Transit Visitor visa is for those who want to transit the UK on route to another country outside the Common Travel Area and who will enter the UK for up to 48 hours by crossing the UK border unless Appendix Visitor: Transit Without Visa Scheme applies. A visa national must hold entry clearance as a Transit Visitor, unless they meet the requirements for admission under Appendix Visitor: Transit Without Visa Scheme, in which case they may apply for permission to enter on arrival in the UK.
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A Transit Visitor is granted entry clearnace as a Transit Visitor for up to 48 hours, except for permission to enter as a Transit Visitor under the Transit Without Visa Scheme which may be granted until 23:59 hours on the next day after the day the applicant arrived in the UK.
Our specialist team of visit visa solicitors can provide expert immigration advice and legal representations on fixed fee basis concerning your entry clearance application for transit visitor visa UK. Ask a question online to our specialist team of visit visa solicitors for free immigration advice online or book an appointment online for a detailed immigration advice and consultation with one of our visit visa solicitors concerning your application for UK visit visa.
Requirements For Transit Visitor Visa UK
An applicant applying for entry clearance or permission to enter as a Transit Visitor must satisfy the decision maker that they:
- are genuinely in transit to another country outside the Common Travel Area, meaning the main purpose of their visit is to transit the UK (passing through immigration control) and that the applicant is taking a reasonable transit route; and
- will not access public funds or medical treatment, work or study in the UK; and
- genuinely intend and are able to leave the UK within 48 hours after their arrival; and
- are assured entry to their country of destination and any other countries they are transiting on their way there.
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 entry clearance application for Transit Visitor visa UK. Our fixed fee for Transit Visitor 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 Transit Visitor 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 Fixed Fees For Visit Visa UK
Our fixed fees for various services for visit visa UK are as given in the fee table below:
| Our Service | Our Fixed Fees Range |
| Full service for Entry Clearance for UK Visit Visa to cover all the work until decision by the Entry Clearance Officer (ECO) | From £1,000 To £2,000 (no VAT) |
| Full service for extension of visit visa UK from inside the UK through Super Priority Service to cover our work until decision on your visit visa extension application | From £1,000 To £1,500 (no VAT) |
The agreed fixed fee will depend on the complexity of the application and the volume of casework involved. In addition to our fixed fee, the applicant also has to pay the Home Office UKVI fees for the application.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) about Transit Visitor Visa for UK
Following are the various frequently asked questions (FAQs) about the UK transit visitor visa:
The nationals or citizens of a country or territorial entity specified in Schedule 1 to the Immigration (Passenger Transit Visa) Order 2014 (as amended) seeking to pass through the United Kingdom en-route to another country or territory without entering the
United Kingdom require a transit visa.
