If you want to visit the UK as a tourist, you can do so on a Visitors visa. On arrival in the UK , you will need to show the UK Immigration Officer that you:

 
     
 
  1. Are a genuine visitor
  2. Intend to stay in the UK for no more than six months
  3. Plan to leave the UK at the end of your visit
  4. Have enough money to support yourself without working or relying on public funds
  5. Can meet the onward cost of your journey
 
     
 

On a Visitors visa, you are not allowed to work in the UK , be that paid or unpaid work, or enrol your children in state schools. You also are not allowed to receive free medical treatment from the National Health Service (NHS). It is recommended that you take out Medical before you travel.

 
     
 

Non-visa nationals do not need entry clearance before travelling to the UK . This includes visitors from South Africa , Australia , New Zealand , USA and all EU countries.

 
 

 

  
 

Citizens from the following countries are visa nationals and require a visa for every entry to the UK .

 
     
 

Afghanistan

Gambia

Palestinian Authority

Albania

Georgia

Philippines

Algeria

Ghana

Qatar

Angola

Guinea

Romania

Armenia

Guinea Bissau

Russia

Azerbaijan

Guyana

Rwanda

Bahrain

Haiti

Sao Tome & Principe

Bangladesh

India

Saudi Arabia

Belarus

Indonesia

Senegal

Benin

Iran

Serbia & Montenegro

Bhutan

Iraq

Sierra Leone

Bosnia-Herzegovina

Ivory Coast

Somalia

Bulgaria

Jamaica

Sri Lanka

Burkina Faso

Jordan

Sudan

Burma ( Myanmar )

Kazakhstan

Surinam

Burundi

Kenya

Syria

Cambodia

Korea (Dem. People's

Taiwan

Cameroon

Rep)

Tajikistan

Cape Verde

Kuwait

Tanzania

Central African Republic

Kyrgyzstan

Thailand

Chad

Laos

Togo

China , People's Rep. of

Lebanon

Tunisia

Colombia

Liberia

Turkey

Comoros

Libya

' Turkish Republic of

Congo , Democratic

Macedonia

Northern Cyprus '

Republic of

Madagascar

Turkmenistan

Congo , Republic of

Mali

Uganda

Croatia

Mauritania

Ukraine

Cuba

Moldova

United Arab Emirates

Djibouti

Mongolia

Uzbekistan

Dominican Republic

Morocco

Vatican City

Ecuador

Mozambique

Vietnam

Egypt

Nepal

Yemen

Equatorial Guinea

Niger

Zambia

Eritrea

Nigeria

Zimbabwe

Ethiopia

Oman

 

Fiji

Pakistan

 

Gabon

Peru

 

 
     
 

Business visitors can also enter the UK on a Visitors Visa. They are free to carry out business in the UK as a visitor or in connection their overseas businesses, and may attend meetings, trade fairs, conferences and classroom training. However, they are not allowed to take paid or unpaid employment, or sell goods or services to the public.

 
 
 
 

Entertainers or sportspersons coming to the UK for a trial or audition or for a personal appearance that does not involve a paid performance, may also enter on a Visitors visa.