Immigration Rules Appendix Visitor: Permitted Activities

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January 31

10:18 2024

	Visitor type	Visitors of this type can
(a)	Standard Visitor	do all permitted activities in Appendix Visitor: Permitted Activities, except Visitors under the Approved Destination Status Agreement may only do the activities in PA 2(a).
(b)	Marriage/Civil Partnership Visitor	marry or form a civil partnership, or give notice of marriage or civil partnership, and do all permitted activities in Appendix Visitor: Permitted Activities, other than study as described in PA 17 and the permitted paid engagements in PA 19.
(c)	Transit Visitor	transit the UK as described in PA 18.

PA 2. A Visitor may:
1. (a) visit friends and family and / or come to the UK for a holiday; and
2. (b) take part in educational exchanges or visits with a state funded school or academy or independent school; and
3. (c) attend recreational courses (not English Language training) for a maximum of 30 days.

PA 3. A Visitor may undertake volunteering provided it lasts no more than 30 days in total and is for a charity that is registered with either the Charity Commission for England and Wales; the Charity Commission for Northern Ireland; or the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator.

PA 5.1. An employee of an overseas based company may:
1. (a) advise and consult; and
2. (b) trouble-shoot; and
3. (c) provide training; and
4. (d) share skills and knowledge; on a specific internal project with UK employees of the same corporate group.

PA 5.2. An employee of an overseas based company may also undertake the activities in PA 5.1. directly with clients, providing:
1. (a) the employees movement is in an intra-corporate setting and any client facing activity is incidental to their employment abroad; and
2. (b) these activities are required for the delivery of a project or service by the UK branch of the Visitors employer overseas, and are not part of a project or service that is being delivered directly to the UK client by the Visitors employer overseas.

PA 6. An internal auditor may carry out regulatory or financial audits at a UK branch of the same group of companies as the Visitors employer overseas.

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