Permitted Paid Engagement Visitor Visa UK

You can apply for Permitted Paid Engagement (PPE) visitor visa UK if you are an expert in your field and coming to the UK to undertake specific paid engagements for up to one month. An application for Permitted Paid Engagement (PPE) visitor visa UK is made in accordance with requirements as set out in Appendix V: Visitor of the Immigration Rules.

A person applying for Permitted Paid Engagement visitor visa should meet the following additional requirements for grant of visit visa under this category:

• An applicant as a Permitted Paid Engagement Visitor must be aged 18 or over on the date of application.
• The applicant must intend to do one (or more) of the permitted paid engagements set out in V 13.3 of Appendix V: Visitor of the Immigration Rules which must be:
  • arranged before the applicant travels to the UK; and
  • declared as part of the application for entry clearance or permission to enter the UK; and
  • evidenced by a formal invitation, as required by V 13.3 of Appendix V: Visitor of the Immigration Rules ; and
  • relate to the applicant’s area of expertise and occupation overseas.

What Are The Permitted Paid Engagements?

The following are permitted paid engagements:

• an academic who is highly qualified within their field of expertise, coming to examine students and/or participate in or chair selection panels, and have been invited by a UK higher education institution, or a UK-based research or arts organisation as part of that institution or organisation’s quality assurance processes; and
• an expert coming to give lectures in their subject area, where they have been invited by a higher education institution, or a UK-based research or arts organisation, and this does not amount to filling a teaching position for the host organisation; and
• an overseas designated pilot examiner coming to assess UK-based pilots to ensure they meet the national aviation regulatory requirements of other countries, where they have been invited by an approved training organisation based in the UK that is regulated by the UK Civil Aviation Authority for that purpose; and
• a qualified lawyer coming to provide advocacy for a court or tribunal hearing, arbitration or other form of dispute resolution for legal proceedings within the UK, where they have been invited by a client; and 
• a professional artist, entertainer, or musician coming to carry out an activity directly relating to their profession, where they have been invited by a creative (arts or entertainment) organisation, agent or broadcaster based in the UK; and
• a Professional Sportsperson coming to carry out an activity directly relating to their profession, where they have been invited by a sports organisation, agent, or broadcaster based in the UK.

How Can We Help?

Our specialist team of visit visa solicitors can provide expert immigration advice and legal representations on fixed fee basis in relation to your visit visa entry clearance application. Our fixed fee for visit visa entry clearance application will cover all the work of our specialist visit visa solicitors on your entry clearance application until a decision is made by the Entry Clearance Officer (ECO) on your UK visit visa entry clearance application. The casework to be carried out by our visit visa solicitors in relation to your entry clearance application will entail the following:

• Advice on requirements: Our visit visa solicitors will advise you on the relevant requirements you have to meet for visit visa entry clearance application to succeed.
• Advised on documents: Our visit visa lawyers will prepare and email you a comprehensive list of supporting documents to be submitted in support of your entry visit visa entry clearance application;
• Assessment of documents: Our visit visa lawyers will assess your documents to make sure that all the documents you provide in support of your entry clearance application are in accordance with the requirements of the Immigration Rules.
• Completing application form: Our visit visa solicitors will complete the relevant application form your visit visa entry clearance application.
• Submitting application through Priority or Super Priority Service: Where possible, our visit visa solicitors will submit your visit visa entry clearance application through priority or super priority service to get faster decision on your visit visa entry clearance application.
• Booking an appointment with the application centre: After the online submission of your entry clearance application, our immigration lawyers will book your appointment with the application centre for you to enrol your biometrics.
• Preparing a detailed cover letter: Our specialist immigration solicitors will prepare a detailed cover letter in support of the entry clearance application to explain all the relevant legal requirements have been satisfied for the approval of the entry clearance application;
• Uploading documents online: Before the biometrics enrolment date, our immigration lawyers will upload online all the supporting documents to be considered in support of the entry clearance application.
• Follow up work: Our immigration lawyers will carry out all the follow up work until decision by the Entry Clearance Officer (ECO) on the entry clearance application.

Our One-Off Services For Entry Clearance Applications

Our immigration solicitors can also provide a wide range of one-off legal services for UK visa entry clearance applications. Using our one-off services can help those who do not want to use our full service for the entry clearance application. You can use one of the following one-off legal services offered for UK visa entry clearance applications:

• One-Off Immigration Advice and Consultation
• Immigration Documents Checking Service
• Application Form Completion Services
• Submitting Application Through Priority and Super Priority Service
• Preparing Cover Letter For Immigration Application
• Uploading Supporting Documents Online

Our Fixed Fees For Visit Visa UK