Month: January 2023

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What you can do in the UK

 

What you can do in the UK

You can visit the UK for up to 1 month to do a paid engagement or event if you:

  • have a written invitation from a UK-based organisation or client
  • can show you’re an expert in your profession
  • meet the other eligibility requirements

You can also do all the activities allowed as a Standard Visitor, except for studying and transiting to another country.

Professional artists, entertainers or musicians

You can be paid to do an activity that relates directly to your profession including:

  • performing
  • talking about, presenting or launching your work to other professionals or the public
  • giving lectures
  • joining judging panels or debate panels
  • taking part in professional conferences

A ‘professional artist’ can be anyone working in the performing or creative arts. For example, poets, make-up artists, stylists, set designers, photographers and fashion models.

Your invitation

You must have an invitation from a UK-based:

  • creative organisation, such as a gallery, university arts faculty, school or events venue
  • agent or agency
  • broadcaster

Your expertise and employment

The event or engagement must relate directly to your full-time profession.

You must be able to show you’re an established artist, entertainer or musician in your home country, for example:

  • your published work
  • publicity material for recent performances, screenings, concerts, talks, readings or exhibitions
  • media coverage and reviews
  • awards you’ve received

Professional sportspeople

You can be paid to do an activity that relates directly to your sporting profession. For example, taking part in a sporting event.

Your invitation

You must have an invitation from a UK-based:

  • sports organisation that organises or hosts sporting events or matches
  • agent or agency
  • broadcaster

Your expertise and employment

The event or engagement must relate directly to your full-time profession.

You must be able to show you’re an established sportsperson in your home country, for example:

  • proof of recent performances, awards and media coverage
  • media coverage
  • awards you’ve received

Qualified lawyers

You can be paid by a client to represent them in the UK at a court or tribunal hearing, arbitration or other form of legal dispute resolution.

You can also be paid to visit the UK to prepare for the hearing.

Your invitation

You must have an invitation from your client, showing you’ve been asked to represent them in the UK.

You must provide confirmation of your right of audience or ‘temporary call’.

Your expertise and employment

You may need to show that you’re a qualified lawyer, such as a practising certificate or certificate of good standing.

Lecturers

You can be paid to give a lecture or series of lectures about your area of expertise.

You cannot take a full-time or part-time teaching post for your host organisation.

Your invitation

You must have an invitation from a UK-based:

  • higher education institution
  • research organisation
  • arts organisation, such as a museum, theatre, art gallery, arts festival or other arts venue

Your expertise and employment

Your work overseas must be relevant to the lecture or lectures that you’re giving.

You must be able to show you’re highly qualified in your area of expertise. For example, you can provide:

  • a letter from your employer confirming where you work and your area of expertise
  • examples of your published work
  • evidence of lectures you’ve already given

If you want to give a lecture on a subject not relevant to your current role, you may need to provide evidence of:

  • any previous employment or posts held in this area
  • publications on the subject
  • other recognised qualifications

You can visit for a permitted paid event or engagement, if you’re semi-retired and earning an income from giving regular lectures. You cannot do this if you’re retired.

Academic examiners or assessors

You can be paid to:

  • examine or assess students
  • chair or take part in selection panels

Your invitation

You must have an invitation from a UK higher education institution or a UK-based research or arts organisation.

Your expertise and employment

Your work overseas must be relevant to the role you’ve been invited to do.

You must be able to show you’re highly qualified in your area of expertise. For example, you can provide:

  • a letter from your employer confirming where you work and your area of expertise
  • examples of your published work
  • evidence of lectures you’ve already given

You can visit for a permitted paid event or engagement if you’re semi-retired and earning an income from regular examination work. You cannot do this if you’re retired.

Air pilot examiners

You can be paid to examine UK-based air pilots, so they meet the national aviation regulatory requirements of your country.

Your invitation

You must have an invitation from a UK-based approved training organisation regulated by the UK Civil Aviation Authority.

Your expertise and employment

You must be able to show that you’re in full-time employment overseas with your country’s national aviation authority.