain: For permission to stay in the UK without restriction. VIEW
Citizenship: To become naturalised as a British citizen, qualifying you for a British passport. VIEW
Ancestry: To come to the UK as the ancestor of a UK or Commonwealth citizen. VIEW

Other Visas

Entry Clearance: Entry clearance gives you permission to travel to the UK. Anyone wishing to come to the UK for more than six months will need entry clearance before they travel. VIEW
Refusal: If you have been refused a visa, you may have other opportunities to come to the UK. Global Permits could help you turn over a UKBA decision, or to make a fresh application on your behalf. VIEW
Overstayer: People who have stayed longer than their visa allows. VIEW

Old / Expired Visas

HSMP: The Highly Skilled Migrants Program, which has been replaced with Tier 1 (General). VIEW
Work Permit: For skilled workers. Most work permits have been replaced by Tier 2 of the points based system. VIEW
International Graduates Scheme: For non-EEA graduates from UK universities. The IGS has been replaced by Tier 1 (Post Study Worker). VIEW
Sports and Entertainments: For people coming to the UK to take part in a specific sporting or entertainment event. This visa has been replaced with Tier 5 of the points based system. VIEW
Business and Commercial: For businesspeople and investors. This visa has been replaced by Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) and Tier 1 (Investor). VIEW
Working Holidaymaker: This has been replaced with the Youth Mobility Scheme, and was for young people who came to the UK to visit, and wished to work during their travels. VIEW