UK Visit Visa For Private Medical Treatment

You can apply for UK visit visa for private medical treatment in the UK. The UK visit visa for priviate medical treatment is granted for 6 months and can be extended further from inside the UK for further private medical treatment in the UK. An application for UK visit visa for private medical treatment is submitted in accordance with requirements as set out in Appendix V: Visitor of the Immigration Rules.

You can visit the UK for up to 6 months to:

• have private medical treatment at a hospital or other medical facility
• have treatment at an NHS hospital, as long as the care is paid for by your own government under a reciprocal healthcare arrangement
• donate an organ to a family member or close friend - this includes being assessed for suitability as a donor match

The applicant must provide a letter from their doctor or consultant in the UK detailing:

• their medical condition requiring consultation or treatment
• costs likely to be incurred
• the likely duration of any treatment (which must be finite)
• where the consultation or treatment will take place

A visitor coming to the UK for private medical treatment will also need to be able to show they have sufficient funds to cover all reasonable costs in relation to their visit and treatment.

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 for private medical treatment.

People Escorting Private Medical Treatment Visitors

There is no permitted activity for a family member, friend or nurse of the visitor coming to the UK for private medical treatment to accompany the visitor. People who wish to do so, must apply as a visitor and meet the Visitor rules. There is also no provision in the Visitor rules for those accompanying the visitors who are accessing treatment to apply to extend their stay longer than six months in the UK. If the person escorting the visitor receiving private medical treatment wants to stay in the UK for more than 6 months, the Home Office UKVI will consider whether there are any compelling, compassionate, or exceptional circumstance that would warrant a grant of leave outside of the rules and refer the case to the Referred Casework Unit.

Organ Donors

Organ donors must provide the specified evidence in the Visitor rules to prove they are a donor match or have been identified as a potential donor to an identified recipient in the UK. The decision maker must be satisfied the organ donor has a genetic or close personal relationship with the intended recipient in the UK. Genetic relationships would be where the donor is a blood relative to the identified recipient in the UK. Close personal relationships would typically include the visitor’s spouse, partner, or close friends. It would not extend to relations established via social media campaigns.

The decision maker must also be satisfied that the identified recipient is legally in the UK and entitled to receive treatment either on the NHS or in a private hospital. It is an offence for money to be given for organ donation. Individuals donating to patients receiving NHS treatment can be reimbursed for expenses incurred which are directly attributable to being a donor. These can include travel costs and loss of earnings and are usually paid by the NHS after the treatment. You should look for information as to who is funding the visitor’s stay in the UK.

Organ donors should not be accompanied by their children unless there is no immediate care arrangement for them in their country of residence and satisfactory arrangements have been made for them in the UK. In assessing any arrangements for the UK, the decision maker will ensure that this accounts for any period the donor will be either in hospital or unable to care for the child or children whilst recuperating.

Secondary Applications From Organ Donors

Where a visitor enters as an NHS donor and is assessed to be an unsuitable match or chooses not to donate, either because they are incompatible with their intended recipient, or prefer a better match, they may choose to pursue a paired or pooled donation. This allows them to be matched with another donor and recipient in the same situation in the National Living Donor Sharing Schemes. The donor organs are
then swapped. When 2 pairs are involved, it is a paired donation, and where there are more than 2, it is a pooled donation.

Where an individual applies for a visit visa on this basis, their application will be referred to RCU for consideration outside the rules. Individuals applying on this basis must provide the relevant medical letter, detailing the arrangements involved and specifying whether this is a pooled or paired donation. The application will be assessed against the general visitor requirements and the additional organ donor
requirements, except for the requirement to have genetic or a pre-existing emotional relationship with the direct recipient (although they should still have a connection with someone in the group who is receiving an organ transplant).

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