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 CHILDREN VISAS
To come to the United Kingdom by the child visitors visa, you must be able to show that:
- you are under 18;
- you only want to visit the United Kingdom for up to six months, or up to 12 months if you are accompanying an academic visitor and you have entry clearance;
- you intend to leave the United Kingdom at the end of your visit;
- you have enough money to support and accommodate yourself without working or help from public funds, or you and any dependants will be supported and accommodated by relatives or friends;
- suitable arrangements have been made for your travel to, and your reception and care in, the United Kingdom;
- you have a parent or guardian in your home country who is responsible for your care, and you can provide their address and landline telephone number;
- you can meet the cost of the return or onward journey; and
- you are not in transit to a country outside the common travel area.
You must also show that, during your visit, you do not intend to:
- take employment, produce goods or provide services, including the selling of goods or services direct to members of the public;
- marry or form a civil partnership, or give notice of marriage or civil partnership; or
- receive private medical treatment.
If you have been accepted on a course of study, you must be able to show that your education provider is:
- a licensed sponsor under Tier 4 of the points-based system; or
- accredited by an accreditation body that is approved by the UK Border Agency; or
- an independent fee-paying school registered with the Department for Children, Schools and Families.
In addition, child visitors who are visa nationals must have a valid entry clearance which states that they are unaccompanied or identifies the adult accompanying them. In the latter case, the entry clearance will not be valid unless the named adult physically accompanies the child.
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